The Joy of Vocabulary Chapter 2 Dentato
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 acrophobia | n. fear of heights |
| agoraphobia | n. fear of being in crowds, public places, or open areas |
| audiophile | n. one especially interested in high-fidelity sound reproduction |
| balletomania | n. extreme enthusiasm for ballet |
| bibliomania | n. craze for acquiring books, especially rare ones |
| bibliophile | n. person who loves or collects books |
| bibliophobe | n. a person with a hatred, fear, or mistrust of books |
| claustrophobia | n. dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| dipsomaniac | n. person with an uncontrollable craving for alcoholic beverages |
| hemophilliac | n. person afflicted with a tendency to bleed excessively from minor cuts; bleeder |
| kleptomaniac | n. one who has a persistent neurotic impulse to steal, though not in need |
| mania | n. exaggerated enthusiasm; craze; mad impulse |
| megalomania | n. mental disorder characterized by fantasies of grandeur power, wealth, etc. |
| monomania | n. derangement of the mind on one subject only |
| phobia | n. abnormal and persistent fear, dislike, or hatred |
| photophillic | adj. light-loving; requiring abundant light |
| photophobia | n. painful sensativity to light |
| photophobic | adj. shunning light; light-hating |
| pyromaniac | n. person having an insane impulse to start fires |
| xenophobia | n. unreasonable fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers |
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