Semester 1 English II

monarchy

government ruled by one absolute ruler

chronicle

a record of historical events in proper time order

epidermis

outermost layer of the skin

eulogize

to deliver a speech that praises

bigamist

a person married to two people at the same time

genesis

the origin of something

pseudonym

a fictitious name

synonym

a word that has the same meaning as another word

phantom

a ghost

prototype

the first or original model of something

epigram

a short, witty poem

dialogue

a conversation between two people

atheist

someone that does not believe in God

panacea

a remedy for all disease

panorama

an unlimited view of a wide area

pedagogue

a teacher

agonize

to suffer extreme pain or anguish

misanthrope

a hater of all mankind

metamorphosis

a change in shape or form

bibliophile

a person who loves books

pachyderm

a large, thick-skinned, hoofed animal

asterisk

a star shape character

endemic

prevalent in, or particular to, a certain area or region

misogyny

hatred for woman

claustrophobia

a fear of small, confined spaces

cacophony

a loud, harsh sound

podiatrist

a foot doctor

astronomy

the study of stars

heliotrope

a plant that turns to face and follow the sun

gener, gen

race, kind, class

log

word, speech

onomato, onym

name, word

chronos, chron

time

dyna

power, strength

anti, ant

against, opposite

agon

struggle, contest

arch

government

bio

life

cracy, crat

government, ruler, first

phil

love

nom, nem

management, distribution, law

gam

marriage

helio

sun

gram, graph

writing

phan, phen

show, appear

prot, proto

first

thesis, thet

set, place, put

excruciating

extremely painful

truculent

savagely; fierce; cruel

multitudinous

greater number; existing, occurring present

enmity

hostility feeling; hatred

demented

crazy; insane

iridescent

display of lustrous colors (rainbow)

corpulent

large or bulky of body; portly (fat)

succulent

juicy

impervious

not permitting penetration or passage

contemptuously

showing or expressing contempt; disrespect

derisive

mocking contemptuous

demure

shyness and modesty; reserved

interminable

unending; incapable of being terminated

exasperated

to irritate or annoy

tremulously

trembling, fear, nerves

exulted

to show joy; rejoice

somber

gloomily dark; dimly

mutinously

engaged in, involving revolt vs authority

brandishing

to shake or wave (weapon)

daunting

overcome with fear; intimidate

motif

theme; idea

specious

pleasing or plausible

eccentric

irregular; erratic

furtively

taken, done, used; secret

mortified

humiliated; shame

gesticulate

express use of gestures

ebullience

high spirit; exhilaration

inscrutable

incapable of being investigated

baffled

confused, obvious

preposterous

senseless; utterly foolish

taboo

improper; unacceptable

abominable

loathsome; unpleasant

lamented

express/ feel sorrow

inarticulate

not able to express one self, in clear speech

loathes

feel disgust

inimical

unfavorable; harmful

purge

rid of; impurity

ululations

howl; hoot