Common Words

Forms of Rule

  • Aristocracy: nobles
  • Autocracy: one person
  • Bureaucracy: officials
  • Democracy: majority rule
  • Diabolocracy: devil
  • Gerontocracy: elderly people
  • Kakistocracy: incompetent people
  • Kleptocracy: thieves
  • Meritocracy: based on ability or merit
  • Monarchy: king or queen
  • Neocracy: inexperienced people
  • Oligarchy: a small group
  • Panarchy: freely choose government
  • Plutocracy: rich people
  • Theocracy: religious leaders
  • Totalitarianism: absolute control by the state

Types of Phobias

  • Aerophobia: flying
  • Algophobia: pain
  • Altophobia: heights
  • Androphobia: men
  • Anthrophobia: humans
  • Aquaphobia: water
  • Arachnophobia: spiders
  • Arsonphobia: fire
  • Atychiphobia: failure
  • Autophobia: being alone
  • Cacophobia: ugliness
  • Catrophobia: doctors
  • Chrometophobia: money
  • Chronophobia: time
  • Coulrophobia: clowns
  • Cynophobia: dogs
  • Demophobia: crowds
  • Gamophobia: marriage
  • Geraphobia: old age
  • Graphophobia: writing
  • Hemophobia: blood
  • Hydrophobia: water
  • Iatrophobia: doctors
  • Insectophobia: insects
  • Ligyrophobia: loud noises
  • Mysophobia: germs
  • Nyctophobia: dark
  • Ophidiophobia: snakes
  • Phasmophobia: ghosts
  • Pyrophobia: fire
  • Thanatophobia: death
  • Trypanophobia: needles
  • Xenophobia: foreigners
  • Xerophobia: dryness

Types of Killing

  • Avicide: bird
  • Deicide: god
  • Feticide: fetus
  • Filicide: child
  • Fratricide: brother
  • Genocide: ethnic group
  • Gynocide: women
  • Homicide: person
  • Infanticide: infant
  • Linguicide: language
  • Mariticide: husband
  • Matricide: mother
  • Nepoticide: nephew
  • Patricide: father
  • Regicide: king
  • Senicide: elderly person
  • Sororicide: sister
  • Suicide: oneself
  • Tyrannicide: tyrant
  • Uxoricide: wife

Fields of Study

  • Cytology: cell
  • Entomology: insects
  • Epigraphy: inscriptions
  • Ethnology: human races
  • Etymology: words
  • Genealogy: families
  • Geology: earth
  • Geomorphology: lithosphere
  • Gerontology: old people
  • Hematology: blood
  • Histology: tissues
  • Ichthyologist: fish
  • Limnology: lakes
  • Lithology: rocks
  • Meteorology: atmosphere
  • Morphology: structures
  • Mycology: fungi
  • Nephology: clouds
  • Oncology: cancer
  • Ornithology: birds
  • Orology: mountains
  • Orthoepy: pronunciations
  • Paleontology: fossils
  • Pedology: soil
  • Petrology: rocks
  • Phycology: algae
  • Selenology: moon
  • Theology: god

Types of Specialists

  • Cardiologist: heart
  • Dermatologist: skin
  • Endocrinologist: hormones
  • Gynaecologist: female health
  • Hematologist: blood
  • Nephrologist: kidneys
  • Neurologist: nervous system
  • Ophthalmologist: eye
  • Orthopedist: bones
  • Otolaryngologist: ear, nose, throat
  • Pathologist: diseases
  • Pediatrician: child
  • Psychiatrist: mental health
  • Pulmonologist: lungs
  • Radiologist: imaging
  • Rheumatologist: joints
  • Urologist: urinary tract

Animal Terms

  • Asinine: donkey
  • Bovine: cattle
  • Cervine: deer
  • Equine: horse
  • Feline: cat
  • Hircine: goat
  • Leporine: rabbit
  • Lupine: wolf
  • Murine: mouse or rat
  • Ovine: sheep
  • Piscine: fish
  • Porcine: pig
  • Ranine: frog
  • Serpentine: snake
  • Ursine: bear
  • Vulpine: fox

Types of Arenas

  • Coliseum: gladiator fights
  • Dojo: martial arts
  • Hippodrome: horse racing
  • Octagon: MMA
  • Ring: boxing/wrestling
  • Rink: ice skating
  • Shiajo: judo
  • Stadium: sports events
  • Tatami: karate/judo mat
  • Velodrome: cycling

Types of Interests

  • Ailurophile: cats
  • Astrophile: stars
  • Bibliophile: books
  • Cinephile: films
  • Dendrophile: trees
  • Ergophile: work
  • Heliophile: sun
  • Hodophile: travel
  • Logophile: words
  • Melophile: music
  • Oenophile: wine
  • Pluviophile: rain
  • Selenophile: moon
  • Technophile: technology
  • Xenophile: foreign cultures

Types of Mania

  • Bibliomania: books
  • Clinomania: staying in bed
  • Dipsomania: alcohol
  • Dromomania: travel
  • Ergomania: work
  • Graphomania: writing
  • Megalomania: power
  • Monomania: one idea
  • Mythomania: lying
  • Onomatomania: repeating words
  • Plutomania: money
  • Pyromania: fire
  • Theomania: religion

Animal Sounds

  • Bark: dog
  • Bleat: goat/sheep
  • Buzz: bee
  • Caw: crow
  • Chirp: bird
  • Growl: tiger
  • Grunt: camel
  • Hiss: snake
  • Hoot: owl
  • Howl: wolf
  • Moo: cow
  • Neigh: horse
  • Roar: lion
  • Screech: bat
  • Snort: pig
  • Squawk: parrot
  • Trumpet: elephant