all vocal semester 2 CLINE

antechamber/anteroom

the room in front

antecedent

the noun a pronoun replaces

ante

bid, wager, money before belting

Anterior

at the front

a.m. ante meridien

before the middle of the day

Antebellum

before the civil war (1860 & before)

antediluvian

before the great flood

theology

the study of religion

theologian

one who studies religion

Theist

one who has a god, religion

atheist

one who has no god, religion

agnostic

one who doesn't know for sure (about religion)

Monotheism

believes in one god

Polytheism

belief in multiple gods

Theocracy

government centered around religion

Theomanic

one who thinks he's god

monochromatic

one colored

monotone

a voice with one pitch

Monopoly

one company controls the supply or trade in an industry

monolithic

solidly united; acts as one; like a rock

monotonous

boring; has no variety

monolith

a towering rock formation

Monologue

a speech made alone

monogamy

having one spouse

monogram

set of initials

monocle

an eyeglass for one eye

monomania

an obsession with one thing

monophobia

fear of being alone

monosyllabic

has one syllable; has a limited vocabulary

monarch

a sole crowned ruler

Monoastic

prefers isolation or no contact

segregate

to split into groups

desegregate

to end segregation

intergrate

to mix groups

gregarious

friendly, sociable, prefers groups

egregious

out of the group, outstandingly bad

aggregate

randomly grouped; tightly packed 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 fed)

moratorium

a ban; a 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; a supporter (ress; female)

benediction

a parting blessing

beneficiary

one who gets goods/money from others; wills

bona fide

genuine, authentic

pro bono

"for the good of man," no charge

bon voyage

good trip!

bon appetit

good meal!

omniscient

all knowing

Omnivore

eats all

omnipotent

all,powerful

omnipresent

everywhere

Herbivore

eat plants

Carnivore

eat animals

omnifarious

made up of all types

multifarious

made up of many types

omnibus

(adj) hodgepodge; assorted; a collection; (n) a vehicle for

exeunt omnes

all leave

philanthropist

one who loves people, donates money

necrophilia

love of death; corpses

hemophilia

illness where the blood doesn't clot

Philodelphia

Brotherly love

philter

a love potion

philander(er)

to cheat on your spouse; one who cheats

philatelist

stamp collector

philology

love of language

technophile

one who loves hightech equipment

audiophile

one who loves hightech sound equipment

videophile

one who loves hightech 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

hydrophilic

needs constant moisture

Chronicle

a record of events in order of time; a history

Chronology

arrangement of events in time

Chronic

continuing for a long time

synchronize

to cause to happen at the same time

chronometer

instrument for measuring time very accurately

anachromism

something out of place in tim

misspell

to spell a word the wrong way

misdemeanor

a small crime

mischievous

naughtily or annoyingly playful

misconstruct

to build the wrong meaning

misnomer

an unsuitable or misleading name

misanthrope

hater of mankind

misandry

hatred of males