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Aut, Auto
self
Cracy
government
-crat
(at the end of a word) advocate of a type of government, member of a class, member of a political party (if capitalized)
Dem, Demo
people
Pan, Panto
all, complete
Chron, Chrono
time
Mania
insane impuse, craze, madness
Ped
child
Ortho
straight, correct
Gen, Geno, Genea
race, kind, birth
Meter, Metr
measure
Authentic
(adj) (literally, "from the master himself") genuine; real; reliable; trustworthy
Autobiography
(n) Story of a person's life written by the person himself or herself
Autocrat
(n) Ruler exercising self-derived, absolute power; despot
Autograph
(n) Person's signature written by himself or herself
Automatic
(adj) Acting by itself; self-regulating
Automation
(n) Technique of making a process self-operating by means of built- in electronic controls
Automaton
(n) (literally, "self-acting thing") purely mechanical person following a routine; robot
Autonomous
(adj) Self-governing; independent
Autonomy
(n) Right of self-government
Autopsy
(n) (literally, "a seeing for one's self") medical examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death; postmortem examination
Aristocracy
(n) 1. Literally, "government by the best") government, or country governed, by a small privileged upper class 2. Ruling class of nobles; nobility; privileged class
Autocracy
(n) Government or country governed by one individual with self-derived, unlimited power
Bureaucracy
(n) Government by bureaus or groups of officials
Democracy
(n) Government or country governed by the people; rule by the majority
Plutocracy
(n) Government, or country governed, by the rich
Technocracy
(n) Government, or country governed, by technical experts
Aristocrat
(n) 1. Advocate of aristocracy 2. Member of the aristocracy; person of noble birth; patrician
Democrat
(n) Member of the Democratic party
Demagogue
(n) Political leader who stirs up the people for personal advantage; rabble-rouser
Democratic
(adj) Based on the principles of democracy, or government by the people (antonym: undemocratic)
Democratize
(v) Make democratic
Epidemic
(adj) (literally, "among the people") affecting many people in an area at the same time; widespread
Epidemic
(n) Outbreak of a disease affecting many people at the same time
Panacea
(n) Remedy for all ills; cure-all; universal remedy
Pan-American
(adj) Of or pertaining to all the countries of North, South, and Central America
Pandemonium
(n) (literally, "abode of all the demons," i.e., hell) wild uproar; very noisy din; wild disorder
Panoply
(n) Complete suit of armor; complete covering or equipment; magnificent array
Panorama
(n) Complete, unobstructed view
Pantomime
(n) Dramatic performance that is all signs and gestures without words
Anachronism
(n) Error in chronology or time order
Chronicle
(n) Historical account of events in the order of time; history; annals
Chronological
(adj) Arranged in order of time
Chronology
(n) Arrangement of data or events in order of time of occurrence
Synchronize
(v) Cause to agree in time; make simultaneous
Kleptomania
(n) Insane impulse to steal
Mania
(n) 1. Madness; insanity 2. Excessive fondness; craze
Maniac
(n) Raving lunatic; mad or insane person
Maniacal
(adj) Characterized by madness; insane; raving
Pyromania
(n) Insane impulse to set fires
Encyclopedia
(n) (literally, "well-rounded rearing of a child") work offering alphabetically arranged information on various branches of knowledge
Orthopedic
(adj) (literally, "of the straight child")having to do with orthopedics, the science dealing with the correction and prevention of deformities, especially in children
Pedagogue
(n) (literally, "leader of a child") teacher of children; schoolmaster
Pedagogy
(n) Art of teaching
Pediatrician
(n) Physician specializing in the treatment of babies and children
Pediatrics
(n) Branch of medicine dealing with the care, development, and diseases of babies and children
Orthodontist
(n) Dentist specializing in orthodontics, a branch of dentistry dealing with straightening and adjusting of teeth
Orthodox
(adj) (literally, "correct opinion") generally accepted, especially in religion; conventional; approved; conservative (antonym: unorthodox)
Orthography
(n) (literally, "correct writing") correct spelling
Orthopedist
(n) Physician specializing in the correction and prevention of deformities, especially in children
Unorthodox
(adj) Not orthodox; not in accord with accepted, standard, or approved belief or practice
Genealogy
(n) (literally, "account of a race or family") history of the descent of a person or family from an ancestor; lineage; pedigree
Genesis
(n) Birth or coming into being of something; origin
Heterogeneous
(adj) Differing in kind; dissimilar; not uniform; varied
Homogeneous
(adj) Of the same kind; similar; uniform
Homogenize
(v) Make homogeneous
Barometer
(n) Instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure as an aid in determining probable weather changes
Chronometer
(n) Instrument for measuring time very accurately
Diameter
(n) (literally, "measure across") 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
(n) 1. Device for measuring 2. Unit of measure in the metric system; 39.37 inches
Odometer
(n) Instrument attached to a vehicle for measuring the distance traversed
Photometer
(n) Instrument for measuring intensity of light
Speedometer
(n) Instrument for measuring speed; tachometer
Symmetry
(n) Correspondence in measurements, shape, etc., on opposite sides of a dividing line; well-balanced arrangement of parts