Vocabulary Cumulative Review I

bible

book

cac

bad

dox, dog

opinion, teaching

gastr

stomach

ger, geront

old age, old people

hipp

horse

idi

one's own, peculiar

pha, phan

to show, to appear

techn

art, skill, craft

top

place

tox

poison

zo

animal

bibliography

A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a particular subject

dogma

an unproven principle or belief held to be true

geriatrics

medical treatment and care of old age

idiot

a stupid person

technician

someone whose occupation involves training in a specific technical process

antitoxin

agent that works to destroy toxins

cacodyl

a poisonous oily liquid with a garlicky odor

gastric

pertaining to the stomach

hippopotamus

a large semi-aquatic animal in Africa.

phantom

ghost

topic

subject

zoology

the study of animals

pyrotechnics

fireworks

gerontic

senile

utopia

place of perfection

gastronomy

good eating or its lore

paradox

seemingly contradictory statement

bibliophile

lover of books

idiom

peculiar expression

toxic

relating to poison

epiphany

sudden appearance of a deity

cacography

bad penmanship

gerontology

study of aging

cacophony

loud, confusing, disagreeable sounds

idiograph

a private mark or signature, a trademark

doxology

a hymn in praise of God

idiosyncracy

an odd, unusual, or peculiar behavior

syncophant

flatterer, one who sucks up to others

zoo

animals

technical

relating to a complex process

gastronome

a connoisseur of good food

toponym

the name given to a place on Earth

alg

pain

aut

self

bi, bio

life

crypt, cryph

hidden, secret

cycl

circle, wheel

dyn, dynam

force, power

gam

marriage

naut

sailor

neur

nerve

od, ode

song, poem

ped, pedia

child, education

pyr

fire

epicycle

circle within a circle

nostalgia

pain for home

antibiotic

something that destroys or weakens germs

astronaut

star sailor

prosody

the study of poetic meters and versification

homogamy

interbreeding

neurosis

nervous disorder

apocryphal

of doubtful authenticity

empryean

heavens

dynamic

forceful

autobiography

self-narrated life story

podalgia

foot pain

unicycle

a vehicle with one wheel

monogamy

marriage with one person

neural

pertaining to nerves

pediatrics

children and their diseases

automatic

operating by itself

nautical

related to sailing, sailors, or ships

melody

tune

pyre

a pile for combustible material, esp. for burning a corpse

encyclopedia

a summary of the entire circle of knowledge

neuralgia

nerve pain

biology

the study of life

cryptogenic

obscure, rare

autograph

the writing of one's own name

polygamous

having more than one mate at a time

comedy

a humorous work of drama

cryptic

mysterious

pedantic

academic

automation

A technique that is used to make a process automatic.

analgesic

painkiller

biography

story of a person's life written by another person

encyclical

intended for a wide or general audience

ast, aster

star

ball, bol, ble

to throw

cau, caus

to burn

gen, gon

race, to produce

graph, gram

writing, thing written

hem, hemat, hematem

blood

lith, lite

stone

mne

to remember

pod

foot

pol, polis

city, state

tact, tax

to arrange, to put in order