unit 2

unit 2

kleptomania : A mental illness in which a person has a strong desire to steal things
dipsomaniac : A person with an extreme and uncontrollable desire for alcohol
megalomaniac : A mental disorder marked by feelings of great personal power and importance
egomaniac : Someone who is extremely selfcentered and ignores the problems and concerns of others
psyche : Soul,personality,mind
psychedelic : (1) Of or relating to a drug (such as LSD) that produces abnormal and often extreme mental effects such as hallucinations (2) Imitating the effects of psychedelic drugs
psychosomatic : Caused by mental or emotional problems rather than by physical illness
psychotherapist : One who treats mental or emotional disorder or related bodily ills by psychological means
reception : (1) The act of receiving (2) A social gathering where guests are formally welcomed
intercept : To stop , seize, or interrupt(something or someone) before arrival
perceptible : Noticeable or able to be felt by the senses
susceptible : (1) Open to some influence;responsive (2) Able to be submitted to an action or process
confine : (1) To keep (someone or something) within limits (2) To hold (someone) in a location
definitive : (1)Authoritative and final (2) Specifying perfectly or precicely
finite : Having define limits
infinitesimal : Extremely or immeasurably small
interject : To interrupt a conversation with a component or remark.
conjecture : To guess
projection : An estimate of what might happen in the future based on what is happening now
trajectory : The curved path that an object makes in space, or that a thrown object follows as it rises and fall to earth
traction : The fiction that allows a moving thing to more over a surface without slipping
retract : (1)To pull back (something) into something larger (2) To take back (something said or written)
protracted : Drawn out,continued, or extended
intractable : Not easily handled,led , taught, or controlled
conductive : Tending to promote, encourage, or assist;helpful
dedection : (1)Subtraction (2) The reaching of a conclusion by reasoning
induce : (1) Persuade, influence (2)Bring about
seduction : (1)Temptation to sin ,especially temptation to sexual intercourse (2) Attraction or charm
sequential : (1) Arranged in order or in a series.(2)Following in a series
subsequent : Following in time, order, or place;later
consequential : (1)Resulting (2)Important
non sequitur : A statement that does not follow logically from anything previously said
Apollonian : Harmonious, ordered, rational, calm
bacchanalian : Frenzied, orgiastic
delphic : Unclear, ambiguous, or confusing
Dionysian : Frenzied, delirious
jovial : Jolly, good-natured
mercurial : Having paid and unpredictable changes of mood
Olympian : Lofty, superior, and detached
venereal : Having to do with sexual intercourse or diseases transmitted by it