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