6.1 VOCAB

6.2 vocab

authentic

authentic

genuine; real; reliable; trustworthy

autobiography

story of a person's life written by the person himself or herself

autocrat

ruler exercising self-derived, absolute power; despot; dictator

autograph

person's signature written by himself or herself

automatic

acting by itself; self-regulating

automation

technique of making a process self-operating by means of built-in electronic controls

automaton

purely mechanical person following a routine; robot

autonomous

self-governing; independent; sovereign

autonomy

right of self-government; independence; sovereignty

autopsy

medical examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death; postmortem examination

aristocracy

1. government or country governed by a small privileged upper class

2. ruling class of nobles; nobility; privileged class; gentry

autocracy

government. or country governed by one individual with self-derived unlimited power

bureaucracy

government by bureaus or groups of officials; administration characterized by excessive red tap and routine

democracy

government or country governed by the people; rule by the majority

plutocracy

government or country governed by the rich

technocracy

government or country governed by technical experts

aristocrat

1. advocate of aristocracy

2. member of the aristocracy; noble; patrician

Democrat

member of the Democratic Party

demagogue

political leader who stirs up the people for personal advantage; rabble-rouser

democratic

based on the principles of democracy, or government by the people

democratize

make democratic

epidemic

(adj.) affecting many people in an area at the same time; widespread

(n.) outbreak of a rapidly spreading, contagious disease affecting many people at the same time; plague; rash

panacea

remedy for all ills; cure-all; universal remedy; elixir

Pan-American

of or pertaining to all the countries of North, South, and Central America

pandemonium

wild uproar; very noisy din; wild disorder; tumult; racket

anachronism

error in chronology or time order

chronicle

historical account of events in order of time; history; annals

chronological

arranged in order of time

chronology

arrangement of data or events in order of time of occurrence

synchronize

cause to agree in time; make simultaneous

kleptomania

insane impulse to steal

mania

1. madness; insanity

2. excessive fondness; craze

maniac

raving lunatic; mad or insane person; crackpot

maniacal

characterized by madness; insane; raving

pyromania

insane impulse to set fires

encyclopedia

work offering alphabetically arranged information on various branches of knowledge

orthopedic

having to do with orthopedics, the science dealing with the correction and prevention of deformities, especially in children

pedagogue

teacher of children

pedagogy

art of teaching

pediatrician

physician specializing in the treatment of babies and children

pediatrics

branch of medicine dealing with the care, development, and diseases of babies and children

orthodontist

dentist specializing in orthodontics, a branch of dentistry dealing with straightening and adjusting of teeth

orthodox

generally accepted, especially in religion; conventional; approved; conservative

orthography

correct spelling

orthopedist

physician specializing in the correction and prevention of deformities, especially in children

unorthodox

not orthodox; not in accord with accepted, standard, or approved belief or practice; unconventional; heretical

genealogy

history of the descent of a person or family from an ancestor; lineage; pedigree

genesis

birth or coming into being of something; origin

heterogeneous

differing in kind; dissimilar; not uniform; varied

homogeneous

of the same kind; similar; uniform

homogenize

make homogeneous

barometer

instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure as an aid in determining probable weather changes

chronometer

instrument for measuring time very accurately

diameter

straight line passing through the center of a body or figure from one side to the other; length of such a line; thickness; width

meter

1. device for measuring 2. unit of measure in the metric system; 39.37 inches

odometer

instrument attached to a vehicle for measuring the distance traversed

photometer

instrument for measuring intensity of light

speedometer

instrument for measuring speed; tachometer

symmetry

correspondence in measurements, shape, etc., on opposite sides of a dividing line; well-balanced arrangement of parts; harmony

thermometer

instrument for measuring temperature

thermostat

automatic device for regulating temperature

Aut, Auto

Self

Cracy

Government

Demo

People

Pan,panto

All, complete

chron, chrono

Time

Mania

Madness, insane impulse, craze

Ped

Child

Ortho

Straight, correct

gen, geno, genea

race, kind, birth

meter, metr

measure