Vocab Lesson 16

agog, agogue

to lead

arch(e), archa(e)

ancient; first; rule

cosm

universe; order; beauty

dem

people

heli

sun

hom, home, homal

same; regular

log, logy, logue

speech; word; study; reasoning; argument

mania

passion for

mim

to imitate

phon

sound; voice

tom(e)

to cut

typ

stamp; model

pedagogue

a leader or teacher

cosmetic

relating to beauty

helium

a light colorless gaseous element

dialogue

conversation between two or more characters

mime

to communicate actions or emotions using only body movements

anatomy

study of the structure of organisms

archaic

ancient or old-fashioned

epidemic

a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease.

homonym

a word that is spelled and pronounced like another word but is different in meaning

maniac

an insane person

phonograph

a record player

stereotype

a generalized belief about a group of people

eulogy

speech of praise

heliograph

solar signal

epitome

summary

demography

study of human populations

microcosm

little world

symphony

consonance of sounds

oligarchy

rule by a few

erythromania

passion for the color red

homogeneous

of the same kind

synagogue

Jewish place of worship

mimesis

imitation

atypical

irregular

demagogue

a leader who appeals to citizens' emotions to obtain power

archetype

a model

tomomania

a passion for surgery or cutting

cosmotology

study of beauty

homophone

a word that is pronounced the same as another word but is different in meaning or spelling

archaelogist

a scientist who examines objects to learn about the human past

tonsillectomy

surgical removal of the tonsils

telephone

a device used to send and receive sounds over any distance

mimic

to imitate

pyromaniac

person with an insane desire to set things on fire

endemic

belonging to a particular people or country

typical

usual