Vocab Quarter 3

Lithotomy

Lithotomy

surgical removal of a calculus (stone) from the bladder, kidney, or urinary tract.

Minutiae

Small and trivial details about something

Kilocalorie

a unit of energy of 1,000 calories (equal to 1 large calorie).

Carnality

The idea of not being spiritual; Feeling morbid sexual desire or an inclination to lewdness

Autotrophic

Organisms able to create complex organic compounds from simple inorganic materials

Archetype

A perfect or typical example of a particular kind of person or thing

Celerity

Swiftness of movement

Compulsive

An irresistible urge

Cryptogenic

Unknown origin and usually used for diseases

Diaphanous

Light, Delicate, and Translucent

Fortitude

Strength in facing pain or adversity

Homogamy

Interbreeding of individuals with like characteristics

Polyglot

Speaking or writing several languages

Pantomime

The art or technique of conveying emotions, actions, feelings, etc.

Neuralgia

Intense pain along the course of a nerve

Prosody

The patterns of rhythm and sound used in poetry

Salient

Most noticeable or important

Recumbent

Lying Down

Syntax

The arrangement of words and phrases to create well- formed sentences in a language (rules of how a language works)

Terrestrial

Of, on, or relating to the Earth

Vivisection

Practice of performing operations on live animals for the purpose of experimentation or scientific research

Voluminous

Having or Marked by great volume or bulk

Anachronism

An error in chronology Especially a chronological misplacing of person, events, objects, or cushions in regard to each other

Anthropomorphic

Giving human traits, emotions, or actions to things that aren’t human, like animals or object

Aqueous

Of or containing water

Centrifugal

Moving or tending to move away from a center

Bibliophile

Someone who loves collecting and reading books

Chirography

Handwriting, especially distinct from typography

Chronometer

An instrument for measuring time precisely

Dromomania

An uncontrollable impulse or desire to wander or travel

Erythromania

A disorder where one has an excessive or unbridled enthusiasm for blushing

Misogynist

A person who dislikes despises, or is strongly prejudiced against women

Orthodontist

A dentist who is qualified to treat irregularities in the teeth and jaw

Orthodox

Conforming to what is generally or traditionally accepted as right or true, established and approve

Patronym

A name derived from the name of a father or ancestor, typically by the addition of a prefix or suffix

Scopophobia

The excessive fear of being started at

Pepsin

A stomach enzyme that digests proteins from food

Spirometry

The measuring of breath

Sycophant

A person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage

Tangent

A completely different line of thought or action that doesn't relate to what was previously happening

Gastronomy

The Art of Choosing, Cooking, and Eating Good or Gourmet Food

Infringe

To commit a breach or infraction of something.

Idiosyncrasy

A mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual.