Chapter 3 Word List
Here is an alphabetical list of the most important words you learned in this chapter.
ANACHRONISM (uh NAK ruh ni zum) n something out of place in time or history; an
incongruity
- In this age of impersonal hospitals, a doctor who remembers your name seems like an
anachronism.
ANALOGY (uh NAL uh jee) n a comparison of one thing to another; similarity
- To say having an allergy feels like being bitten by an alligator would be to make or draw an
analogy between an allergy and an alligator bite. - Analogy usually refers to similarities between things that are not otherwise very similar. If
you don’t think an allergy is at all like an alligator bite, you might say, “That analogy doesn’t
hold up.” - To say that there is no analogy between an allergy and an alligator bite is to say that they
are not analogous (uh NAL uh gus). - Something similar in a particular respect to something else is its analog (AN uh lawg),
sometimes spelled analogue.
ANTHROPOMORPHIC (an thruh puh MOHR fik) adj ascribing human characteristics to
nonhuman animals or objects
- This word is derived from the Greek word anthropos, which means man or human, and the
Greek word morphos, which means shape or form. - To speak of the “hands” of a clock, or to say that a car has a mind of its own, is to be
anthropomorphic. - To be anthropomorphic is to engage in anthropomorphism.
ANTIPATHY (an TIP uh thee) n firm dislike; a dislike
- I feel antipathy toward bananas wrapped in ham. I do not want them for dinner. I also
feel a certain amount of antipathy toward the cook who keeps trying to force me to eat
them. My feelings on these matters are quite antipathetic (an tip uh THET ik). - I could also say that ham-wrapped bananas and the cooks who serve them are among
my antipathies.
APATHY (AP uh thee) n lack of interest; lack of feeling
- The members of the student council accused the senior class of apathy because none of
the seniors had bothered to sign up for the big fundraiser. - The word apathetic is the adjective form of apathy.
CHRONIC (KRAHN ik) adj occurring often and repeatedly over a period of time; lasting a