Vocab

  1. organization charity donate
    Philanthropy
  2. making the physical change to become the opposite sex
    transsexual
  3. to break a law or rule
    transgress
  4. crossing a boundary
    transcend
  5. going across something
    trans
  6. legal and moral
    licit
  7. a place for preparing the dead
    mortuary
  8. deals with death
    morbid
  9. a room for storing the dead
    morgue
  10. having one spouse, adj.
    monogamous
  11. social, friendly, prefers groups
    gregarious
  12. wants to be believed
    credulous
  13. flirt/cheat on purpose
    philander
  14. before civil war
    antebellum
  15. everywhere
    omnipresent
  16. song leader
    cantor
  17. sing
    cant
  18. a short response, repeats, no melody
    chant
  19. study of bugs
    entomology
  20. a baby that jsut hatched
    hatchling
  21. cant be believed
    incredible
  22. before a flood
    antediluvian
  23. nice, pleasant
    eu
  24. illegal and immoral
    illicit
  25. one who has a god/religion
    theist
  26. a baby switched at birth
    changeling
  27. to meet as a group with a purpose
    congregate
  28. all know, all seeing
    omniscient
  29. a bunch of stuff thrown together or a bus in england that everyone can ride
    omnibus
  30. deals with fish
    piscine
  31. bid, wager
    ante
  32. one female being with many males
    polyandry
  33. a perfect world
    (e)utopia
  34. mercy killing
    euthansia
  35. one man breeds many females
    polygyny
  36. nice, kind
    benevolent
  37. applies to both genders
    androgyny
  38. study of the skull
    phrenology
  39. the language for a special field
    terminology
  40. one who gets money, goods, from a will, etc.
    beneficiary
  41. study of birds
    ornithology
  42. approved by authorities
    accredited
  43. a special religious magical phrase
    incantation
  44. can be carried
    portable
  45. cross breeding for improvment
    eugenics
  46. a pleasant sound
    euphony
  47. randomly mixed together
    aggregate
  48. a group with a purpose
    congregation
  49. to split into groups
    segregate
  50. to mix groups naturally
    integrate
  51. a young plant just sprouted
    seedling
  52. good,
    bene
  53. to allot, permit
    lit
  54. to allow, permit
    lic
  55. a bird learning tro fly, rookie
    fledgling
  56. letters of the alphabet
    leter
  57. letters of the alphabet
    liter
  58. a britise lawyer
    solicitor
  59. a small idea, hint, clue
    inkling
  60. low class person, peasant
    groundling
  61. one who thinks hes a god
    theomaniac
  62. a noun a pronoun replaces
    antcedent
  63. a young mammal still nursing
    suckling
  64. to draw out of someone
    elicit
  65. outstandingly bad
    egregious
  66. an illness where blood wont clot
    hemophilia
  67. a stamp collecter
    philatelist
  68. a love potion
    philter
  69. love
    phil
  70. really, actually
    literally
  71. one who loves sound eqiupment
    audiophile
  72. one who loves russia
    russophile
  73. one who loves france
    francophile
  74. one hwo loves england, the british
    anglophile
  75. one who loves video equipment
    videophile
  76. one who loves high tech ewquipment
    technophile
  77. one who loves or abuses children
    pedophile
  78. one who loves books
    bibliophile
  79. one who loves japan/china
    sinophile
  80. needs constant moisture
    hydrophilic
  81. one who donates money
    philanthropist
  82. all
    omni
  83. all powerful all strong
    omnipotent
  84. eats all
    herbivore
  85. eats all
    omnivore
  86. all characters on stage exit
    exeunt omnes
  87. eats just plants
    herbivore
  88. eats just meat
    carnivore
  89. can die, fatal
    mortal
  90. death
    mor
  91. cant die
    immortal
  92. study of
    ology
  93. to show as being false
    discredit
  94. belief, truth
    credence
  95. the stopping of a practice
    moratorium
  96. genuine, real, authentic
    bona fide
  97. for free no charge
    pro bona
  98. the love and study of language
    philology
  99. physical lvoe of the dead or corpses
    necrophilia
  100. to take back in public
    recant
  101. touched by magic
  102. enchanted
  103. french rooster
    chanticleer
  104. many
    poly
  105. to humiliate
    mortify
  106. scary forbodding
    ominous
  107. one who speaks many languages or a place that has many languages
    polyglot
  108. a watering hole
    cantina
  109. sacred traditional religious song
    canticle
  110. to carry yourself, to be composed
    comport
  111. to ship a person
    deport
  112. to ship a product out
    export
  113. to ship a product into
    import
  114. carry
    port
  115. a pleasant feeling state
    euphoria
  116. a greek shout of delight..i found it!
    eureka
  117. a speech at a funeral
    eulogy
  118. speech make along to audience
    monologue
  119. cant do
    impotent
  120. enjoy your meal
    bon appetit
  121. enjoy your trip
    bon voyage
  122. study of rocks, earth
    geology
  123. study of living things
    biology
  124. study of animals
    zoology
  125. real, concrete, accurate, fact lover
    literal
  126. one who gives, sponsors
    benefactor
  127. get rid of, wipe out
    obliterate
  128. a prayer, blessing at teh end
    benediction
  129. a nice word for a harsh one
    euphemism
  130. feeler on a bug, radio
    antenna
  131. dying out, nearing death, extinction
    moribund
  132. to approach for business help
    solicit
  133. study fo mans past, evolution
    anthropology
  134. one who gets a permit
    licensee
  135. a towering pointing rock formation
    monolith
  136. one who does small jobs
    hireling
  137. one who is beneath you in rank
    underling
  138. study of word origins
    etymology
  139. ante meridiem
    a.m.
  140. room at the front
    antechamber
  141. god, religion
    theo
  142. one who has no god
    atheist
  143. one who doesnt know for sure
    agnostic
  144. belief in one god
    polytheism
  145. belief in many gods
    polytheism
  146. belief in one god
    monotheism
  147. gov centered around religion
    theocracy
  148. young undevelped tree
    sapling
  149. baby still in nest, or one who is too dependant for their age
    nestling
  150. one
    mono
  151. a permit, to permit
    license
  152. a young mature one year old animal
    yearling
  153. small, young
    ling
  154. one who studys religion
    theologian
  155. study of religion
    theology
  156. papers to prove who you are
    • creddentials
    • `
  157. small bits of wood
    kindling
  158. a baby duck
    duckling
  159. a baby goose or swan
    gosling
  160. a small fish
    fingerling
  161. having one spouse or mate
    monogamy
  162. a voice with only one pitch
    monotone
  163. repeat a letter for sound affect
    alliteration
  164. inability to read and write
    illiteracy
  165. cant read or write
    illiterat
  166. ability to read and write
    literacy
  167. can read and write
    literate
  168. hardening of the body after death
    rigor mortis
  169. to grieve, be sad over deaths
    mourn
  170. a baby left for others
    foundling
  171. harmless, not bad news, wont hurt
    benign
  172. young prince
    princeling
  173. to end segregation
    desegregate
  174. group
    greg
  175. sad, gloomy
    morose
  176. set of beliefs, morals
    ceed/credo
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