lesson 20

and, andr

man, male

anthrop

human being, mankind

canon

a rule

gloss, glot

language, tongue

gyn, gynec

woman, female

hier

sacred

hydr

water

iatr

physician, medicine

mis

hatred

onym

name, word

path

to feel, to suffer

petr

rock

canonical

orthodox, standard

misogynist

one who hates women

antipathy

distaste, aversion

hydraulic

operated by means of water

androgynous

mixing both masculine and feminine characteristics

podiatrist

foot doctor

polyglot

multilingual

gynarchy

rule by women

anthropomorphism

humanization

hierarchy

a group organized by rank

petrous

rocky

anonyomous

nameless

android

humanlike robot

canonize

recognize a person as a saint

gynecology

study of the female reproductive system and its diseases

hydrant

a pipe in or near the street that provides water, especially for putting out fires

misoneism

hatred of anything new

sympathy

compassion

philanthropist

lover of humanity

glossary

a list in the back of a book with definitions of difficult words

heiroglyphics

Egyptian writing system

psychiatrist

physician who specializes in psychiatry

antonym

two words that express opposing concepts

petroleum

oil

pediatrician

a children's doctor

misogamy

hatred of marriage

homonym

word that sounds like another but differs in meaning and spelling

polyandry

having more than one husband at a time

anthropology

the study of humans

misanthrope

a person who dislikes others

empathized

to understand and share the feelings of another person

synonym

A word that means the same as another word

petrified

paralyzed with fear

hydrofoil

a boat on blades that runs on top of water