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acrophobia fear of being at great heights agoraphobia fear of open spaces claustrophobia fear of enclosed or narrow spaces hydrophobia 1. dread of water 2. rabies monophobia fear of being alone xenophobia aversion to foreigners Russophobe one who dislikes russia or the russians philatelist stamp collector philogyny love of women philology study (love) of language and literature Sinophile supporter of China or the Chinese misandry hatred of males misanthrope hater of humanity misanthropy hatred of humanity misogamy hatred of marriage misogyny hatred of women misology hatred of argument, reasoning, or discussion misoneism hatred of anything new dyspepsia 1. difficult digestion; indigestion 2. ill humor; disgruntlement dysphoria sense of great unhappiness or dissatisfaction dystopia imaginary place where living conditions are dreadful eugenics science dealing with improving hereditary qualities eulogize write or speak in praise of someone eupepsia good digestion euphemism substitution of a "good" expression for an unpleasant one euphonious pleasing in sound euphoria sense of great happiness or well-being euthanasia controversial practice of mercifully putting to death a person suffering from an incurable, painfully distressing disease (literally, advantageous death") euthenics science dealing with improving living conditions macron horizontal mark indicating that the vowel over which it is placed is long microbe microscopic life form; microorganism; germ microbicide agent that destroys microbes microdont having small teeth amoral not moral; without a sense of moral responsibility amorphous without (having no) definite form; shapeless; unorganized anhydrous destitute of (without) water anomaly deviation from the common rule atheism godlessness; denial of the existence of a Supreme being atrophy lack of growth, as from disuse, disease, or malnourishment monocle eyeglass for one eye monogamy marriage with one mate at a time monomania excessive concentration on one idea or subject monomorphic having a single form polyarchy rule by many; government having three or more rulers polygamy marriage to several people at the same time polyglot speaking several languages polyglot person who speaks several languages polytheism belief that there is a plurality of gods morphology 1. scientific study of the forms and structures of plants and animals 2. form and structure of an organism or any of its parts paleontology science dealing with life in the remote past as recorded in fossils petrology scientific study of rocks abiogenesis spontaneous generation (development of life from lifeless matter) amphibious 1. able to live both on land and in water 2. attacking with coordinated land, sea, and air forces biogenesis development of life from preexisting life biopsy diagnostic examination of a piece of tissue from the living body symbiosis living together in mutually helpful association of two dissimilar organisms dichotomy cutting or division into two; division lobotomy brain surgery for treatment of certain mental disorders tome one volume, or "cut", of a work of several volumes; scholarly book antipodes parts of the globe (or their inhabitants) diametrically opposite to each other dipody verse (line of poetry) consisting of two feet; a dimeter homogeneous of the same kind; similar; uniform heterogeneous differing in kind; dissimilar; varied homonym word that sounds like another but differs in meaning and spelling heteronym word spelled like another, but differing in sound and meaning heteroclite person or thing deviating from the common rule heterodox opposed to accepted beliefs or established doctrines, especially in religion, unorthodox hyperglycemia excess of sugar in the blood hyperthermia especially high fever, hyperpyrexia hypothermia subnormal body temperature hyperbole extravagant exaggeration of statement hyperopia farsightedness hypothesis theory or supposition assumed as a basis for reasoning hypothetical assumed without proof for the purpose of reasoning; conjectural endogamy marriage within the tribe, caste, or social group endogenous produced from within; due to internal causes exogenous produced from without; due to external causes endophyte plant growing within another plant exoteric known externally (outside a select group; publicly); readily understandable anarchy total absence of rule or government; confusion; disorder autarchy rule by an absolute sovereign oligarchy form of government in which a few people have the power geocentric measured from the earth's center; having the earth as a center geodetic pertaining to geodesy (mathematics dealing with the earth's shape and dimensions) geoponics art or science of agriculture (literally, "working of the earth") georgic agricultural georgic poem on husbandry (farming) geotropism response to the earth's gravity, as the growing of roots downward in the ground antipathy aversion ("feeling against"); dislike apathy lack of feeling, emotion, interest, or excitement, indifference empathy complete understanding of another's feelings, motives, etc. pathetic arouding pity pathos quality in drama, speech, literature, music, or events that arouses a feeling of pity or sadness sympathy sharing of ("feeling with") another's trouble; compassion telepathy transference of the thoughts and feelings of one person to another by no apparent means of communication homeopathy treatment of disease with minute doses of a remedy that, if given in massive doses to healthy persons, would produce effects like those of the disease osteopath practitioner of osteopathy (treatment of diseases by manipulation of bones, muscles, nerves, etc.) pathogenic causing disease amorphous having no definite form; shapeless; unorganized anthropomorphic attributing human form or characteristics to beings not human, especially gods metamorphosis change of form morphology 1. branch of biology dealing with form and structure of animals and plants 2. form and structure of an organism or any of its parts perigee nearest point to the earth in the orbit of a heavenly body perihelion nearest point to the sun in the orbit of a heavenly body peripatetic traveling about; itinerant periphrastic expressed in a roundabout way; circumlocutory peristalsis wavelike contraction of the walls of the intestines, which propels contents onward peritonitis inflammation of the peritoneum (membrane lining the abdominal cavity and surrounding the organs within it)