Sem 2 Vocab

cred

believe

credible

believable

incredulous

disbelieving, skeptical

creed

a set of religious beliefs or principles

incredible

unbelievable

credulous

gullible

credence

belief or trust

accredited

officially authorized or recognized

credentials

qualifications

discredit

to show as being false

ling

young

yearling

A young animal past its first year and not yet two years old

fledgling

a bird who is learning to fly

underling

a person lower in status or rank

hireling

one who does small jobs

groundling

low-class person; a peasant

sapling

a young tree

seedling

a young plant

inkling

a hint

changeling

a baby switched at birth

foundling

orphan

princeling

a young prince

hatchling

a baby that just hatched

nestling

a bird that is too young to leave its nest

suckling

child or animal that is nursed

gosling

young goose

duckling

young duck

kindling

dry sticks of wood used to start a fire

lic

allow

license

a permit

licit

legal

illicit

illegal

elicit

to draw forth

solicit

to ask for; to seek

solicitor

british lawyer

solicitous

scared

licentious

loose morals

graph

write

graphic

very detailed, explicit

agraphia

inability to write

calligraphy

art of beautiful handwriting

cartopgraphy

The science of making maps

Topography

mapping altitude

demographics

mapping populations

choreography

the arrangement of dances

polygraph

lie detector

graffiti

words or drawings scratched or scribbled on a wall

ology

study of

oncology

study of cancer

etymology

the study of word origins

pyschology

study of the mind

entomology

study of insects

zoology

the study of animals

ornithology

study of birds

Anthropology

Study of the origins and development of people and their societies

archaeology

study of artifacts and relics of early mankind

Paleontology

the study of fossils

neurology

study of the nervous system

Phrenology

study of the skull

astrology

study of the stars and how they affect us

graphology

study of handwriting

gynecology

study of the female reproductive system and its diseases

pathology

study of disease

genealogy

family history

meteorology

the study of weather

terminology

the special words or phrases that are used in a particular field

phraseology

the way in which something is expressed; style

cant

sing

cantor

leader of singing

canticle

a sacred, traditional song

chant

a short, repeating song/response

chanticleer

a french rooster

incantation

a chant; a recited magical spell

cantina

a place for social gathering

recant

To formally withdraw

enchanted

touched by magic

canto

division of a long poem

par

equal

parallel

next to

paradigm

a model; an example

par

average or normal

paramount

highest, utmost

parity

balance and fairness

disparity

inequality; difference

paraphrase

to restate in other words

parable

A simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson

paragon

a model of excellence or perfection

paraplegic

paralyzed from the waist down

parameter

the boundaries, a set of rules

parasite

An organism that feeds on a living host

paramour

lover

paradox

a contradiction or dilemma

oxymoron

a two word paracox

eu

nice, pleasant

eulogy

a formal speech praising a person who has died

euphoria

A feeling of great happiness or well-being

Euphemism

a nice way of saying something harsh

euphony

pleasant sound

euthanasia

mercy killing

eureka

I have found it