ELA Final- Vocab

antechamber

a room at the front

antedecent

the noun a pronoun replaces

ante

bid, wager, money before betting

anterior

at the front

a.m.

ante meridiem- before noon

Antebellum

before the Civil War

antediluvian

before the Great Flood

theology

study of religion

theologian

one who studies religion

theist

one who has a god or religion

athiest

one who has no god, religion

agnostic

one who doesn't know for sure

monotheism

belief in one god

polytheism

belief in many gods

Theocracy

government centered around religion

theomanic

one who thinks he's a god

monochromatic

one-colored

monotheism

belief in one god

monotone

a voice with one pitch

monopoly

one company controls the supply or trade in an industry

monolithic

solidly united, like a rock

monotonous

boring, has no variety

monolith

towering rock formation

monologue

a speech made alone (with an audience)

monogamy

having one spouse

monogram

set of initials

monocle

an eyeglass

monomania

an obsession with one thing

monophobia

fear of being alone

monarch

a sole crowned ruler

monosyllabic

one syllable, has a limited vocabulary

monastic

prefers isolation or no contact

segregate

to split into groups

desegregate

to end segregation

integrate

to mix groups

gregarious

friendly, social; prefers groups

egregious

"out of the group"

aggregate

randomly groupes; tightly backed rocks

congregate

to meet as a group

mourn

to grieve over a death

morgue

a room for storing the dead

morbid

deals with death

mortician

one who prepares the dead

mortuary

a room for preparing the dead

mortal

can die; fatal

immortal

can't die

morose

sad; gloomy

moribund

dying out; approaching death (like a fad)

moratorium

a ban; stoppage of a practice

mortify

to humiliate; kill ego

rigor mortis

the hardening of the body after death

benign

harmless; won't hurt

benevolent

nice, kind

benefactor

a sponsor, supporter

benediction

a parting blessing

beneficiary

one who gets goods/money from others

bona fide

genuine; authentic

pro bono

"for the good of man', no charge

bon voyage

"good trip"

bon appetite

"good meal"

omniscient

all-knowing

omnivore

eats all

omnipotent

all powerful

omnipresent

everywhere

herbivore

eats plants

carnivore

eats animals

omnifarious

made up of all types

multifarious

made up of many types

omnibus

(adj) hodge-podge; assorted; a collection (n) a vehicle for all

exeunt omnes

all leave

philanthropist

one who loves people, donates money

necrophilia

love of death, corpses

hemophilia

illness where blood doesn't clot

Philidelphia

"brotherly love"

philter

love potion

philander

to cheat on your spouse; one who cheats

philatelist

stamp collector

philology

love of language

technophile

one who loves high tech equipment

audiouphile

one who loves high tech sound equipment

videophile

one who loves high tech video equipment

anglophile

one who loves england, britain

Francophile

one who loves France, the french

Russophile

one who loves Russia, Russian

sinophile

one who loves China/ asian culture

bibliophile

one who loves books

pedophile

one who "loves" children; one who abuses children

hydrophile

needs constant moisture

habitat

your surroundings, environment

habitat

a constant life behavior; a uniform for life

rehabilitate

to give new life to

habitual

done out of habit

habitable

can be lived in

inhabitable

can be lived in

uninhabitable

can't be lived in

cohabit

to live with the opposite gender

misspell

to spell incorrectly

misdemeanor

a petty crime

mischievous

causes mischeif

misconception

wrong information