SECTION -A

SPECIAL WORDS : ENGLISH VOCABULARY

I - LIST OF PHOBIA
Sr. Words Definition
1. Acarophobia Fear of mites
2. Arachnophobia Fear of spiders
3. Asthenophobia Fear of weakness
4. Astrapophobia Fear of lighting
5. Acrophobia/Hypsophobia Fear of high places
6. Agoraphobia Fear of open places
7. Ailurophobia Fear of cats
8. Algophobia Fear of pain
9. Acerophobia Fear of sourness
10. Antlophobia Fear of floods
11. Apeirophobia Fear of infinity
12. Apiphobia Fear of bees
13. Atelophobia Fear of imperfection
14. Atephobia Fear of ruin
15. Acousticophobia Fear of sound
16. Americophobia Fear of American people
17. Androphobia Fear of men
18. Anthophobia Fear of flowers
19. Anthropophobia Fear of people
20. Autophobia/Ermitophobia Fear of loneliness
21. Anemophobia Fear of wind
22. Anginophoiba Fear of narrowness
23. Bromidrosiphobia Fear of body odour
24. Brontophobia/Tonitrophobia/Keraunophobia Fear of thunder
25. Batrachophobia Fear of reptiles
26. Blennophobia Fear of slime
27. Belonephobia Fear of needles
28. Ballistophobia Fear of bullets
29. Bacteriophobia Fear of bacteria
30. Batophobia Fear of high buildings
31. Bathophobia Fear of depth
32. Cheimaphobia Fear of cold
33. Coitophobia Fear of coitus
34. Cremnophobia Fear of constipation
35. Cyberbphobia Fear of computers
36. Cyrnophobia Fear of waves
37. Cometophobia Fear of comets
38. Coprophobia Fear of faeces
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39. Cardiophobia Fear of heart disease
40. Claustrophobia Fear of enclosed places
41. Cryophobia Fear of ice
42. Clinophobia Fear of bed
43. Carcinophobia Fear of cancer
44. Chionophobia Fear of money
45. Cynophobia Fear of dogs
46. Chionophobia Fear of snow
47. Chrysophobia/Aurophobia Fear of gold
48. Chromophobia Fear of colour
49. Chronophobia Fear of time
50. Cibophobia/Sitophobia Fear of food
51. Doraphobia Fear of fur
52. Dikephobia Fear of Justice
53. Dermatorsiophobia Fear of skin disease
54. Demophobia/Ochiophobia Fear of crowds
55. Electrophobia Fear of electricity
56. Eosophobia Fear of dawn
57. Ergophobia Fear of work
58. Erythrophobia Fear of blushing
59. Ecclesiophobia Fear of church
60. Entomophobia Fear of insects
61. Epistolophobia Fear of correspondence
62. Eisoptrophobia Fear of mirrors
63. Enetophobia Fear if pins
64. Eleutherophobia Fear of Freedom
65. Eremophobia Fear of solitude
66. Febriphobia Fear of fever
67. Geumatophobia Fear of taste
68. Gamophobia Fear of marriage
69. Gephyrophobia Fear of bridges
70. Graphophobia Fear of writing
71. Gymnophobia Fear of nudity
72. Germanophobia/Teutophobia and things Fear of German people
73. Gynophobia Fear of women
74. Haptophobia Fear of touch
75. Hydrophobophobia Fear of rabies
76. Hypnophobia Fear of sleep
77. Hadephobia/Stygiophobia Fear of hell
78. Haemophobia Fear of blood
79. Hamartophobia Fear of sin
80. Harpaxophobia Fear of robbers
81. Hygrophobia Fear of dampness
82. Hedonophobia Fear of pleasure
83. Hodophobia Fear of travel
84. Hypegiaphobia Fear of responsibility

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85. Homophobia Fear of homosexuals
86. Hedonophobia Fear of sun
87. Helminthophobia Fear of worms
88. Hierophobia Fear of priests
89. Hydrophobia Fear of water
90. Homichlophobia Fear of fog
91. Hormephobia Fear of shock
92. Italophobia Fear of Italian people and things
93. Ideophobia Fear of ideas
94. Ichthyophobia Fear of fish
95. Koniophoiba Fear of dust
96. Kinetophobia Fear of motion
97. Kakorrhaphiaphobia Fear of failure
98. Kopophobia Fear of fatigue
99. Kleptophobia Fear of motion
100. Katagelophoiba Fear of ridicule
101. Lalophobia/Laliophobia Fear of stuttering
102. Leprophobia Fear of leprosy
103. Linonophobia Fear of string
104. Lyssophobia/Maniphobia Fear of insanity
105. Lalophobia/Laliophobia/Glossophobia/Phonophobia Fear of speech
106. Logophobia Fear of words
107. Microphobia Fear of small things
108. Metallophobia Fear of metal
109. Musophobia Fear of mice
110. Mastigophobia Fear of beating
111. Musicophobia Fear of music
112. Mechanophobia Fear of machinery
113. Mysophobia Fear of dirt
114. Nyctophbia Fear of night
115. Neophobia Fear of new things
116. Nosophobia Fear of illness
117. Nelophobia Fear of glass
118. Necrophobia Fear of corpses
119. Odontophobia Fear of teeth
120. Ochophobia Fear of vehicles
121. Ochophobia/Ochlophobic Fear of mobs
122. Oikophobia Fear of home
123. Ommetaphobia Fear of eyes
124. Onomatophobia Fear of names
125. Ophidiophobia Fear of snakes
126. Oneirophobia Fear of dreams
127. Ornithophobia Fear of birds
128. Papaphobia Fear of Pope
129. Parasitophobia Fear of parasites
130. Phasmophobia Fear of ghosts

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131. Philosophobia Fear of philosophy
132. Photophobia Fear of light
133. Pteronophobia Fear of feathers
134. Patroiophobia Fear of heredity
135. Peniaphobia Fear of poverty
136. Paedophobia Fear of children
137. Pyrophobia Fear of fire
138. Panophobia/Pantophobia Fear of everything
139. Pogonophobia Fear of beards
140. Phagophobia Fear of swallowing
141. Poinephobia Fear of punishment
142. Pharmacophobia Fear of drugs
143. Pnigerophobia Fear of smothering
144. Pediculophobia Fear of lice
145. Politicophobia Fear of politics
146. Phronemophobia Fear of thinking
147. Phthisiosphobia Fear of tuberculosis
148. Potamophobia Fear of rivers
149. Potophobia Fear of drink
150. Rhabdophobia Fear of magic
151. Scotophobia Fear of Scottish people and things
152. Selaphobia Fear of flesh
153. Siderophobia Fear of rail travel
154. Satanophobia Fear of satan
155. Sciophobia Fear of shadows
156. Scotophobia Fear of darkness
157. Syphilophobia Fear of venereal disease
158. Scabiophobia Fear of scabies
159. Siderophobia Fear of stars
160. Symmetrophobia Fear of symmetry
161. Stasophobia Fear of standing
162. Trypanophobia/Vaccinophobia Fear of inoculation
163. Topophobia Fear of places
164. Thalassophobia Fear of sea
165. Thasophobia Fear of idleness
166. Theophobia Fear of God
167. Taphephobia Fear of burial alive
168. Thanatophobia Fear of death
169. Tocophobia Fear of childbirth
170. Trichophobia Fear of hair
171. Tachophobia Fear of speed
172. Technophobia Fear of technology
173. Teratophobia Fear of giving birth to monsters
174. Traumatophobia Fear of injury
175. Tyrannophobia Fear of tyrants
176. Uranophobia Fear of heaven
177. Xenophobia Fear of foreigners
178. Zoophobia Fear of animals
179. Zelotypophobia Fear of Jealousy
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 II - LIST OF MANIA
Sr. Words Definition
1. Agromania Intense desire to be in open spaces
2. Aphrodisiomania Abnormal sexual interest
3. Anglomania Craze or obsession with England and the English
4. Aboulomania Pathological indecisivenss
5. Anthomania Obsession with flowers
6. Ablutomania Mania for washing oneself
7. Aarithmomania Obsessive preoccupation with numbers
8. Bruxomania Compulsion for grinding teeth
9. Bibliomania Craze for books or reading
10. Balletomania Abnormal fondness for ballet
11. Cacodemomania Pathological belief that one is inhabited by an evil
spirit
12. Chinamania Obsession with collecting china
13. Copromania Obsession with feces
14. Choreomania Dancing mania or frenzy
15. Clinomania Excessive desire to stay in bed
16. Cytheromania nymphomania
17. Dacnomania Obsession with killing
18. Drapetomania intense desire to run away from home
19. Demonomania Pathological belief that one is possessed by demons
20. Demonomania Pathological belief that one is possessed by demons
21. Dromonania Compulsive longing for travel
22. Doramania Obsession with Owning furs
23. Dipsomania Abnormal carving for alcohol
24. Discomania Obsession for disco music
25. Doromania Obsession with giving gifts
26. Ecdemomania Abnormal compulsion for wandering
27. Enosimania Pathological belief that one has sinned
28. Egomania Irrational self-centered attitude or self-self-worship
29. Entheomania Abnormal belief that one is divinely inspired
30. Empleomania Mania for holding public office
31. Ergasiomania Excessive desire to work; ergomania
32. Erotomania Abnormally powerful sex drive
33. Ergomania Excessive desire to work; workaholism
34. Ethnomania Obsessive devotion to one's own people
35. Eulogomania Obsessive craze for eulogies
36. Florimania Craze for flowers
37. Flagellomania Abnormal enthusiasm for flogging
38. Francomania Craze or obsession with France and the French
39. Gallomania Craze or obsession with France and the French
40. Graecomania Obsession with Greece and the Greeks
41. Gamomania Obsession with issuing odd marriage proposals
42. Gynaecomania Abnormal sexual obsession with women
43. Graphomania Obsession with writing
44. Hellenomania Obsession with Greece and the Greeks; Graecomania
45. Hexametromania Mania for writing in hexameter
46. Hieromania Pathological religious visions or delusions
47. Hexametromania Mania for writing in hexameter
48. Hydromania irrational craving for water
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49. Hypomania Minor mania
50. Hylomania Excessive tendency towards materialism
51. Hysteromania nymphomania
52. Idolomania Obsession or devotion to idols
53. Iconomania Obsession with icons or portraits
54. Informania Excessive devotion to accumulating facts
55. Italomania Obsession with Italy or Italians
56. Islomania Craze or obsession for islands
57. Klopemania Kleptomania
58. Kleptomania Irrational predilection for stealing
59. Lypemania Extreme pathological mournfulness
60. Macromania Delusion that Objects are larger than natural size
61. Melomania Craze for music
62. Megalomania Abnormal tendency towards grand or grandiose
behavior
63. Methomania morbid craving for alcohol
64. Monomania Abnormal obsession with a single thought or idea
65. Micromania Pathological self-deprecation or belief that one is very
small
66. Morphinomania habitual craving or desire for morphine
67. Mythomania Lying or exaggerating to an abnormal extent
68. Musomania Obsession with music
69. Necromania Sexual obsession with dead bodies; necrophilia
70. Nostomania Abnormal desire to go back to familiar places
71. Nosomania Delusion of suffering from a disease
72. Oenomania Obsession or craze for wine
73. Onomamania Mania for names
74. Oniomania Mania for making purchases
75. Oligomania Obsession with a few thoughts or ideas
76. Onychotillomania Compulsive picking at the fingernails
77. Onomatomania irresistible desire to repeat certain words
78. Opiomania Craving for opium
79. Orchidomania Abnormal obsession with orchids
80. Opsomania Abnormal love for one kind of food
81. Parousianmania Obsession with the second coming of Christ
82. Phagomania Excessive desire for food or eating
83. Peotillomania Abnormal compulsion for pulling on the penis
84. Phaneromania habit of biting one's nails
85. Phyllomania excessive or abnormal production of leaves.
86. Pharmacomania Abnormal obsession with trying drugs
87. Plutomania mania for money
88. Polkamania Craze for polka dancing
89. Polymania Mania affecting several different mental faculties
90. Polemomania mania for war
91. Poriomania Abnormal compulsion to wander
92. Potomania Abnormal desire to drink alcohol
93. Potichomania Craze for imitating Oriental porcelain
94. Pseudomania Irrational predilection for lying
95. Pyromania Craze for starting fires
96. Pteridomania Passion for ferns
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97. Rinkomania Obsession with skating
98. Satyromania Abnormally great male sexual desire; satyriasis
99. Sebastomania Religious insanity
100. Scribbleomania Obsession with scribbling
101. Sitiomania Morbid aversion of food
102. Squandermaina Irrational propensity for spending money wastefully
103. Sophomania Delusion that one is incredibly intelligent
104. Stampomania Obsession with stamp-collecting
105. Technomania Craze for technology
106. Syphilomania Pathological belief that one is afflicted with syphilis
107. Teutomania Obsession with Teutonic or German things
108. Theatromania Craze for going to plays
109. Thanatomania Belief that one has been affected by death magic, and
resulting illness
110. Theomania Belief that one is a god
111. Tomomania irrational predilection for performing surgery
112. Timbromania Craze for stamp collecting
113. Toxicomania Morbid craving for poisons
114. Typhomania Delirious state resulting from typhus fever
115. Tulipomania Obsession with tulips
116. Typomania Craze for printing one's lucubration's
117. Uranomania Obsession with the idea of divinity
118. Verbomania Craze for words
119. Xenomania Inordinate attachment to foreign things
120. Zoomania Insane fondness for animals

III - LIST OF PHILE

Sr. Words Definition
1. Ailurophile A person who likes cats, a cat lover
2. Astrophile Person interested in astronomy
3. Anglophile An admirer of England and English things
4. Audiophile A person who loves accurately reproduced recorded
sound
5. Autophile A person who loves solitude, being alone
6. Bibliophile Somea person who loves and usually collects books
7. Ceraunophile a person who loves lighting and thunder
8. Coimetrophile A person who loves cemeteries
9. Chionophile A person who finds comfort in cold weathers
10. Cynophile A person who loves canings, a dog lover
11. Discophile A person who loves and studies sound recordings
12. Dendrophile A person who loves forests and trees
13. Electrophile substance having an affinity for electrons or negative
charge
14. Europhile A person who loves Europe
15. Ergophile A person who loves work
16. Francophile A person who loves France or the French
17. Gallophile A person who loves France or the French
18. Heliophile A lover of the sun
19. Homophile A person who prefers the company of the same sex; a
homosexual
20. Hippophile Lover of horses
21. Limnophile A person who loves lakes
22. Logophile A person who is a lover of words
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Sr. Words Definition
23. Logophile A lover of words
24. Lyophile Easily dispersed in a suitable medium
25. Neophile A person who loves novelty and trends
26. Negrophile A person who is sympathetic towards black people
27. Oenophile A person who is fond of or loves wine
28. Pedophile An adult who is sexually attracted to children
29. Palaeophile antiquarian
30. Photophile A person who finds comfort in natural light
31. Pogonophile A person who loves beards
32. Pluviophile A lover of rain; someone who finds joy and peace of
mind during rainy days
33. Rheophile Living or thriving in running water
34. Russophile A person who admires Russia or the Russians
35. Slavophile A person who admires the slaves
36. Selenophile A person who loves the moon
37. Stigmatohile A person who is obsessed with tattoos, piercings
38. Tobaccophile A person who loves tobacco
39. Technophile A person who is fond of technology
40. Typhlophile A person who is kind to the blind
41. Turophile Cheese lover
IV-WORDS FOR KILLING, KILLERS
Sr. Words Definition
1. Aborticide Killing of a fetus; abortion
2. Algicide Killer of algae
3. Acaricide Killer of mites and ticks
4. Amicicide Murder of a friend
5. Avicide Killing of birds
6. Aphicide Killer of aphids (Very Small insects)
7. Bacillicide Killer of bacteria
8. Bovicide Slaughter of cattle; one who kills cattle
9. Biocide Killing living material
10. Cimicide Substance used to kill bed-bugs
11. Ceticide Killing of whales and other cetaceans
12. Deicide Desturction or killing of a god
13. Episcopicide Killing of bishops
14. Ecocide Destruction of the environment
15. Femicide Killing of a woman
16. Famicide One who destroys another's reputation; slanderer
17. Filicide Killing of one's own child
18. Feticide Killings of a fetus
19. Floricide Killing of killer of flowers
20. Formicide Substance that kills ants
21. Foeticide Killing a fetus
22. Fungicide Killing of fungus
23. Germicide Substance that kills germs
24. Genocide Killing of a race or ethnic group
25. Gynaecide Killing of women
26. Giganticide Killing of a giant
27. Hereticide Killing of heretics
28. Herbicide Killing of plants
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29. Homicide Killing of a human being
30. Insecticide Killing of insects
31. Infanticide Killing of an infant
32. Liberticide destruction of liberty
33. Larvicide Killing of larvae
34. Lupicide Killing of a wolf
35. Matricide Killing of one's mother
36. Mariticide Killing or killer of one's husband
37. Microbicide Killing or killer of microbes
38. Molluscicide Killing of mollusks
39. Miticide Agent which kills mites
40. Muscicide Substance for killing flies
41. Neonaticide Killing or killer of a newborn infant
42. Ovicide Sheep-killing
43. Ovicide Killing insect eggs
44. Parasuicide Apparent attempted suicide without the actual intention
of killing oneself
45. Parricide Killing of parents or a parent-like close relative
46. Parenticide Killing or killer of one's parents
47. Perdricide Killer of partridges
48. Patricide Killing of one's father
49. Prolicide Killing of offspring; killing of the human race
50. Pesticide Killing of pests
51. Raticide Substance or person who kills rats
52. Pulicide Flea-Killer
53. Rodenticide Killing of rodents
54. Serpenticide Killing of killer of a snake
55. Senicide Killing of old men
56. Siblicide Killing or killer or a sibling
57. Sororicide Killing of one's own sister
58. Silvicide Substance that kills trees
59. Speciocide Destruction of an entire species
60. Sporicide Killing of spores
61. Spermicide Killing of sperm
62. Trypanocide Killing of trypanosomes
63. Taeniacide Killing of tapeworms
64. Tyrannicide Killing or killer of a tyrant
65. Ursicide Killing or killer of a bear
66. Urbicide Destruction of a city
67. Uxoricide Killing of one's own wife
68. Verbicide destroying the meaning of a word
69. Vaticide Killing or killer of a prophet
70. Vermicide Killing of worms
71. Viricide Killing of viruses; killing of men or husbands
72. Vespacide Substance or person who kills wasps
73. Vulpicide Killing of a fox
74. Virucide Killing of viruses
75. Weedicide Something that kills weeds
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 V- VOCABULARY OF AGE
Sr. Words Definition
1. Denarian A person between 10 and 19 years old
2. Vicenarian A person between 20 and 29
3. Tricenarian A person between 30 and 39 years old
4. Septuagenarian A person between 70 and 79 years old
5. Octogenarian A person between 80 and 89 years old
6. Nonagenarian A person between 90 and 99 years old
7. Centenarian A person between 100 and 109 years old
8. Supercentenarian A person 110 years old or older
VI- VOCABULARY OF SLEEP
Sr. Words Definition
1. Dyssomnia A difficulty in falling asleep, or in remaining sleeping
2. Hyposomnia Inadequate sleep
3. Hypersomnia Excessive sleepiness.
4. Insomnia The condition of being unable to sleep
5. Parasomnia Any of several sleep disorders
6. Sexsomnia A form of non-rapid eye movement parasomnia that
causes people to engage in various sexual acts while
they are asleep.
7. Semisomnia A chronic state of low-grade exhaustion caused by too
little or fitful sleep.
8. Somnambulism Walking in sleep
9. Somnial of or pertaining to sleep or dreams.
10. Somnambulist Someone who walks about in sleep
11. Somniloquist Someone who talks while asleep
12. Somnolence The state of being almost asleep
13. Somniloquist Someone who talks while asleep
VII-WORDS DENOTING PLACES
Sr. Words Definition
1. Abattoir A place where animals are slaughtered for the market.
2. Aquarium A tank for fishes
3. Apiary A place where bees are kept
4. Arena A place for wrestling
5. Aviary A place where birds are kept
6. Asylum A place for lunatics, and political refugees
7. Burrow The dwelling place of an animal underground
8. Cage A place for birds
9. Casino A place with gambling tables etc.
10. Caravan The house or shelter of a gipsy
11. Cemetery A graveyard where the dead are buried
12. Cloakroom A place for luggage at a railway station
13. Chalet The house or shelter of a swiss peasant
14. Creche A nursery where children of working parent are cared
for while their parents are at work
15. Den The home of a lion
16. Decanter An ornamental glass bottle for holding wine or other
alcoholic drinks
17. Dispensary A place where medicines are compounded
18. Dovecot A house or box in which live pigeons or doves
19. Dormitory The sleeping rooms in a college or public institution
20. Drey A squirrel's home
21. Eyrie, Aerie A nest of a bird of prey
22. Elysium A paradise with perfect bliss
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23. Gymnasium A place where athletic exercises are performed
24. Granary A place for storing grain
25. Hanger A place for housing aero planes
26. Hutch A wooden box with a front of wire for rabbits
27. Hive A place for bees
28. Igloo The house or shelter of an eskimo
29. Infirmary A home for old persons
30. Insectariums A place for keeping or breeding insects
31. Kennel A house of shelter for a dog
32. Kabitaka The house or shelter of a kirghis
33. Lair/Den The resting place of a wild animal
34. Mint A place where money is coined
35. Menagerie A place for wild animals and birds
36. Morgue A place where dead bodies are kept for identification
37. Monastery A residence for monks or priests
38. Mortuary A place where dead bodies are kept for post mortem
39. Orphanage A place where orphans are housed
40. Orchard A place where fruit trees are grown
41. Portfolio A portable case for holding papers, drawing etc.
42. Resort A place frequented for reasons of pleasure of health
43. Reservoir A place where water is collected and stored
44. Sanatorium A place for the sick to recover health
45. Sheath, Scabbard A case in which the blade of sword is kept
46. Scullery A place where plates, dishes, pots and other cooking
utensils are washed up
47. Sty A place where pigs are kept
48. Stable A house of shelter for a horse
49. Tannery A place where leather is tanned
50. Wigwam, Topee The house or shelter of an American Indian.
51. Wardrobe A place for clothes

VIII - LIST OF LOGY

Sr. Words Definition
1. Acarology Study of mites
2. Acology Study of medical remedies
3. Aceology Therapeutics
4. Aedoeology Science of generative organs
5. Acoustics Science of sound
6. Aerodonetics Science or study of gliding
7. Aerobiology Study of airborne organisms
8. Aerodynamics Dynamics of gases; science of movement in a flow of
air or gas
9. Aerology Study of the atmosphere
10. Aerolithology Study of aerolites; meteorites
11. Aerostatics Science of air pressure; art of ballooning
12. Aeronautics Study of navigation through air or space
13. Agriology The comparative study of primitive peoples
14. Agonistics Art and theory of prize-fighting
15. Agrology Study of agricultural soils
16. Agrobiology Study of plant nutrition; soil yields
17. Agrostology Science or study of grasses
18. Agronomics Study of productivity of land
19. Algology Study of algae
20. Anaglyptics Art of carving in bas-relief
21. Alethiolog Study of truth
22. Algedonics Science of pleasure and pain
23. Anagraphy Art of constructing catalogues
24. Angelology Study of angles
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25. Anemology Study of winds
26. Anthropology Study of human cultures
27. Anthropobiology Study of human biology
28. Apiology Study of bees
29. Aphnology Science of wealth
30. Arachnology Study of spiders
31. Archelogy The study of first principles
32. Arctophily Study of teddy bears
33. Archaeology Study of human material remains
34. Aretaics The science of virtue
35. Areology Study of Mars
36. Aristology The science or art of dining
37. Astacology the science of crayfish
38. Arthrology Study of joints
39. Astheniology Study of diseases of weakening and aging
40. Astrology Study of influence of stars on people
41. Astrometerology Study of effect of stars on climate
42. Audiology Study of hearing
43. Astrophysics Study of behavior of interstellar matter
44. Astrogeology Study of extraterrestrial geology
45. Astroseismology Study of star oscillations
46. Atmology The science of aqueous vapour
47. Autecology Study of ecology of one species
48. Avionics The science of electronic devices for aircraft
49. Autology Scientific study of oneself
50. Axiology The science of the ultimate nature of values
51. Auxology Science of growth
52. Bacteriology Study of bacteria
53. Barology Study of gravitation
54. Barodynamics Science of the support and mechanics of bridges
55. Bibliology Study of books
56. Batology The study of brambles
57. Bioecology Study of interaction of life in the environment
58. Bibliotics Study of documents to determine authenticity
59. Biometrics Study of biological measurement
60. Biology Study of life
61. Bromatology Study of food
62. Bryology The study of mosses and liverworts
63. Botany Study of plants
64. Brontology Scientific study of thunder
65. Calorifics Study of heat
66. Cambistry Science of international exchange
67. Cacogenics Study of racial degeneration
68. Caliology Study of bird's nests
69. Carcinology Study of crabs and other crustaceans
70. Carpology Study of fruit
71. Cartography The science of making maps and globes
72. Cardiology Study of the heart
73. Caricology Study of sedges
74. Cartophily The hobby of collecting cigarette cards
75. Cetology Study of whales and dolphins
76. Chalcography The are of engraving on copper or brass
77. Catacoustics Science of echoes or reflected sounds
78. Catalactics Science of commercial exchange
79. Chalcotriptics Art of taking rubbings from ornamental brasses
80. Chaology The study of chaos or chaos theory
81. Chemistry Study of properties of substances
82. Chirocosmetics Beautifying the hands; are of manicure
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83. Chiropody Medical science of feet
84. Chorology Science of the geographic
85. Characterology Study of development of character
86. Chirography Study of handwriting or penmanship
87. Chronobiology Study of biological rhythms
88. Conchology Study of shells
89. Codicology Study of manuscripts
90. Cometology Study of comets
91. Climatology Study of climate
92. Chrysology Study of precious metals
93. Ciselure The art of chasing metal
94. Chirology Study of the hands description of anything
95. Clinology Study of aging or individual decline after maturity
96. Cryptozoology study of animals for whose existence there is no
conclusive proof
97. Criminology Study of crime; criminals
98. Cosmology Study of the universe
99. Coprology Study of pornography
100. Craniology Study of the skull
101. Cryptology Study of codes
102. Cryobiology Study of life under cold conditions
103. Cytology Study of living cells
104. Ctetology Study of the inheritance of acquired characteristics
105. Cynology Scientific study of dogs
106. Dactylology Study of sign language
107. Dactyliology Study of rings
108. Demology Study of human behaviour
109. Deltiology The collection and study of picture postcards
110. Dendrochronology Study of tree rings
111. Demonology Study of demons
112. Dendrol Study of trees
113. Dermatoglyphics The study of skin patterns and fingerprints
114. Deontology The theory or study of moral obligation
115. Desmology Study of ligaments
116. Dermatology Study of skin
117. Diabology Study of devils
118. Dioptrics Study of light refraction
119. Dialectology Study of dialects
120. Diplomatics Science of deciphering ancient writings and text
121. Dosiology The study of doses
122. Diplomatology Study of diplomats
123. Docimology The art of assaying
124. Dramaturgy Art of producing and staging dramatic works
125. Dysteleology Study of purposeless organs
126. Dysgenics The study of racial degeneration
127. Eccrinology Study of excretion
128. Ecclesiology Study of church affairs
129. Economics Study of material wealth
130. Ecology Study of environment
131. Egyptology Study of ancient Egypt
132. Edaphology Study of soils
133. Electrochemistry Study of relations between electricity and chemicals
134. Ekistics Study of human settlement
135. Emmenology The study of menstruation
136. Embryology Study of embryos
137. Endemiology Study of local diseases
138. Emetology Study of vomiting
139. Enigmatology Study of enigmas
140. Endocrinology Study of glands
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141. Entozoology Study of parasites that live inside larger organisms
142. Entomology Study of insects
143. Ephebiatrics Branch of medicine dealing with adolescence
144. Enzymology Study of enzymes
145. Epileptology Study of epilepsy
146. Epistemology Study of grounds of knowledge
147. Ergology Study of effects of work on humans
148. Eremology Study of deserts
149. Escapology Study of freeing oneself from constraints
150. Ergonomics Study of people at work
151. Ethnogeny Study of origins of races or ethnic groups
152. Eschatology Study of death; final matters
153. Ethnomethodology Study of everyday communication
154. Ethnology Study of cultures
155. Ethology Study of natural or biological character
156. Etymology Study of origins of words
157. Etiology The science of causes; especially of disease
158. Euthenics Science concerned with improving living conditions
159. Exobiology Study of extraterrestrial life
160. Folkloristics Study of folklore and fables
161. Floristry The art of cultivating and selling flowers
162. Futturology Study of future
163. Gastroenterology Study of stomach; intestines
164. Garbology Study of garbage
165. Gemmology Study of gems and jewels
166. Gastronomy Study of fine dining
167. Genealogy Study of descent of families
168. Genethlialogy The art of casting horoscopes
169. Genesiology Study of reproduction and heredity
170. Geochemistry Study of chemistry of the earth's crust
171. Geochronology Study of measuring geological time
172. Geography Study of surface of the earth and its inhabitants
173. Geogeny Science of the formation of the earth's crust
174. Geomorphogeny Study of the origins of land forms
175. Geology Study of earth's crust
176. Geoponics Study of agriculture
177. Geratology Study of decadence and decay
178. Geotechnics Study of increasing habitability of the earth
179. Gerontology Study of the elderly; aging
180. Gerocomy Study of old age
181. Gigantology Study of giants
182. Glossology Study of language; study of the tongue
183. Glaciology Study of ice ages and glaciation
184. Glyptology Study of gem engravings
185. Gnosiology Study of knowledge; philosophy of knowledge
186. Gnomonics The art of measuring time using sundials
187. Gnotobiology Study of life in germ-free conditions
188. Grammatology Study of systems of writing
189. Graminology study of grasses
190. Graphemics Study of systems of representing speech in writing
191. Graphology Study of handwriting
192. Gynaecology Study of women's physicology
193. Gromatics Science of surveying
194. Gyrostatics The study of rotating bodies
195. Halieutics Study of fishing
196. Haemataulics Study of movement of blood through blood vessels
197. Hedonics Part of ethics or psychology dealing with pleasure
198. Hamartiology Study of sin
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199. Helcology Study of ulcers
200. Helioseismology Study of sun's interior by observing its surface
oscillations
201. Heliology Science of the sun
202. Hematology Study of blood
203. Helminthology Study of worms
204. Hepatology Study of liver
205. Herpetology Study of reptiles and amphibians
206. Herpetology Study of heresies
207. Heraldry Study of coats of arms
208. Hierology Science of sacred matters
209. Histology Study of the tissues of organisms
210. Hippiatrics Study of diseases of horses
211. Hippology The study of horses
212. Histopathology Study of changes in tissue due to disease
213. Historiology Study of history
214. Hoplology The study of weapons
215. Horography Art of constructing sundials or clocks
216. Homiletics The art of preaching
217. Horology Science of time measurement
218. Hydrobiology Study of aquatic organisms
219. Hydrodynamics Study of movement in liquids
220. Horticulture Study of gardening
221. Hydrogeology Study of ground water
222. Hydrography Study of investigating bodies of water.
223. Hydrology Study of water resources
224. Hydrokinetics Study of motion of fluids
225. Hydropathy Study of treating diseases with water
226. Hyetology Science of rainfall
227. Hydrometeorology Study of atmospheric moisture
228. Hygienics Study of sanitation; health
229. Hygiology Hygienics; study of cleanliness
230. Hygiastics Science of health and hygiene
231. Hygrometry Science of humidity
232. Hymnology Study of hymns
233. Hygrology Study of humidity
234. Hypsography Science of measuring heights
235. Hypnology Study of sleep; Study of hypnosis
236. Iatrology Treatise or text on medical topics; Study of medicine
237. Iamatology Study of remedies
238. Ichnography Art of drawing ground plans; a ground plan
239. Iatromathematics Archaic practice of medicine in conjunction with
astrology
240. Iconography Study of drawing symbols
241. Ichthyology Study of fish
242. Iconology Study of icons; symbols
243. Ideology Science of ideas; system of
244. Ideogeny Study of origins of ideas
ideas used to justify behaviour
245. Idiomology Study of idiom, jargon or dialect
246. Immunogenetics Study of genetic characteristics of immunity
247. Idiopsychology Psychology of one's own mind
248. Immunology Study of immunity
249. Insectology Study of insects
250. Immunopathology Study of immunity to disease
251. Irenology The study of peace
252. Iridology Study of the iris; diagnosis of disease based on the iris
of the eye
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253. Kalology Study of beauty
254. Kidology Study of kidding
255. Kinesics Study of gestural communication
256. Koniology Study of atmospheric pollutants and dust
257. Kinetics Study of forces producing or changing motion
258. Ktenology Science of putting people to death
259. Labeorphily Collection and study of beer bottle labels
260. Kymatology Study of wave motion
261. Larithmics Study of population statistics
262. Leprology Study of leprosy
263. Lepidopterology Study of butterflies and moths
264. Lexicology Study of words and their meanings
265. Lichenology Study of lichens
266. Lexigraphy Art of definition of words
267. Limnology Study of bodies of fresh water
268. Limnobiology Study of freshwater ecosystems
269. Linguistics Study of language
270. Liturgiology Study of liturgical forms and Church rituals
271. Loxodromy Study of sailing along rhumb lines
272. Loimology Study of plagues and epidemics
273. Magnanerie Art of raising silkworms
274. Malacology Study of molluscs
275. Magnetics Study of magnetism
276. Malariology Study of malaria
277. Manege The art of horsemanship
278. Mammalogy Study of mammals
279. Mariology Study of the Virgin Mary
280. Mastology Study of mammals
281. Martyrology Study of martyrs
282. Mazology Mammalogy; study of mammals
283. Mathematics Study of magnitude, number, and forms
284. Melittology Study of bees
285. Meconology Study of or treatise concerning opium
286. Mesology Ecology
287. Mereology Study of part-whole relationships
288. Metallogeny Study of the origin and distribution of metal deposits
289. Metallurgy Study of alloying and treating metals
290. Metapolitics Study of politics in theory or abstract
291. Metallography Study of the structure and constitution of metals
292. Metapsychology Study of nature of the mind
293. Meteorology Study of weather
294. Meteoritics The study of meteors
295. Metrology Science of weights and measures
296. Microanatomy Study of microscopic tissues
297. Microclimatiology Study of local climates
298. Microbiology Study of microscopic organisms
299. Micropalaeontology Study of microscopic fossils
300. Mineralogy Study of minerals
301. Microphytology Study of very small plant life
302. Molinology Study of mills and milling
303. Morphology Study of forms and the development of structures
304. Momilogy Study of mummies
305. Muscology The study of mosses
306. Musicology Study of music
307. Museology The study of museums
308. Myology Study of muscles
309. Mycology Study of funguses
310. Myrmecology Study of ants
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311. Nautics Art of navigation
312. Nasology Study of the nose
313. Neossology Study of nestling birds
314. Nematology The study of nematodes
315. Nephology Study of the kidneys
316. Nephology Study of clouds
317. Neurology Study of nervous system
318. Neurobiology Study of anatomy of the nervous system
319. Neuropsychology Study of relation between brain and behaviour
320. Neutrosophy Study of the origin and nature of philosophical
neutralities
321. Neurypnology Study of hypnotism
322. Nomology The science of the laws; especially of the mind
323. Nidology Study of nests
324. Noology Science of the intellect
325. Nostology Study of senility
326. Nosology Study of diseases
327. Numismatics Study of coins
328. Notaphily Collecting of bank-notes and cheques
329. Nymphology Study of nymphs
330. Oceanography Study of oceans
331. Obstetrics Study of midwifery
332. Odontology Study of teeth
333. Oceanology Study of oceans
334. Oenology Study of wines
335. Ombrology Study of rain
336. Olfactology Study of the sense of smell
337. Oncology Study of tumours
338. Onomasiology Study of nomenclature
339. Oneirology Study of dreams
340. Onomastics Study of proper names
341. Ophiology Study of snakes
342. Ontology Science of pure being; the nature of things
343. Ophthalmology Study of eye diseases
344. Optology Study of sight
345. Optics Study of light
346. Orchidology Study of orchids
347. Optometry Science of examining the eyes
348. Orology Study of mountains
349. Ornithology Study of birds
350. Orthography Study of spelling
351. Orthoepy Study of correct pronunciation
352. Osmics Scientific study of smells
353. Oryctology Mineralogy or paleontology
354. Osphresiology Study of the sense of smell
355. Osmics Scientific study of smells
356. Otorhinolaryngology Study of ear, nose and throat
357. Osteology Study of bones
358. Paedology Study of children
359. Paidonosology Study of children's diseases; pediatrics
360. Paedotrophy art of rearing children
361. Palaeobiology Study of fossil plants and animals
362. Palaeoanthropology Study of early humans
363. Palaeolimnology Study of ancient fish
364. Palaeontology Study of fossils
365. Palaeolimnology Study of ancient lakes
366. Palaeoclimatology Study of ancient climates
367. Palynology Study of pollen
368. Parapsychology Study of unexplained mental phenomena
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369. Paleobotany Study of ancient plants
370. Papyrology Study of paper
371. Paleo-Osteology Study of ancient bones
372. Parasitology Study of parasites
373. Parthenology Study of virgins
374. Paroemiology Study of proverbs
375. Pataphysics The science of imaginary solutions
376. Pedagogics Study of teaching
377. Patrology Study of early Christiantiy
378. Pedology Study of soils
379. Pelology Study of mud
380. Penology Study of crime and punishment
381. Pestlogy Science of pests
382. Periodontics Study of gums
383. Petrology Study of rocks
384. Pharmacognosy Study of drugs of animal and plant origin
385. Pharyngology Study of the throat
386. Pharology Study of lighthouses
387. Phenology Study of organisms as affected by climate
388. Phenomenology Study of phenomena
389. Philology Study of ancient texts; historical linguistics
390. Philosophy Science of knowledge or wisdom
391. Philately Study of postage stamps
392. Phillumeny Collecting of matchbox
393. Philematology The act or study of kissing labels
394. Phonology Study of speech sounds
395. Phraseology Study of phrases
396. Photobiology Study of effects of light on organisms
397. Phycology Study of algae and seaweeds
398. Phrenology Study of bumps on the head
399. Physiology Study of processes of life
400. Physics Study of properties of matter and energy
401. Phytology Study of plants; botany
402. Piscatology Study of fishes
403. Planetology Study of planets
404. Pisteology Science or study of faith
405. Podiatry Study and treatment of disorders of the foot; Chiropody
406. Plutology Political economy; study of wealth
407. Podology Study of the feet
408. Posology Science of quantity or dosage
409. Polemology Study of war
410. Patamology Study of rivers
411. Primatology Study of primates
412. Proctology Study of rectum
413. Protistology Study of protists
414. Prosody Study of versification
415. Psalligraphy The art of paper-cutting to make pictures
416. Proxemics Study of man's need for personal space
417. Pseudology Art or science of lying
418. Psychobiology Study of biology of the mind
419. Pseudoptics Study of optical illusions
420. Psychogenetics Study of internal of mental states
421. Psychognosy Study of mentality, Personality or character
422. Psychopathology Study of mental illness
423. Psychology Study of mind
424. Pteridology Study of ferns
425. Psychophysics Study of link between mental and physical processes
426. Pterylology Study of distribution of feathers on birds
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427. Pyrgology Study of towers
428. Pyretology Study of fevers
429. Pyrogrphy Study of wood burning
430. Pyroballogy Study of artillery
431. Radiology Study of X-rays and their medical applications
432. Reciology Study of racial differences
433. Rhabdology Knowledge or learning concerning divining rods
434. Reflexology Study of reflexes
435. Rhabdology Art of calculating using numbering rods
436. Rheumatology Study of rheumatism
437. Rhochrematics Science of inventory management and the movement
of products
438. Rhinology Study of the nose
439. Runology Study of runes
440. Sarcology Study of fleshy parts of the body
441. Schematonics Art of using gesture of express tones
442. Satanology Study of the devil
443. Scripophily Collection of bond and share certificates
444. Sciagraphy Art of Shading
445. Sedimentology Study of sediment
446. Selenodesy Study of the shape and features of the moon
447. Seismology Study of earthquakes
448. Semantics Study of meaning
449. Semantology Science of meanings of words
450. Semasiology Study of meaning; semantics
451. Semiotics Study of signs and symbols
452. Serology Study of serums
453. Semiology Study of signs and signals
454. Sexology Study of sexual behaviour
455. Siderography Art of engraving on steel
456. Significs Science of meaning
457. Sindonology Study of the shroud of Turin
458. Sigillography Study of seals
459. Sinology Study of China
460. Sociobiology Study of biological basis of human behaviour
461. Sitology Dietetics
462. Sociology Study of society
463. Sophiology Science of ideas
464. Somatology Science of the properties of matter
465. Soteriology Study of theological salvation
466. Spectroscopy Study of spectra
467. Spectrology Study of ghosts
468. Sphagnology Study of peat moss
469. Spermology Study of seeds
470. Splanchnology Study of the entrails or viscera
471. Sphygmology Study of the pulse
472. Stasiology Study of political parties
473. Spongology Study of sponges
474. Stoichiology Science of elements of animal tissues
475. Statics Study of bodies and forces in equilibrium
476. Stomatology Study of the mouth
477. Stratigraphy Study of geological layers or strata
478. Storiology Study of folk tales
479. Stratography Art of leading an army
480. Symbology Study of symbols
481. Suicidology Study of suicide
482. Symptomatology Study of symptoms of illness
483. Synectics Study of processes of invention
484. Synecology Study of ecological communities
485. Syphilology Study of syphilis
486. Syntax Study of sentence structure
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487. Taxidermy Art of curing and stuffing animals.
488. Systematology Study of systems
489. Tegestology Study and collecting of beer mats
490. Telmatology Study of swamps
491. Teleology Study of final causes; analysis in terms of purpose
492. Teratology Study of monsters, freaks or malformations etc
493. Teuthology Study of cephalopods
494. Textology Stud of the production of texts
495. Thanatology Study of death and its customs
496. Thalassography Science of the sea
497. Thaumatology Study of miracles
498. Theriatrics Veterinary medicine
499. Theriogenology Study of animals reproductive systems
500. Thermodynamics Study of relation of heat to motion
501. Thermokinematics Study of motion of heat
502. Thremmatology Science of breeding domestic animals and plants
503. Thermology Study of heat
504. Threpsology Science of nutrition
505. Tidology Study of tides
506. Tonetics Study of pronunciation
507. Timbrology Study of postage stamps
508. Topology Study of places and their natural features
509. Toreutics Study of artistic work in metal
510. Toponymics Study of place-names
511. Toxicology Study of poisons
512. Traumatology Study of wounds and their effects
513. Toxophily Love of archery; archery; study of archery
514. Trichology Study of hair and its disorders
515. Turnery Art of turning in a lathe
516. Tsiganology Study of gypsies
517. Trophology Study of nutrition
518. Typhlology Study of blindness and the blind
519. Typology Study of types of things
520. Uranography Descriptive astronomy and mapping
521. Ufology Study of alien spacecraft
522. Uranology Study of the heavens; astronomy
523. Urology Study of urine; urinary tract
524. Urenology Study of rust molds
525. Victimology Study of victims
526. Venereology Study of venereal disease
527. Vinology Scientific study of vines and winemaking
528. Volcanology Study of volcanoes
529. Vitrics Glassy materials; glassware; study of glassware
530. Xylolgy Study of wood
531. Xylography Art of engraving on wood
532. Zooarchaeology Study of animal remains of archaeological sites
533. Zenography Study of the planet Jupiter
534. Zoogeology Study of fossil animal remains
535. Zoochemistry Chemistry of animals
536. Zoogeography Study of geographic distribution of animals
537. Zoology Study of animals
538. Zoonomy Animal physiology
539. Zoopathology Study of animal diseases
540. Zoophysics Physics of animal bodies
541. Zoophytology Study of plant-like animals
542. Zoophysiology Study of physiology of animals
543. Zootaxy Science of classifying animals
544. Zygology Science of joining and fastening
545. Zymurgy Branch of chemistry dealing with brewing and distilling
546. Zootechnics Science of breeding animals
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1. Acoustography An imaging process that employs a sensor to convert ultrasound into an image in
near real-time, analogous to an X-ray.
2. Arteriography Roentgenographic examination of arteries
3. Angiography Roentgenographic examination of blood vessels after injection of a radiopaque
contrast medium; produces an angiogram
4. Autography Writing done with one's own hand.
5. Autobiography A biography of yourself
6. Autoradiography Producing a radiograph by means of the radiation emitted from the specimen being
photographed
7. Biography An account of the series of events making up a person's life
8. Bibliography A list of writings with time and place of publication (Such as the writings of a single
author or the works referred to in preparing a document etc.)
9. Calligraphy Beautiful handwriting
10. Cacography Poor handwriting
11. Cardiography Diagnostic procedure consisting of recording the activity of the heart electronically
with a cardiograph (and producing a cardiogram)
12. Chirography Beautiful handwriting
13. Cartography The making of maps and charts
14. Choreography A notation used by choreographers
15. Cholangiography Roentgenographic examination of the bile ducts after a contrast medium has been
injected
16. Chorography The systematic description and mapping of particular regions
17. Cinematography The act of making a film
18. Chromatography A process used for separating mixtures by virtue of differences in absorbency
19. Cryptography Act of writing in code or cipher
20. Cosmography A representation of the earth or the heavens
21. Crystallography The branch of science that studies the formation and structure of crystals
22. Demography The branch of sociology that studies the characteristics of human populations
23. Epigraphy The study of ancient inscriptions
24. Encephalography Roentgenography of the brain after spinal fluid has been replaced by a gas (usually
oxygen); produces an encephalogram
25. Ethnography The branch of anthropology that provides scientific description of individual human
societies
26. Geography Study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate
and soil and vegetation.
27. Hagiography A biography that idealizes or idolizes the person (especially a person who is a saint)
28. Holography The Branch of optics that deals with the use of coherent light from a laser in order to
make a hologram that can then be used to create a three dimensional image
29. Historiography The writing of history
30. Hydrography The science of the measurement and description and mapping of the surface waters
of the earth with special reference to navigation
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31. Ideography The use of ideograms in writing
32. Iconography The images and symbolic representations that are traditionally associated with a
person or a subject.
33. Lithography The act of making a lithographic print
34. Lexicography The act of writing dictionaries
35. Lymphography Roentgenographic examination of lymph nodes and lymph vessels after injection of a
radiopaque contrast medium; produces a lymph angiogram
36. Mammography A diagnostic procedure to detect breast tumors by the use of X rays
37. Orography The science of mountains
38. Oceanograpy The branch of science dealing with physical and biological aspects of the oceans
39. Orthography A method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols
40. Paleography The study of ancient forms of writing (and the deciphering of them)
41. Paleogeography The study of the geography of ancient times or ancient epochs
42. Photography The occupation of taking and printing photographs or making movies
43. Planography The process of printing from a surface on which the printing areas are not raised but
are ink receptive (as opposed to ink repellent)
44. Physiography The study of physical features of the earth's surface
45. Polarography An electrochemical method or chemical analysis
46. Radiography Photography that uses other kinds of radiation than visible light
47. Pornography Creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value
other than to stimulate sexual desire.
48. Roentgenography Radiography that uses X rays to produce a roentgenogram
49. Radiotelegraphy The use of radio to send telegraphic messages (usually by Morse code)
50. Seismography The measurement of tremors and shocks and undulatory movement of earthquakes
51. Stenography The act or art of writing in shorthand
52. Sonography Using the reflections of high frequency sound waves to construct an image of a body
organ (a sonogram); commonly used to observe fetal growth or study bodily organs
53. Stratigraphy The branch of geology that studies the arrangement and succession of strata
54. Telephotography Photography using a telephoto lens
55. Telegraphy Communicating at a distance by electric transmission over wire
56. Tomography (medicine) obtaining pictures of the interior of the body
57. Thermography Diagnostic technique using a thermograph to record the heat produced by different
parts of the body; used to study blood flow and to detect tumors
58. Typography The craft of composing type and printing from it
59. Ultrasonography Using the reflections of high frequency sound waves to construct an image of a body
organ (a sonogram); commonly used to observe fetal growth or study bodily organs
60. Venography Roentgenographic examination of veins
61. Xerography Forming an image by the action of light on a specially coated charged plate; the
latent image is developed with powders that adhere only to electrically charged areas
62. Xeroradiography Radiography using X rays and xerographic (rather than roentegenographic)
techniques
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1. Anemocracy Government by the wind
2. Acracy Government by none; anarchy
3. Anarchy Government by none
4. Adhocracy Government in an unstructured fashion; an
unstructured organization
5. Androcracy Government by men
6. Angelocracy Government by angles
7. Aristarchy Government by the best
8. Antarchy Opposition to government; anarchy
9. Arithmocracy Government by simple majority
10. Aristrocracy Government by the nobility
11. Autocracy Government by one individual
12. Autarchy Government by an absolute ruler
13. Bureaucracy Government by civil servants
14. Beerocracy Government by brewing interests
15. Barbarocracy Government by barbarians
16. Bestiocracy Rule by beasts
17. Biarchy Government by two people; diarchy
18. Binarchy Government by two people; diarchy
19. Capelocracy Government by shopkeepers
20. Chirocracy Government by physical force
21. Chiliarchy Government by one thousand people
22. Chromatocract Government by rulers of a particular skin colour
23. Corpocracy Government by corporate bureaucrats
24. Chrysoaristorcracy Government by the wealthy; plutocracy
25. Cosmarchy Rulership over the entire world esp. by the devil
26. Cryptarchy Secret rulership
27. Cottonocracy Government by those involved in the cotton trade
28. Decadarchy Government by ten individuals; decarchy
29. Democracy Government by the people
30. Decarchy Government by ten individuals
31. Demonocracy Government by demons or evil forces
32. Demonarchy Government by a demon
33. Diabolocracy Government by the Devil
34. Despotocracy Government by despots or tyrants
35. Dodecarchy Government by twelve people
36. Diarchy Government by two people
37. Doulocracy Government by slaves
38. Dulocracy Government by slaves; doulocracy
39. Duarchy Government by two people; diarchy
40. Dyarchy Government by two people; diarchy
41. Endarchy centralized government
42. Ecclesiarchy Government by clerics or ecclesiastical authorities
43. Ergatocracy Government by the workers or the working class
44. Ethnocracy Government by an ethnic group or race
45. Ethnarchy Government over an ethnic group
46. Foolocracy Government by fools
47. Gunarchy Government by women; gynarchy
48. Gerontocracy Government by the aged

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49. Gynaecocracy Government by women; gynarchy
50. Gymnasiarchy Government over a school or academy
51. Gynocracy Government by women; gynarchy
52. Gynarchy Government by women
53. Hagiocracy Government by holy men
54. Hagiarchy Government by saints or holy persons
55. Hecatarchy Government by one hundred people; hecatontarchy
56. Hecatontarchy Government by one hundred people
57. Heroarchy Government by heroes
58. Hendecarchy Government by eleven people
59. Heterarchy Government by a foreign ruler
60. Hetaerocracy Government by Paramours
61. Hierarchy Government by a ranked body; government by priests
62. Hipparchy Rule or control of horses
63. Hierocracy Government by priests or religious ministers
64. Hoplarchy Government by the military
65. Hyperarchy Excessive government
66. Hyperanarchy condition of extreme anarchy
67. Infantocracy Government by an infant
68. Idiocracy personal rule; self-rule
69. Isocracy Equal political power
70. Juntocracy Government by a junta
71. Jesuitocracy Government by Jesuits
72. Kakistocracy Government by the worst
73. Kritarchy Government by judges
74. Kleptocracy Government by thieves
75. Landocracy Government by the propertied class; timocracy
76. Meritocracy Government by the meritorious
77. Matriarchy Government by women or mothers
78. Merocracy Government by a part of the citizenry
79. Metrocracy Government by mothers or women; matriarchy
80. Mesocracy Government by the middle classes
81. Millionocracy Government by millionaries
82. Mobocracy Government by mobs or crowds
83. Millocracy Government by mill owners
84. Monocracy Government by one individual
85. Monarchy Government by one individual
86. Myriarchy Government by ten thousand individuals
87. Navarchy Rulership over the seas
88. Narcokleptocracy Government by those who profit from trade in illegal
drugs
89. Nomocracy Government based on legal system; rule of law
90. Neocracy Government by new or inexperienced rulers
91. Oligarchy Government by the few
92. Ochlocracy Government by mobs
93. Paedocracy Government by children; paedarchy
94. Paedarchy Government by children
95. Panarchy Universal rule or dominoion
96. Pantarchy Government by all the people; world government
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97. Paparchy Government by the pope
98. Pantisocracy Government by all equally
99. Parsonarchy Government by parsons
100. Pigmentocracy Government by those of one skin colour
101. Patriarchy Government by men or fathers
102. Papyrocracy Government by newspapers or literature
103. Pentarchy Government by five individuals
104. Philosophocracy Government by philosophers
105. Phylarchy Government by a specific class or tribe
106. Pedantocracy Government by pedants or strict rule-bound scholars
107. Physiocracy Government according to natural laws or principles
108. Plantocracy Government by plantation owners
109. Plutarchy Government by the wealthy; plutocracy
110. Plutocracy Government by the wealthy
111. Popocracy Government by populists
112. Polarchy Government by many people; polyarchy
113. Policeocracy Government by police
114. Plousiocracy Government by the wealthy; plutocracy
115. Polycracy Government by many rulers; polyarchy
116. Pornocracy Government by harlots
117. Pollarchy Government by the multitude or a mob; ochlocracy
118. Psephocracy Government resulting from election by ballot
119. Ptochocracy Government by beggars or paupers; wholesale
pauperization
120. Punditocracy Government by political pundits
121. Prophetocracy Government by a prophet
122. Rotocracy Government by those who control rotten boroughs
123. Squatterchy Government by squatters; squattorcracy
124. Septarchy Government by seven rulers; heptarchy
125. Slavocracy Government by slave-owners
126. Synarchy joint sovereignty
127. Shopocracy Government by shopkeepers
128. Snobocracy Government by snobs
129. Squarsonocracy Government by landholding clergymen
130. Squattorcracy Government by squatters
131. Squirocracy Government by squires; squirearchy
132. Stratarchy Rulership over an army
133. Stratocracy Military rule or despotism
134. Squirearchy Government by squires
135. Thearchy Rule by a god or gods; body of divine rulers
136. Technocracy Government by technical experts
137. Thalassiarchy Soverignty of the seas; thalassorcracy
138. Thalassocracy Sovereignty of the seas
139. Theocracy Government by priests or by religious law
140. Timocracy Government by the propertied class
141. Theatrocracy Government by gathered assemblies of citizens
142. Tritheocracy Government by three gods
143. Triarchy Government by three people
144. Whiggarchy Government by Whigs
145. Xenocracy Government by a body of foreigners

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 XI - LIST OF WORSHIP
Sr. Words Definition
1. Arborolatry Worship of tress
2. Angelolatry Worship of or belief in angels
3. Anthropolatry Worship of human beings
4. Archeaeolatry Worship of archaic things or old customs
5. Autolatry Self-worship
6. Aischrolatry Worship of fifth, dirt, or smut
7. Allotheism Belief in or worship of strange gods
8. Bibliolatry Worship of the Bible or other books
9. Bardolatry Excessive devotion to or worship of Shakespeare
10. Christolatry Worship of Christ
11. Cynolatry Worship of dogs
12. Cosmolatry Worship of the world
13. Demonolatry Worship of or devotion to demons
14. Ecclesiolatry Excessive devotion to church tradition and form
15. Episcopolatry Worship of bishops
16. Epeolatry Worship of words
17. Gastrolatry Gluttony; excessive love of food
18. Gamidolatry Worship of marriage
19. Geolatry Earth-worship
20. Gyniolatry Deep respect or devotion for women
21. Grammatolatry Worship of letters and words
22. Heliolatry Sun worship
23. Hagiolatry Worship or reverence for saints
24. Hygeiolatry Excessive devotion to health
25. Hierolatry Worship of saints or sacred things
26. Ichthyolatry The worship of fish
27. Idiolatry Self-worship; egotism
28. Idolatry Worship of idols
29. Ignicolist Fire-worshipper
30. Iconolatry Image-worship
31. Ideolatry Worship of ideas
32. Lordolatry Worship of nobility
33. Litholatry Stone-worship
34. Mariolatry Worship of the virgin mother
35. Mechanolatry Worship of machines
36. Martyrolatry Excessive devotion to martyrs
37. Monolatry Worship of one god without excluding belief in others
38. Neolatry Worship of novelty
39. Necrolatry Worship of dead
40. Onolatry Worship of asses or donkeys
41. Ophism Snake-worship
42. Ophiolatry Worship of snakes
43. Pandemonism Worship of spirits dwelling in all forms of nature
44. Pyrolatry Fire-worship
45. Patriolatry excessive devotion or worship of one's native country
46. Parthenolatry Worship of the Virgin Mary
47. Physiolatry Nature-worship
48. Plutolatry Worship of wealth
49. Poetolatry Worship of poets
50. Symbolatry Undue worship of symbols
51. Statolatry Worship of the state
52. Selenolatry Worship of the moon
53. Staurolatry Worship of the cross or crucifix
54. Theriolatry Animal-worship
55. Thaumatolatry Worship of miracles or wonders
56. Zoolatry Excessive devotion to animals or pets
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 XII - LIST OF INSTRUMENTS
Sr. Words Definition
1. Anemometer Instrument for measuring wind velocity
2. Areometer instrument used for measuring specific gravity.
3. Arthroscope Instrument for examining interior of a joint
4. Absorptiometer Instrument for measuring solubility of gases in liquids
5. Actinograph Instrument used to calculate time of photographic
exposure
6. Alcoholometer Instrument for measuring proportion of alcohol in
solutions
7. Alcovinometer Instrument to measure strength of wine
8. Algometer Instrument for measuring sensitivity to pain
9. Alkalimeter Instrument for measuring strength of alkalines
10. Actinometer Instrument for measuring incident radiation
11. Aerometer Instrument for measuring weight or density of gas
12. Altimeter Instrument for measuring altitude
13. Accelerometer Instrument for measuring acceleration or vibrations
14. Acetimeter Instrument for measuring strength of vinegar
15. Acidimeter Instrument for measuring concentration of acids
16. Audiometer Instrument for measuring acuity of hearing
17. Auriscope Instrument for examining the ear
18. Auxanometer Instrument for measuring growth of plants
19. Auxometer Instrument for measuring magnifying power
20. Ammeter Instrument for measuring electrical current
21. Anemograph Instrument for measuring pressure and velocity of wind
22. Ballistocardiograph Instrument for detecting body movements caused by
heartbeat
23. Barograph Instrument for recording air pressure
24. Bathythermograph Instrument for recording water temperature as
compared to depth
25. Bolometer Instrument for measuring radiant energy or infrared
light
26. Bronchoscope Instrument for examining the windpipe
27. Barometer Instrument for measuring air pressure
28. Bathymeter Instrument for recording contours of deep oceans
29. Calorimeter Instrument for measuring absorbed or evolved heat
30. Cathetometer Instrument for measuring short vertical distances
31. Chromatograph Instrument for performing chromatographic separations
32. Chromatoptometer Instrument measuring eyes'
sensitivity to colour
33. Chronometer Instrument for measuring time
34. Clinometer Instrument used to measure slopes and elevations
35. Ceilometer Instrument for measuring height of cloud ceiling above
earth
36. Colorimeter Instrument for measuring and determining colour
37. Ceraunograph Instrument for recording thunder and lighting
38. Chlorometer Instrument for measuring amount of chlorine in a
solution
39. Cytometer Instrument for counting cells
40. Coercimeter Instrument for measuring coercive force
41. Colonoscope Instrument for viewing the colon
42. Chronoscope Instrument for measuring very short time intervals
43. Colposcope Instrument for viewing the neck of the uterus
44. Coronagraph Instrument for viewing the corona of the sun
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45. Coulombmeter Instrument for measuring electric charge
46. Coulometer Instrument measuring amount of substance released in
electrolysis
47. Craniometer Instrument for measuring the skull
48. Crescograph Instrument for measuring the growth of plants
49. Cryometer Instrument for measuring low temperatures
50. Cyclometer Instrument for measuring revolutions of a wheel
51. Cymograph Instrument for tracing the outline of mouldings
52. Cystoscope Instrument for examining the bladder
53. Cryoscope Instruments for determining freezing points of
substances
54. Cyanometer Instrument for measuring blueness of the sky or ocean
55. Densitometer Instrument for measuring optional or photographic
density
56. Diagraph Instrument for enlarging or projecting drawings
57. Dilatometer Instrument for measuring expansion
58. Decelerometer Instrument for measuring deceleration
59. Declinometer Instrument for measuring magnetic declination
60. Dendrometer Instrument for measuring trees
61. Diaphanometer Instrument for measuring the transparency of air
62. Dichroscope Instrument for examining crystals for dichroism
63. Diffractometer Instrument for determining structure of crystal through
light diffraction
64. Densimeter Instrument for measuring closeness of grain of a
substance
65. Dipleidoscope Instrument for measuring moment when an object
passes a meridian
66. Diplograph Instrument for writing two lines of text at once
67. Dynamograph Instrument for recording mechanical forces
68. Dynamometer Instrument for measuring mechanical force
69. Dosimeter Instrument for measuring dose of radiation
70. Dromometer Instrument for measuring speed
71. Drosometer Instrument for measuring dew
72. Durometer Instrument for measuring hardness of substances
73. Ebullioscope Instrument for measuring boiling point of liquids
74. Electrodynamometer Instrument for measuring electrical current
75. Electroencephalograph Instrument for measuring the brain's electrical impulses
76. Electrograph Instrument for recording electrical potential
77. Electromyograph Instrument for diagnosing neuromuscular disorders
78. Electroretinograph Instrument for measuring electrical activity in the
retina
79. Eidograph Instrument for copying drawings
80. Eudiometer Instrument for measuring air purity
81. Extensometer Instrument for measuring deformation in object due to
force applied
82. Elatrometer Instrument for measuring gaseous pressure
83. Electrocardiograph Instrument for recording unusual electrical fluctuations
of the heart
84. Evaporimeter Instrument for measuring rate of evaporation
85. Electroscope Instrument for detecting electrical charges in the body
86. Endosmometer Instrument for measuring osmosis into a solution
87. Epidiascope Instrument for projecting images of objects
88. Ergograph Instrument for measuring and recording muscular work
89. Ellipsograph Instrument for describing ellipses
90. Encephalograph Instrument for recording brain images
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91. Endoscope Instrument for visualizing interior of a hollow organ
92. Ergograph Instrument for measuring work performed
93. Eriometer Instrument for measuring very small diameters
94. Fiberscope Instrument using fibre-optics to examine inaccessible
areas
95. Fluorimeter Instrument for measuring fluorescence
96. Fluoroscope Instrument using x-rays to examine internal structure of
opaque object
97. Flowmeter Instrument for measuring properties of flowing liquids
98. Focimeter Instrument for measuring focal length of a lens
99. Geothermometer Instrument for measuring subterranean temperatures
100. Galactometer Instrument for measuring specific gravity of milk
101. Gasometer Instrument for holding and measuring gases
102. Gastroscpe Instrument for examining of interior of the stomach
103. Goniometer Instrument for measuring angle s between faces
104. Galvanometer Instrument for measuring electrical current
105. Gradiometer Instrument for measuring gradient of a physical
quantity
106. Gyrograph Instrument for counting a wheel's revolutions
107. Harmonometer Instrument measuring harmonic relations of sounds
108. Heliograph Instrument for measuring intensity of sunlight
109. Heliometer Instrument for measuring apparent diameter of the sun
110. Hydrometer Instrument for measuring specific gravity of liquids
111. Hydroscope Instrument for viewing under water
112. Hydrotimeter Instrument for measuring water hardness
113. Hyetograph Instrument for recording rainfall
114. Hyetometer Instrument for measuring rainfall
115. Helioscope Instrument for observing sun without injury to the eyes
116. Haptometer Instrument measuring sensitivity to touch
117. Harmonograph Instrument drawing curves representing vibravations
118. Hemacytometer Instrument for counting blood cells
119. Hygrometer Instrument for measuring air moisture
120. Hypsometer Instrument for measuring height of threes through
triangulation
121. Hippometer Instrument to measure height of horses
122. Hyetometrograph Instrument for recording rainfall
123. Hygrograph Instrument for recording variations in atmospheric
humidity
124. Idiometer Instrument for measuring motion of observer in
relation to transit of the heavens
125. Iconometer Instrument for finding size of object by measuring its
image
126. Inclinometer Instrument for measuring inclination to the horizontal
of an axis
127. Interferometer Instrument for analysing spectra of light
128. Katharometer Instrument measuring change in composition of gases
129. Kymograph Instrument for recording fluid pressure
130. Keraunograph Instrument for recording distant thunderstorms
131. Kinetoscope Instrument for producing curves by combination of
circular movements
132. Keratometer Instrument for measuring curvature of the cornea
133. Katahermometer Instrument for measuring the cooling power of air
134. Koniscope Instrument for measuring dust in air
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135. Labidometer Instrument for measuring size of the head of a fetus
136. Lucimeter Instrument for measuring light intensity
137. Lysimeter Instrument for measuring percolation of water through
soil
138. Laryngoscope Instrument for examining interior of the larynx
139. Lanameter Instrument for measuring quality of wool
140. Leptometer Instrument for measuring oil viscosity
141. Loxodograph Device used to record ship's travels
142. Lactometer Instrument for testing relative density of milk
143. Laparoscope Instrument for viewing interior of peritoneal cavity
144. Magnetometer Instrument for recording measurements of magnetic
fields
145. Meldometer Instrument for measuring melting points of substances
146. Megameter Instrument for determining longitude by observing
stars
147. Megascope Instrument for projecting an enlarged image
148. Mekometer Range-finder
149. Magnetometer Instrument for measuring intensity of magnetic fields
150. Marigraph Instrument for recording tide levels
151. Mecometer Instrument for measuring length
152. Methanometer Instrument for detecting presence of methane
153. Microbarograph Instrument for recording minute changes in
atmospheric pressure
154. Microcalorimeter Instrument for measuring tiny quantities of heat
155. Microseismometer Instrument for measuring small or distant earthquakes
156. Mileometer Instrument for recording distance travelled in miles
157. Milliammeter Instrument for recording very small electrical currents
158. Myograph Instrument for recording muscular contractions
159. Micrometer Instrument for measuring very small distances
160. Micronometer Instrument for measuring short periods of time
161. Microscope Instrument for magnifying small objects
162. Microseismograph Instrument for recording small or distant earthquakes
163. Nitrometer Instrument for measuring nitrogen and its compounds
164. Nephelometer Instrument for measuring cloudiness
165. Nephoscope Instrument for observing direction and velocity of
clouds
166. Nephograph Instrument for photographing clouds
167. Oncometer Instrument measuring change in size of internal organs
168. Ohmmeter Instrument for measuring electrical resistance
169. Odograph Odometer; instrument for measuring distance travelled
170. Odontograph Instrument for obtaining curves for gear-teeth
171. Oenometer Instrument for measuring alcoholic strength of wine
172. Odometer Instrument for measuring distance travelled
173. Oleometer Instrument for measuring amount of oil in a substance
174. Ombrometer Rain-gauge
175. Oscilloscope Instrument for detecting electrical fluctuations
176. Osmometer Instrument for measuring osmotic pressure
177. Olfactometer Instrument measuring intensity of odour of a substance
178. Oncosimeter Instrument measuring variations in density of molten
metal
179. Oometer Instrument for measuring eggs
180. Opacimeter Instrument for measuring opacity
181. Opeidoscope Instrument for illustrating sound by means of light
182. Ophthalmometer Instrument for measuring the eye
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183. Opsiometer Instrument for testing vision
184. Optometer Instrument for testing vision
185. Ophthalmoscope Instrument for viewing the interior of the eye
186. Opisometer Instrument for measuring curved lines
187. Orchidmeter Instrument for measuring the size of the testicles
188. Oscillometer Instrument for measuring ship's rollings
189. Permeameter Instrument for measuring permeability
190. Phacometer Instrument for measuring lenses
191. Pharmacometer Instrument for measuring drugs
192. Pharyngoscope Instrument for inspecting the pharynx
193. Phonautograph Instrument for recording sound vibrations
194. Phonendoscope Device which amplifies small sounds
195. Phonometer Instrument for measuring sound levels
196. Phorometer Instrument used to correct abnormalities in eye muscles
197. Photometer Instrument for measuring light intensity
198. Pachymeter Instrument for measuring small thicknesses
199. Pantochronometer Combined sundial and compass
200. Pedometer Instrument for measuring distance travelled on foot
201. Platometer Instrument for measuring area; planimeter
202. Plegometer Instrument for measuring the strength of a blow
203. Pelvimeter Instrument for measuring the pelvis
204. Penetrometer Instrument for measuring firmness or consistency of
substance
205. Photopolarimeter Instrument for measuring intensity and polarization of
reflected light
206. Pyranometer Instrument measuring solar radiation from the sky's
whole hemisphere
207. Pyrheliometer Instrument for measuring heating effect of sun
208. Pyrometer Instrument for measuring very high temperatures
209. Pyroscope Instrument for measuring intensity of radiant heat
210. Phototachometer Instrument for measuring the speed of light
211. Phototelegraph Instrument for transmitting drawings telegraphically
212. Phthongometer Instrument measuring intensity of vowel sounds
213. Pantograph Instrument for coping drawing to a different scale
214. Passimeter Instrument for issuing automatic tickets
215. Piezometer Instrument for measuring pressure or compressibility
216. Planigraph Instrument for copying drawings at a different scale
217. Planimeter Instrument for measuring area of plane figures
218. Plethysmograph Instrument for measuring change in body part size due
to blood flow
219. Pluviograph Self-registering rain gauge
220. Pluviometer Rain-meter
221. Polygraph Instrument for measuring small changes in pulse and
respiration
222. Porometer Instrument for measuring degree of porosity
223. Poroscope Instrument for investigating porosity
224. Potentiometer Instrument for measuring electromotive forces
225. Prisoptometer Instrument for measuring degree of astigmatism
226. Proctoscope Instrument for examining the rectum
227. Psophometer Instrument measuring audible interference of electrical
current
228. Psychograph Instrument that supposedly records spirit message
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229. Pneometer Instrument that measures respiration
230. Pneumatometer Instrument for measuring quantity of air breathed
231. Pneumograph Instrument for measuring and recording respiration
232. Polariscope Instrument for detecting polarized light
233. Psychrometer Instrument for measuring air moisture or temperature
234. Psychrometer Instrument for measuring dryness of the atmosphere
235. Pulsimeter Instrument for measuring the pulse
236. Pycnometer Instrument for measuring specific gravity or density
237. Pyknometer Instrument for measuring specific gravities
238. Qualimeter Apparatus for measuring penetrating power of X-ray
beams
239. Quantometer Instrument for measuring proportions of elements in
metallic sample
240. Quantometer Instrument for measuring proportions of elements in
metallic samples
241. Riometer Instrument for measuring absorbed cosmic radio waves
242. Rotameter Old instrument for measuring length of curved lines
243. Rotameter Instrument consisting of glass tube with free float for
measuring liquid flow
244. Rachiometer Instrument for measuring the spine
245. Radiometer Instrument measuring radiation energy
246. Radiocope Instrument for viewing objects using x-rays
247. Ratemeter Instrument for measuring counting rate of electronic
counters
248. Recipiangle Old instrument with two arms used for measuring
angles
249. Reflectometer Instrument for measuring reflectance of radiant energy
250. Radarscope Instrument for detecting radar signals
251. Radiogoniometer Instrument for finding direction through radio signals
252. Radiometeorograph Instrument for measuring atmospheric conditions at
high altitude
253. Retinoscope Instrument for measuring and viewing the retina
254. Rhinoscope Instrument for examining the nose
255. Rhythmometer Instrument for measuring speed of rhythms
256. Solarimeter Instrument for measuring solar radiation
257. Sonograph Instrument for recording and analysing sound
258. Sepctrograph Instrument for viewing a spectrum
259. Spectroheliograph Instrument for taking pictures of the sun
260. Spectroheliokinematograph Camera for taking pictures of the sun
261. Spectrohelioscope Instrument for viewing solar disc in light of a single
wavelength
262. Saccharimeter Instrument for measuring amount of sugar in a solution
263. Scotograph Instrument for writing without seeing
264. Scotoscope Instrument for detecting objects in darkness
265. Seismograph Instrument for recording earthquakes
266. Serimeter Instrument for testing quality of silk
267. Shuftiscope Instrument used to explore interior of dysentery case
268. Sideroscope Instrument using magnets to detect presence of iron
269. Sigmoidoscope Instrument for examining the interior of the rectum and
sigmoid colon
270. Sillometer Instrument measuring speed of ship
271. Skiascope Instrument for measuring eye's refraction form
movement of shadows.
272. Seismometer Instrument for measuring earthquake intensity

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273. Spectroscope Instrument for forming spectra by dispersing rays of
light
274. Speedometer Instrument measuring curvature
275. Sphygmograph Instrument for recording pulse
276. Sphygmomanometer Instrument for measuring arterial blood pressure
277. Sphygmometer Instrument for measuring arterial blood pressure
278. Sphygmoscope Instrument for making arterial pulsations visible
279. Salinometer Instrument for measuring amount of salt in a solution
280. Scintillometer Instrument measuring scintillation of star
281. Scintilloscope Instrument for measuring gamma rays emitted by a
radioactive body
282. Scoliometer Instrument measuring curvature
283. Seismoscope Instrument for detecting earthquakes
284. Selenoscope Instrument for viewing the moon
285. Sepometer Instrument for measuring septic matter in the air
286. Snooperscope Instrument for viewing infrared radiation
287. Spectrometer Instrument measuring wavelengths of light of a
spectrum
288. Spectrophotometer Instrument for measuring speed of different parts of
light
289. Stalagmometer Instrument for measuring surface tension by drops
290. Statoscope Instrument for measuring small changes in
atomospheric pressure
291. Stenometer Instrument for measuring distances
292. Stereometer Instrument for measuring specific gravity
293. Stereoscope Instrument for viewing special three-dimensional
photographs
294. Stethometer Instrument measuring chest expansion during breathing
295. Strabismometer Instrument measuring degree of squinting
296. Spinthariscope Instrument for visually detecting alpha particles
297. Spirograph Instrument recording movements of breathing
298. Stadiometer Instrument for measuring the length of a curved line
299. Spirometer Instrument measuring lung capacity
300. Stactometer Pipette with hollow bulb for counting drops
301. Stagmometer Instrument for measuring number of drops in volume
of liquid
302. Strabometer Instrument for measuring strabismus in the eyes
303. Stroboscope Instrument for measuring motion using flashes of light
304. Synchroscope Instrument for detecting whether two moving parts are
synchronized
305. Stylometer Instrument for measuring columns
306. Sympiesometer Instrument for measuring pressure of a current
307. Tachograph Instrument for recording speed of rotation
308. Tribometer Instrument measuring friction
309. Trigonometer Instrument for solving triangles
310. Tachometer Instrument for measuring speed of rotation
311. Tacheometer Instrument for rapidly measuring survey points on a
map
312. Trocheameter Instrument counting wheel's revolutions
313. Tromometer Instrument for measuring slight earthquake shocks
314. Tropometer Instrument measuring rotation
315. Turbidimeter Instrument for measuring turbidity of liquids
316. Taseometer Instrument for measuring stress in a structure
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317. Taximeter Instrument for measuring fee for hired vehicle
318. Telespectroscope Instrument for analysing radiation omitted by distant
bodies
319. Tellurometer Instrument using microwaves to measure distance
320. Thermometrograph Instrument for recording changes in temperature
321. Thermoscope Instrument indicating change in temperature
322. Thoracoscope Instrument for viewing the thorax and chest wall
323. Tocodynamometer Instrument for measuring uterine contractions during
childbirth
324. Tomograph Instrument for viewing section of an object using X-
rays
325. Tonometer Instrument measuring pitch of musical tones
326. Topophone Instrument to determine direction and distance of a
fog-horn
327. Torsiograph Instrument for recording torsional vibrations on an
object
328. Transmissometer Instrument for measuring transmission of light through
a fluid
329. Trechometer Instrument for determining distance travelled;
odometer
330. Tenderometer Instrument for measuring tenderness of fruits and
vegetables
331. Tensiometer Instrument for measuring tension
332. Thalassometer Instrument for measuring tides
333. Thermometer Instrument for recording changes in temperature
334. Telemeter Instrument for measuring strain or distance from
observer
335. Telescope Instrument for viewing objects at great distances
336. Tremograph Instrument for recording involuntary muscular motion
337. Typholograph Instrument to help the bind write clearly
338. Urethroscope Instrument for viewing the interior of the urethra
339. Ultramicroscope Instrument for viewing extremely small objects
340. Udometer Instrument for measuring rainfall
341. Vaporimeter Instrument for measuring vapour pressure
342. Viscometer Instrument for measuring viscosity
343. Voltameter Instrument for measuring electrical current indirectly
344. Variometer Instrument for measuring magnetic declination
345. Visometer Instrument for measuring focal length of the eye
346. Velocimeter Instrument for measuring velocity
347. Velometer Instrument for measuring speed of air
348. Vibrograph Instrument for recording vibrations
349. Vibrometer Instrument for measuring vibrations
350. Voltmeter Instrument for measuring electrical potential
351. Wattmeter Instrument for measuring electrical power
352. Weatherometer Instrument for measuring weather-resisting properties
of paint
353. Wavemeter Instrument for measuring wavelengths
354. Xylometer Instrument measuring specific gravity of wood
355. Xanthometer Instrument for measuring colour of sea or lake water
356. Zymometer Instrument for measuring fermentation
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 XIII- LITERARY WORDS
Sr. Words Definition
1. Ballad A poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas. Traditional ballads are
typically of unknown authorship, having been passed on orally from one
generation to the next.
2. Couplet Two lines of poetry that rhyme
3. Concrete Poetry in which the meaning or effect is conveyed partly or wholly by visual
means, using patterns of words or letters and other typographical devices
4. Elegy This is a particular type of lyric that is written to mourn the passing of
something or someone.
5. Euphony Sounds that are very pleasant to the ear. The opposite of cacophony
6. Epigram These are very short, witty poems that make a pithy pronouncement about
something. Usually they are written as couplet.
7. Epic This is a very, very long poem that tells a story. Epic poems are narrative poems
that are long enough to be in a book of their own, rather than an anthology
8. Epitaphs Epitaphs are poems about the dead that are written to be on tombstone; this
means they are usually very short.
9. Idyll A short poem which depicts the rustic life of people
10. Metonymy This is a type of metaphor in which a reference point is substituted for the thing
to which reference is actually made. The pen is mightier than the sword
11. Metaphor A direct comparison between two dissimilar items. She is a monster is a
metaphor comparing a girl to a monster.
12. Novel A fictitious prose narrative of book length, typically representing character and
action with some degree of realism
13. Octave Eight lines of poetry that have a rhyme scheme
14. Oxymoron An oxymoron is a pair of single word opposites placed side by side for dramatic
effect. A contradiction in terms. For example, ''cold fire'' or ''sick health'' or
''jumbo shrimp''.
15. Ode This is a very serious form of the lyric; it is written about a serious topic and is
very dignified, if not stately, in tone and style
16. Paradox A large oxymoron. An apparently contradictory statement that, despite the
contradiction, has an element of truth in it.
Wordsworth's ''the child is the father of the main'' is a paradoxical statement.
17. Pastoral A pastoral is a poem that is set in the countryside. It often presents an
unrealistic, idealistic notion of country living: happy shepherds, lovely
shepherdesses, contented flocks of sheep, sunny meadows, and gentle weather
18. Parody A parody is a mockery of another piece of literature; it copies the style and
voice, and sometimes language of the original for comedic effect
19. Personification A comparison between a non-human item and a human so that the non-human
item is given human characteristics.
20. Quatrain Four lines of poetry that have a rhyme scheme
21. Sestet Six lines of poetry that have a rhyme scheme
22. Sonnet A fourteen-line lyric written in iambic pentameter.
23. Satire A style of writing that has the goal of mocking or scorning an individual, an
institution, or society as a whole.
24. Simile A comparison between two dissimilar items using ''like'' or ''as'' to make the
comparison. The stars are like diamonds in the sky is a simile, comparing stars
to diamonds.
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 XIV- COMMON CONFUSING WORDS
Sr. Words Definition
1. accept to receive
2. except with the exclusion of
3. advice recommendation (noun)
4. advise to recommend (verb)
5. adverse unfavorable
6. averse opposed to
7. affect to influence (verb); emotional response (noun)
8. effect result (noun) ; to cause (verb)
9. aisle space between rows
10. isle island
11. allude to make indirect referenced to
12. elude to avoid
13. allusion indirect reference
14. illusion false idea, misleading appearance
15. already by this time
16. all ready fully prepared
17. alright OK
18. all right everything is okay
19. altar sacred platform of place
20. alter to change
21. altogether thoroughly
22. all together everyone/everything in one place
23. a lot a quantity; many of something
24. allot to divide or portion out
25. angel supernatural being, good person
26. angle shape made by joining 2 straight lines
27. are Plural form of ''to be''
28. our plural form of ''my''
29. accent pronunciation common to a region
30. ascent the act of rising or climbing
31. assent consent, agreement
32. assistance help
33. assistants helpers
34. bare nude, unadorned
35. bear to carry; an animal
36. beside close to; next to
37. besides except for ; in addition to
38. boar a wild male pig
39. bore to drill a hole through
40. board piece of wood
41. bored uninterested
42. born brought into life
43. borne past participle of ''to bear'' (carry)
44. breath air taken in (noun)
45. breathe to take in air (verb)
46. brake device for stopping
47. break destroy; make into pieces
48. buy to purchase
49. by next to; through the agency of
50. canvas heavy cloth
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51. canvass to take a survey; a survey
52. capital major city
53. capitol government building
54. choose to pick
55. chose past tense of ''to choose''
56. clothes garments
57. cloths garments
58. cloths pieces of fabric
59. coarse rough
60. course path; series of lectures
61. complement something that completes
62. compliment praise, flattery
63. continuous without stopping
64. continual repeated with breaks in between
65. conscience sense of morality
66. conscious awake, aware
67. corps regulated group
68. corpse dead body
69. council governing body
70. counsel advice; to give advice
71. dairy place where milk products are processed
72. diary personal journal
73. disinterested impartial or neutral
74. uninterested bored or lacking interest
75. descent downward movement
76. dissent disagreement
77. dessert final, sweet course in a meal
78. desert to abandon; dry, sandy area
79. device a plan; a tool or utensil
80. devise to create
81. discreet modest, prudent behavior
82. discrete a separate thing, distinct
83. do a verb indicating performance or execution of a task
84. dew water droplets condensed from air
85. due as a result of
86. dominant commanding, controlling
87. dominate to control
88. die to lose life; of a pair of dice
89. dye to change or add color
90. dyeing changing or adding color
91. dying losing life
92. elicit to draw out
93. illicit illegal, forbidden
94. eminent prominent
95. imminent about to happen
96. emigrate to leave one country or region to settle in another
97. immigrate to enter another country and reside there
98. envelop to surround (verb)
99. envelope container for a letter (noun)
100. ensure to make sure by double checking
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101. assure to guarantee
102. insure to provide insurance
103. everyday routine, commonplace, ordinary (adj.)
104. everyday each day, succession (adj. + noun)
105. fair light skinned; just, honest; a carnival
106. fare money for transportation; food
107. farther at a greater (measurable) distance
108. further in greater (non-measurable) depth
109. few that can be counted
110. less that can't be counted
111. formally conventionally, with ceremony
112. formerly previously
113. forth forward
114. fourth number four in a list
115. gorilla animal in ape family
116. guerrilla solider specializing in surprise attacks
117. hear to sense sound by ear
118. here in this place
119. heard past tense of ''to hear''
120. herd group of animals
121. hoard a hidden fund or supply, a cache
122. horde a large group or crowd, swarm
123. hole an opening
124. whole complete; an entire thing
125. human related to the species homo sapiens
126. humane compassionate
127. its possessive form of ''it''
128. it's contraction for ''it is''
129. knew past tense of ''know''
130. new fresh, not yet old
131. know to comprehend
132. no negative
133. i I is a subject pronoun and it's used for the subject of the sentence
134. me Me is an objective pronoun
135. later alter a time
136. latter second one of two things
137. lead heavy metal substance; guide
138. led past tense of ''to lead''
139. lessen to decrease
140. lesson something learned and / or taught
141. lightning storm-related electricity
142. lightening making lighter
143. loose unbound, not tightly fastened
144. lose to misplace
145. maybe perhaps (adv.)
146. maybe might be (verb)
147. meat animal flesh
148. meet to encounter

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149. mete to measure; to distribute
150. metal a hard organic substance
151. medal a flat disk stamped with a design
152. mettle courage, spirit, energy
153. miner a worker in a mine
154. minor underage person (noun); less important (adj.)
155. moral distinguishing right from wrong; lesson of a fable or story
156. morale attitude or outlook usually of a group
157. passed past tense of ''to pass''
158. past at a previous time
159. patience putting up with annoyances
160. patients people under medical care
161. peace absence of war
162. piece part of a whole; musical arrangement
163. peak point, pinnacle, maximum
164. peek to peer through or look furtively
165. pique fit of resentment, feeling of wounded vanity
166. pedal the foot lever of a bicycle or car
167. petal a flower segment
168. peddle to sell
169. personal intimate; owned by a person
170. personnel employees
171. plain simple, unadorned
172. plane to shave wood; aircraft (noun)
173. precede to come before
174. proceed to continue
175. presence attendance; being at hand
176. presents gift
177. principal foremost (adj.) administrator of a school (noun)
178. principle moral conviction, basic truth
179. quiet silent, calm
180. quite very, extremely
181. rain water drops falling; to fall like rain
182. reign to rule
183. rein strap to control an animal (noun); to guide or control (verb)
184. raise to lift up
185. raze to tear down
186. rational having reason or understanding
187. rationale principles of opinion, beliefs
188. respectfully with respect
189. respectively in that order
190. reverend title given to clergy; deserving respect
191. reverent worshipful
192. right correct; opposite of left
193. rite ritual or ceremony
194. write to put words on paper
195. road path
196. rode past tense of ''to ride''
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197. scene place of an action; segment of a play
198. seen viewed; past participle of ''to see''
199. sense perception, understanding
200. since measurement of past time; because
201. sight scene, view, picture
202. site place, location
203. cite to document or quote (verb)
204. stationary standing still
205. stationery writing paper
206. straight unbending
207. strait narrow or confining; a waterway
208. taught past tense of ''to teach''
209. taut tight
210. than used to introduce second element; compared to
211. then at that time; next
212. their possessive form of ''they''
213. there in that place
214. they're contraction for ''they are''
215. through finished; into and out of
216. threw past tense of ''to throw''
217. thorough complete
218. to toward
219. too also; very (used to show emphasis)
220. two number following one
221. track course, road
222. tract pamphlet; plot of ground
223. waist midsection of the body
224. waste discarded material; to squander
225. waive forgo, renounce
226. wave flutter, move back and forth
227. weak not strong
228. week seven days
229. weather climatic condition
230. whether if
231. wether a neutered male sheep
232. where in which place
233. were past tense of ''to be''
234. which one of a group
235. witch female sorcerer
236. whose possessive for ''of who''
237. who's contraction for ''who is''
238. your possessive for ''you''
239. yore time long past
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Sr. Words Definition
1. Abide by To respect or obey a decision, a law or a rule
2. Account for To explain, give a reason
3. Add up To make sense//to come to the expected total
4. Advise against To recommend not doing something
5. Agree with To have the same opinion as someone else
6. Aim at To point a weapon at someone
7. Allow for To take into consideration
8. Appeal to To plead or make a request
9. Apply for To take into consideration
10. Ask around Ask many people the same question
11. Ask for To request something
12. Ask out Invite on a date
13. Back away To move backwards, in fear or dislike
14. Back off When you leave an emotional situation//to allow someone to
handle something alone
15. Back up To give support or encouragement
16. Bank on To base your hopes on something/Some one
17. Beat up When someone punches, kicks, or hits someone repeatedly
using fists or with an object.
18. Beef up To make changes or an improvement
19. Believe in To feel confident about something or someone
20. Bite off To use your teeth to bite a piece of something
21. Black out To faint, lose consciousness
22. Block off To separate using a barrier
23. Blow away When the wind moves an object from where it was
24. Blow off When the wind removes something from its place
25. Blow out To extinguish or make a flame stop burning
26. Boil down to To have determined or analyzed the solution or reason for
something
27. Boot up To start a computer by loading an operating system
28. Break away To separate from a crowd
29. Break down To go out of order, cease to function // divide into smaller
parts
30. Break in Force entry to a building
31. Break into To enter by force
32. Break off to remove a part of something with force
33. Break off To start suddenly // to escape from a place
34. Break through To make a way through a barrier or a surface
35. Break up To come to an end (marriage, relationship)
36. Bring down Make unhappy
37. Bring over To bring someone from one place or area to another
38. Bring up To raise a child
39. Brush off To remove something (dust particle, insect, etc)
40. Brush up To improve, refresh one's knowledge of something
41. Build in/into To add a fixture or component to a certain area or place
through construction.
42. Bump into To meet by chance or unexpectedly
43. Burn down When someone uses fire to destroy a structure
44. Burn out Stop working
45. Burn up to destroy something with heat or fire
46. Burst out To suddenly do or say something.
47. Butt in To interrupt a conversation or activity
48. Call around Phone many different places/people
49. Call back To return a phone call
50. Call in To request that someone come and help
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51. Call on Ask for an answer or opinion
52. Call up To summon before an authority
53. Calm down To become more relaxed, less angry or upset
54. Care for To nurture or take care of someone
55. Carry away To do something out of the ordinary due to strong emotions
56. Carry on To continue
57. Carry out To do something as specified
58. Catch on To understand or realize something or become popular
59. Catch up To move faster to reach someone that is ahead of you
60. Cheat on When you are emotionally and / or sexually unfaithful to your
girlfriend / boyfriend or spouse
61. Check in Arrive and register at a hotel or airport
62. Check out To pay one's bill and leave // look at carefully
63. Cheer up Become happier
64. Chicken out To refrain from doing something because of fear, to be afraid
of
65. Chip in To contribute to something with others
66. Chop up To cut something into pieces with a knife
67. Clam up To refuse to speak
68. Clamp down on To act strictly to prevent something
69. Clean out To clean or clear the inside of something thoroughly
70. Clean up Tidy, clean
71. Clear out To remove things completely from an area or place
72. Clear up To do something to solve a problem or a misunderstanding
73. Clog up When something in a drain or valve prevents the flow of water
or other liquids
74. Close down When the activities or services of a business permanently end
75. Close off To block an entrance or pathway
76. Come about When something happens or occurs
77. Come across Find unexpectedly
78. Come apart Separate
79. Come back To return to a place
80. Come down to move from a higher to a lower position or from north to
south //become sick
81. Come forward Volunteer for a task or to give evidence
82. Come from Originate in
83. Come in When someone enters a place, building, or room
84. Come off When something is removed or breaks off from where it was
originally attached to
85. Come on To appear on television or heard on the radio
86. Come out To leave a place, to become known
87. Come through When someone expected arrives
88. Come up with When you think of a solution, idea, plan, or excuse
89. Con into To persuade someone to do something through lies and
deception
90. Con out of To persuade someone to give or do something through lies and
deception
91. Cool off To lose temperature
92. Count on To rely or depend on
93. Count up To use something to conceal something else
94. Crack down To take more action than usual against wrongdoing
95. Cross off To remove or delete someone from a list
96. Cross out Draw a line through
97. Cut back Consume less
98. Cut down To reduce in number or size
99. Cut in Interrupt
100. Cut off To completely remove or separate//stop providing
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101. Cut out To remove something using a knife or a pair of scissors
102. Cut up When you use a knife or scissors to cut something into several
pieces
103. Deal with To handle, take care of (problem, situation)
104. Die down To calm down, become less strong
105. Do away with To dispose of something
106. Do over To do something again in order to improve or correct mistakes
107. Do up Fasten, close prepare
108. Do with To make a connection between two or more things
109. Do without To manage without
110. Doze off To go to sleep unintentionally
111. Drag on To last longer than expected
112. Draw up To write (contract, agreement, document)
113. Dress up Wear nice clothing
114. Drop back Move back in a position/group
115. Drop in/by/over Come without an appointment
116. Drop off To deliver someone
117. Drop out To leave school without finishing
118. Dry off to dry something or a surface quickly
119. Dry out To remove water or other liquid from a container
120. Dry up When all the liquid and/or moisture evaporates
121. Ease off To reduce, become less severe or show down (Pain, traffic,
work)
122. Eat out Eat at a restaurant
123. Eat up When someone consumes all their food
124. Empty out To remove everyone or everything from a space
125. End in To finish in a certain way//result in
126. End up To finally reach a state, place or action
127. Fall apart Break into pieces
128. Fall behind To move slower than others
129. Fall down To fall to the ground
130. Fall for when you have an intense attraction to something or someone
131. Fall off When something drops to a lower level
132. Fall out To fall from or through something
133. Fall over to lose one's balance and collapse
134. Fall through To fail//doesn't happen
135. Feel up to When you have/don't have the energy to do something
136. Fight back To make a new effort against an opponent
137. Figure out To understand, find the answer
138. Fill in/out To complete (a form / an application)
139. Fill up To fill something completely
140. Find out Discover
141. Fix up To set right
142. Flip out To become very mad or lose control over your emotions
143. Float around When an object or a person is near, but you cannot pinpoint
the exact location.
144. Focus on To concentrate on something
145. Follow up To find out more about something, or take further action in
regards to it
146. Fool around To waste time doing unimportant or silly things
147. Freak out When someone becomes irrationally upset or angry,
sometimes to the point of confusion
148. Get ahead To become successful in the professional environment or
make consistent progress in life
149. Get along To have good interactions with others
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151. Get around to To do something that needed to get done at an earlier time
152. Get at To imply
153. Get away To escape//do without being noticed or punished
154. Get back Retaliate, take revenge
155. Get back into Become interested in something again
156. Get behind To learn, work, or progress more slowly than others
157. Get by To manage to cope or to survive
158. Get down To move to a lower place or level
159. Get in To enter
160. Get into get involved in a activity
161. Get off To leave (Bus, train, plane)
162. Get off on To enjoy or be excited especially in a sexual way
163. Get On to enter
164. Get out of To avoid doing something
165. Get over To recover from (illness, disappointment)
166. Get over with To finish something that needs to get done
167. Get rid of To eliminate
168. Get round Finally find time to do
169. Get across Communicate, make understandable
170. Get back Receive something you had before//return
171. Get through When a message, meaning, or idea is understood or accepted
172. Get to To arrive to or assist someone to a place
173. Get together To meet
174. Get up To rise, leave bed
175. Give away To give something for free or without expecting anything in
return
176. Give back Return a borrowed item
177. Give in To surrender to something
178. Give out To distribute something
179. Give up Stop trying
180. Go about To take the necessary steps to get something done
181. Go after Follow/Achieve
182. Go against Compete, oppose
183. Go ahead Start, proceed
184. Go along with To accept or agree with a decision, rule, opinion, etc
185. Go around To follow a circular path
186. Go away To move or travel from one place to another place
187. Go back To return to a place, time, activity, or a person
188. Go back on When you fail to fulfill a promise you made to someone
189. Go beyond To be more than or better than what is normal or expected
190. Go by To pass someone quickly
191. Go down To move to a lower position, place, price, level, etc.
192. Go for To try to obtain
193. Go in for To enter a place or area for a specific reason
194. Go in/into To enter a place, room, building, etc usually through a door
195. Go off To leave unannounced
196. Go on When something takes place, To continue or happen
197. Go out Leave home to go on a social event
198. Go over To review something
199. Go through To continue firmly or obstinately to the end
200. Go up To move or extend to a higher level or farther north
201. Go with To accompany someone to a place
202. Go without Suffer lack or deprivation
203. Goof around To waste time doing silly or unimportant things
204. Gross out To be disgusted with someone
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205. Grow apart Stop being friends over time
206. Grow back Regrow
207. Grow into Grow big enough to fit
208. Grow up Become an adult
209. Hand back When you return something to the person who owns it after
the person has given it to you
210. Hand down Give something used to somebody else
211. Hand in To submit (report, homework)
212. Hand out To distribute
213. Hand over To give upon request or demand
214. Hang around To spend time in a place or an area
215. Hang in Stay positive
216. Hang on Wait a short time
217. Hang out To spend time relaxing with a group of friends
218. Hang up End a phone call
219. Head back To go to a place where you've been before or where you
started from
220. Head for When a situation becomes more likely
221. Head toward To move in the direction where someone is
222. Hear about When you learn details about something or someone
223. Hear of When you learn about something or someone
224. Heat up To make something warmer or cause a rise in temperature
225. Help out To assist people with something
226. Hit on To suddenly have a solution to a problem or an interesting
idea
227. Hold against When you don't forgive or have little respect for someone
because of something they did
228. Hold off To delay something
229. Hold on Wait a short time
230. Hold onto hold firmly using your hands or arms
231. Hold out To extend your hand or an object in front of you
232. Hold back Prevent from doing/going //hide an emotion
233. Hold up To hold someone up in the air // rob
234. Hook up When you connect two electrical devices together
235. Hurry up To do something quickly
236. Iron out To resolve by discussion, eliminate differences
237. Join in To participate
238. Join up To engage in, become a member of
239. Keep at To continue doing an activity even though it may be difficult
240. Keep away To avoid getting close to someone
241. Keep down To make sound, music and noise minimal
242. Keep from to stop yourself or other people from doing something
243. Keep off To avoid discussing a particular subject or topic
244. Keep on To continue doing something
245. Keep out Stop from entering
246. Keep to When you don’t share information
247. Keep up To stay at the same level as someone
248. Kick back To illegally pay extra money to someone as part of the price
249. Kick off To begin, start
250. Kick out To force someone to leave an organization or place
251. Knock off To use force to cause someone to fall from its place, whether
intentionally or accidentally
252. Knock out When someone is struck hard enough to cause them to lose
consciousness
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253. Knock over To make contact with something or someone in such a way it
or they fall
254. Know about To have knowledge of or be familiar with something
255. Lay down To place something on a surface or an object
256. Lay off When a company or business ends a worker's employment
257. Lead up to When a period of time or a series of events cause an event,
situation or conversation to happen
258. Leave behind When you don't take something or someone with you when
you leave
259. Leave off To accidentally or intentionally not include a person or thing
on a list
260. Leave out To omit, not mention
261. Leave over When you have a portion that still remains from something
after you have used or eaten the rest of it
262. Let off To allow someone to leave a car, bus, train etc.
263. Let on To tell something that is a secret or private
264. Let out When you give permission for someone to leave or be released
from a place
265. Let down Fail to support or help, disappoint
266. Let in Allow to enter
267. Let up When someone becomes less intense or strong
268. Lie around To be lazy or to not do anything
269. Life up To raise someone to a higher level
270. Light up To illuminate something
271. Lighten up When a conversation is changed or a person changes to
become less serious
272. Line up To form in a for own after another or side-by-side
273. Live with To share the same residence
274. Lock in To secure people or things behind a closed door
275. Lock out When you don't have the key or passcode to enter a secured
place
276. Lock up When you shut the windows and doors of a place or building.
277. Log in (or on) Sign in (To a website, database etc)
278. Log out (or off) Sign out (of a website, database etc)
279. Look after To take care of
280. Look around To turn your head to see what or who is around you
281. Look at To divert your eyes to someone
282. Look down To consider as inferior
283. Look for To try to find something
284. Look forward to To await or anticipate with pleasure
285. Look into To investigate
286. Look on To be a spectator at an event
287. Look out be careful, vigilant, and take notice
288. Look up to To admire
289. Luck out To have exceptionally good luck
290. Make fun of To laugh at / make jokes about
291. Make of To understand the manning of something
292. Make up Invent, lie about something // apply cosmetics to // forgive
each other in a relationship
293. Mess up When something is dirty or unorganized
294. Mix up To mistake one thing or person for another
295. Monkey around with To try to play with or repair a device that you have no true
knowledge about
296. Move in To arrive in a new home or office
297. Move out To leave your home/office for another one
298. Narrow down To reduce the number of options or possibilities

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299. Nod off To fall asleep
300. Own up To admit or confess something
301. Pass away To die
302. Pass out To faint
303. Pass up To let go by without accepting or taking advantage of//decline
304. Pay back To reimburse
305. Pay for To purchase merchandise//be punished for doing something
bad
306. Pay off To repay money that is owed to a person or entity
307. Pay up To pay all the money that is owed or asked for
308. Pick on To tease and / or criticize someone over a period of time
309. Pick out Choose
310. Pick up To get someone from somewhere
311. Pile up To put things in a pile or heap
312. Piss off [informal] to be angry about something
313. Plan ahead To prepare for a future event or situation
314. Plan for To prepare for a big event or expectation in the future
315. Plan on When you have the intention to do something
316. Plug in To connect an electrical device to an electrical outlet
317. Plug up To block a narrow passage such as a hole, drain, or pipe
318. Point out/to Indicate with your finger
319. Print out To produce a hard copy of a computer document
320. Pull off To succeed in doing something difficult or tricky
321. Pull out When something or someone leaves a place
322. Pull over To drive your vehicle to the side of the road to stop
323. Pull through To recover from an injury or illness
324. Punch in To enter data or record time on a device
325. Punch out To record the time you leave the workplace using a special
clock
326. Put away To place something where it cannot be seen or isn't in the way
or other things.
327. Put back When something is causing a project to slow down
328. Put down To bring to an end
329. Put in When you invest or make a deposit in this example, the
amount almost always separates the verb
330. Put off To postpone//To become offended by someone
331. Put on Put Clothing/Accessories On your body
332. Put out To extinguish
333. Put past To not be surprised by a person's action [always used with the
negative]
334. Put to To cause someone to be in certain state or to do something
extra
335. Put together To assemble or connect the parts of something
336. Put up To move an object to a higher level
337. Put up to To encourage or persuade someone to do something
338. Put up with To tolerate or accept something that you'd rather not
339. Rely on To count on, depend on, trust
340. Ring up To call someone on the phone
341. Rip off When someone asks for a price for something that is too high,
when someone cheats or steals
342. Rip up To tear something (ie paper, cloth, etc) into pieces
343. Rule out To eliminate
344. Run across To move or run from one side to the other
345. Run around To go from one place to another in a hurry
346. Run away Leave unexpectedly, escape
347. Run down To hit someone with a vehicle
348. Run into Meet unexpectedly
349. Run out Have none left
350. Run over Derive a vehicle over a person or thing
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351. Run up To run from a lower elevation or level to a higher elevation or
level
352. Screw on To ensure the top of a container/bottle is sealed
353. Screw out of To cheat or deceive someone
354. Screw up To make a mistake or do something really bad
355. See about To seriously think about doing someone thing
356. Sell out When call the inventory of a particular product has been
purchased
357. Send back Return
358. Set off To start of joinery
359. Set up Arrange, organize trap
360. Settle down To begin living a stable and routing life.
361. Settle for To accept something even though it's not what you want or
need
362. Shake up To mix something in a container by shaking it
363. Shop around To compare prices
364. Show off To brag or want to be admired
365. Show up To appear / arrive
366. Shut off To stop the operation of an electrical or mechanical device
367. Shut up To stop talking
368. Shut up (impolite) To be silent, stop talking
369. Sign in To write your name on a list to indicate the day and time you
arrive at a certain place
370. Sign out To write your name on a list to indicate the day and time of
your departure
371. Sit down To take a seat
372. Sleep over Stay somewhere for the night
373. Slow down To do something slower
374. Sneak in/into To enter a place quietly to avoid being seen or heard
375. Sneak out To leave a place without being noticed
376. Sort out Organize, resolve a problem
377. Space out When someone's attention is not in the present moment
378. Stand around To stand in one place when you should be doing something
379. Stand for To support or represent an idea, belief, etc
380. Stand up To rise from a sitting position
381. Start off The beginning of an event, activity or time period
382. Start out To begin a trip or venture to some place
383. Start up To start something
384. Stay off To avoid discussing a certain subject or topic
385. Stay out To spend time out of your own home
386. Stay up To remain in a place that is higher than ground level
387. Step on To place your foot on something or someone
388. Stick around To stay in a place or with someone for any period of time
389. Stick out To extend something outward
390. Stick to Continue doing something // limit yourself to particular thing
391. Stick up To use a weapon, especially a gun, to rob someone
392. Stick up for To defend
393. Stick with To continue to use or do something
394. Stop off To make a quick stop on your way to a destination.
395. Stop over To visit someone for a short period of time
396. Straighten out To make something straight
397. Stress out To feel very worried, nervous or anxious
398. Switch off Stop the energy flow, turn off
399. Switch on Start the energy flow, turn on
400. Take after To resemble, in appearance or character
401. Take apart Purposely break into pieces
402. Take back Return an item
403. Take care of To look after
404. Take in To be successful tricked or deceived by someone
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405. Take off Start to fly
406. Take on To hire or engage staff
407. Take out To remove // extract
408. Take out on To direct your anger towards someone
409. Take up on When you accept an invitation or offer from someone
410. Talk down to To talk to someone as if they are less intelligent than you by
conveying a tone of voice or attitude that says so
411. Talk into To convince someone to do something
412. Talk out of To persuade someone not to do something
413. Talk to To have a conversation with someone
414. Tear down To deconstruct a building or home
415. Tear off To remove with force
416. Tear up Rip into pieces
417. Tell apart To be able to differentiate something or someone from
something or someone else
418. Tell off To reprimand/criticize severely
419. Tell on To inform an authoritative figure about what someone else did
420. Think about To consider something prior to making a final decision
421. Think ahead To think and plan carefully for a future situation or event
422. Think back Remember
423. Think over To consider
424. Think up To sue your imagination to create a plan, idea or a solution
425. Throw away Dispose of
426. Throw out When you get rid of something by putting it in a trash can, bin,
etc
427. Throw up To vomit or puke
428. Track down To locate someone after a long search
429. Trade in To exchange something old for something new
430. Trick into To convince or persuade someone to believe something untrue
or to do something for you
431. Try on To wear something to see if it suits or fits
432. Try out To complete/Show that you are qualified to do something.
433. Turn around When someone moves until it faces the opposite direction
434. Turn down To refuse
435. Turn in To give someone to the police or someone of authority
436. Turn into To transform into something
437. Turn off To stop a device from functioning // something that causes
loss of interest
438. Turn on To excite sexually
439. Turn out To attend an event, meeting, etc.
440. Turn over To move an object so that the part that is on top becomes the
bottom and vice versa
441. Turn up Appear suddenly
442. Use up To completely consume or use a product
443. Wake up Stop sleeping
444. Warm up Prepare body for exercise
445. Wash off To remove dirt with soap and water
446. Wash up To clean your face, hands, body, etc.
447. Watch out To be careful
448. Wear down To make the surface disappear due to frication
449. Wear off Fade away
450. Wear out To become unusable due to aging
451. Wind up To operate a mechanical device by turning its handle
452. Wipe off To completely remove or clean something
453. Wipe out To clean the inside of something
454. Wipe up To remove liquid from a surface using a sponge, towel etc.
455. Work in To make time in a busy schedule for a person or an activity
456. Work out Exercise // make a calculation
457. Work up To gradually improve at or make progress in something
458. Wrap up To cover something with some kind or special paper
459. Zip up To close an item that has a zipper.
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