Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
15 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Pedagogue
|
Teacher
|
|
|
Homonym
|
A word the same as another in sound and spelling but different in meaning.
|
|
|
Phonograph
|
A record player.
|
|
|
Eulogy
|
Speech of praise.
|
|
|
Epitome
|
A person or thing that is typical of or possesses to a high degree the features of a whole class.
|
|
|
Demography
|
The science of vital and social statistics, as of the births, deaths, diseases, marriages, etc., of populations.
|
|
|
Oligarchy
|
A form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique; government by the few.
|
|
|
Erythromania
|
A passion for the color red.
|
|
|
Homogeneous
|
Of the same kind or nature; essentially alike.
|
|
|
Synagogue
|
A Jewish house of worship, often having facilities for religious instruction.
|
|
|
Demagogue
|
A person, esp. an orator or political leader, who gains power and popularity by arousing the emotions, passions, and prejudices of the people.
|
|
|
Archetype
|
The original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based; a model or first form; prototype.
|
|
|
Tomomania
|
A passion for surgery, cutting.
|
|
|
Homophone
|
Phonetics. a word pronounced the same as another but differing in meaning, whether spelled the same way or not, as heir and air.
|
|
|
Endemic
|
Natural to or characteristic of a specific people or place; native; indigenous
|
