Phobia Fear Claustrophobia Definition noun extreme fear of confined spaces Example The doctor told me that my claustrophobia was the reason I was afraid of flying Mysophobia Definition ID: 774778
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English IV
Roots List 11
Slide2-Phobia: Fear
Slide3Claustrophobia
Definition
:
(noun) extreme fear of confined spaces
Example:
The
doctor told me that my claustrophobia was the reason I was afraid of flying.
Slide4Mysophobia
Definition
:
(noun) fear of germs
Example
: I’m not sure how anyone with
mysophobia
goes out in public.
Slide5Autophobia
Definition
:
(noun) fear of being alone
Example
: Her
autophobia
has become crippling since her husband died.
Slide6Ergophobia
Definition
:
(noun) fear of work
Example
: Ergophobia has kept him from getting a job for years.
Slide7Corp: Body
Slide8Corpse
Definition
:
(noun) a dead body
Example:
On
Halloween, the child dressed up like a dead corpse, equipped with fake blood and all.
Slide9Corporation
Definition
:
(noun) a company
Example:
Corporation
tax cuts meant that the business could save money on levies and put it back into the company.
Slide10Corporal
Definition
:
(noun) a low-ranking officer
Example
:
Shooting someone is sure to cause him or her a great deal of corporal suffering
.
Slide11Corpulent
Definition
:
(
adj
) fat
Example:
After
overeating for months, the skinny
kid became
somewhat corpulent.
Slide12Alg
: Pain
Slide13Neuralgia
Definition
:
(noun) pain caused by a nerve
Example
:
Shingles affects both the skin and the nerves and is often accompanied by neuralgia or pain in the nerve path.
Slide14Analgesic
Definition
:
(noun) a drug that makes one free of pain
Example
:
The external uses of the drug are mainly analgesic.
Slide15Nostalgia
Definition
:
(noun) aching for the familiar
Example
:
If my brother sees the family pictures and videos, nostalgia may help him regain his memory.
Slide16Algogenic
Definition
:
(noun) producing pain
Example
: If I twist your arm hard enough, it will be
algogenic
.
Slide17Gam: Marriage
Slide18Monogamy
Definition
:
(noun) marriage with only one person at a
time
Example
:
When my husband and I got married, we took a vow of monogamy.
Slide19Misogamist
Definition
:
(noun) hatred of marriage
Example
: Some children of divorce grow up to be misogamists.
Slide20Polygamy
Definition
:
(noun) having one or more spouse at a time
Example:
In
some countries polygamy is legal, and many men have a number of brides.
Slide21Pseudogamy
Definition
:
(noun) a sacred marriage
Example
: The
pseudogamy
was blessed by the priest.
Slide22Grad: Step
Slide23Graduate
Definition
:
(noun) a person who has successfully completed a course of
study
Example
: Who knew that guy would graduate?
Slide24Gradual
Definition
:
(
adj
) progressing slowly
Example: It is usually a bad idea to jump from a cold environment to a hot one, so you should look to heat yourself through gradual means if you’ve been out in the cold.
Slide25Upgrade
Definition
:
(verb) raise to a higher standard
Example
: It’s time to upgrade your expectations.
Slide26Gradient
Definition
: (
noun) an inclined part of a road
Example
: The gradient on the hill was enough for the lawn mower to
flip over.