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AP English Long Vocab 8

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science dealing with origins, races, customs, and beliefs of humankind
branch of anthropology dealing with human races, their origin, etc.
study of the evolution, development, and functioning of human society
destructive to life or living things
development of life from preexisting life
device for converting a liquid into a fine spray
division
opening a vain to draw blood
one volume or cut of several
parts of the globe opposite of each other
invertebrate with jointed legs (no backbone)
one who treats ailments of the foot
verse consisting of two feet
temporary extension of the protoplasm to enable the organism to most and take in food
word that sounds like another but differs in meaning and spelling
word spelled like another but different in sound and meaning
abnormal, or a person deviating from the common rule
exaggeration
farsightedness
nearsightedness
excessive growth or development
injected under the skin
lack of growth and development
secreting internally
secreting externally
marriage within the tribe
marriage outside of the tribe
produced from within
produced from the outside
membrane tissue of the lining of the digestive tract
plant growing within another plant
known externally
no government
rule by absolute ruler
ruling traced through line of the mother
form of government where few people have the power
ruling traced through line of the father
measured from the earth's center
math dealing with earth's shape
art of science of agriculture
agriculture, or poem on farming
response to earth's gravity
farthest point from the earth in the orbit of a heavenly body
aversion
quality that arouses pity or sadness
treatment of disease that gives doses of the disease to the patient
branch of medicine dealing with manipulation of bones, muscles, and nerves
attributing to human form to beings not human
occurring under two distinct forms
having a form derived from the inner embryo
membrane sac enclosing the heart
nearest point to the earth in the orbit of a heavenly body
nearest point to the sun in orbit of heavenly body
branch of dentistry dealing with diseases of the bone and gum tissues
traveling about
expressed in a roundabout way
wavelike contraction of intestines that sends contents onwards
row of columns around a building or court
inflammation of the membrane lining the abdominal cavity

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