SAT Power Vocab - Princeton Review

androgens   (n.)—in biology,    male    hormones

androgynous  (adj.)—relating     to  something   that    contains    both    male    and     female

characteristics,    or  that    has ambiguous   characteristics android (n.)—a  robot   that

appears to  be  human   or  male

anthropocentric (adj.)—a    worldview   that    tends   to  put human   beings  at  the center

anthropomorphic (adj.)—a    perspective that    tends   to  assign  human   characteristics

to  plants  or  animals

gynecologist    (n.)—a  medical doctor  who specializes in  women’s health

phil- love of

Maybe you learned in geography class that Philadelphia is the City of Brotherly Love. That’s
because phil- always indicates love or affection for a person or idea. Anglophiles love
England. Francophiles love France. Bibliophiles love books. We could go on. Let’s take phil-
and match it up with some other roots. See if you can guess the meanings. (The answers are
found on this page.) philanthropy

audiophile

bibliophile

videophile

zoophile

What kind of “phile” are you? (We’re logophiles—look it up!)

philanthropy: generosity; literally, love of humanity

audiophile: one who enjoys recorded music, especially the equipment used to listen to such
music

bibliophile: one who loves or collects books

videophile: one who loves television or recorded films

zoophile: one who loves animals or advocates for their protection

soph- wisdom