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Joy of Vocabulary Chapter 2: Phobia, Mania, and Phile Words A. PREVIEW. Here are some words for your PHOBIA, MANIA, and PHILE vocabulary: acrophobia audiophile bibliomania bibliophobe agoraphobia balletomania bibliophile claustrophobia dipsomaniac mania phobia photophobic hemophiliac megalomania photophilic pyromaniac kleptomaniac monomania photophobia xenophobia Complete each statement or question below by adding the most appropriate word from the above list. 1. My cousin is a hi-­‐fi audio enthusiast. Are you a(n) ____________________________________, too? 2. “What Shall We Do With the Drunken Sailor?” is a song about a(an) ___________________________________. 3. Some immigrants have been encountering instances of ____________________________________. 4. Roses are ____________________________________; they love sunlight. 5. From the summit I admired the view, but Ruby would not look down, and became terrified. This was my first hint of her ____________________________________. 6. Lynne has an abnormal fear of drafts. Do you know anyone else with such a(n) ______________________. 7. Some bidders would have given anything to acquire the rare book, but I did not share their ____________________________________. 8. I really like books. You may say I am a(n) ____________________________________. 9. The suspect pleaded insanity, but the evidence showed he was an arsonist, not a(n) ___________________. 10. The woods abound in ____________________________________ plants that thrive in dense shade. 11. Those who suffer from ____________________________________ often prefer to remain indoors. 12. In his fantasies, Don Quixote did grandiose deeds, like fighting giants or rescuing a princess. He was afflicted with ____________________________________. 13. Fred’s ________________________ dates from a childhood prank in which a playmate locked him in a closet. 14. Coming out of a movie theater in daylight, many of us experience ____________________________________ until our eyes become accustomed again to the light. 15. Captain Ahab would have been perfectly sane if not for his ____________________________________ for pursuing the white whale Moby Dick. 16. It is impossible to see the visiting dance company perform unless you ordered a ticket six months ago. There is ____________________________________ in this town. 17. I have a friend with a(n) ____________________________________ for running who does ten miles a day, rain or shire. 18. Students who used to hate books have been helped by skilled teachers to overcome their _____________. 19. A court-­‐appointed psychiatrist found that the well-­‐to-­‐do person charged with shoplifting was a(n) ____________________________________. 20. Even a minor wound can cause a(n) ____________________________________ to bleed excessively. B. BUILDING ADDITIONAL WORDS. Complete the unfinished words by adding one of the following as a suffix: PHOBIA PHOBIC MANIA PHILE PHOBE MANIAC PHILIC Sample: A xenophobe__ has an intense dislike of foreigners and strange customs. 1. A Hispano_____________ is an admirer of Spanish culture. 2. A Franco_____________ has an extreme aversion to the French. 3. An abnormal or unreasoning fear of fire can be summed up in one word: pyro_____________. 4. If you are particularly fond of Chinese customs and traditions, you are a Sino_____________. 5. A mono_____________ is deranged on one subject only. 6. The reporter’s stories were Anglo_____________; they showed partiality to the English. 7. Alcoholics Anonymous has been doing its utmost to combat dipso_____________. 8. Anyone working in a small windowless room is likely to get a claustro_____________ feeling. 9. A xeno_____________ admires foreigners and foreign culture. 10. Is there a cure for klepto_____________? 11. Though he had been a Germano_____________, Winston Churchill favored close ties with Western Germany after the defeat of the Nazis. 12. Those rulers who believed they were invincible and set out to conquer the world were clearly megalo_____________s. 13. Hemo_____________ bacteria thrive in a medium that contains blood. 14. When a democratic government was installed in the USSR, there was a worldwide lessening of Russo_____________. 15. Italo_____________s admire the achievements, customs, and traditions of the Italian people. C. THINKING WITH YOUR NEW WORDS. Write the letter of the correct choice in the space provided. 1. _____ It would be most dangerous to employ a dipsomaniac as a (a) bartender (b) bus driver (c) gardener. 2. _____ You are least likely to encounter a bibliophobe in a (a) restaurant (b) motion picture theatre (c) bookshop. 3. _____ Which of the following creatures are least photophobic: (a) bees (b) bedbugs (c) earthworms? 4. _____ A Hispanophile would have an understandable preference for visiting (a) Brazil (b) Mexico (c) Canada. 5. _____ Americans sometimes encounter xenophobia when they travel in (a) New England (b) the South (c) Europe. 6. _____ If you had acrophobia, you would probably feel most secure (a) on a diving board (b) at the beach (c) on a cliff. 7. _____ Which of the following is least likely to appeal to a person afflicted with claustrophobia: (a) hiking (b) outdoor dining (c) cave exploration? 8. _____ Someone who has agoraphobia would be least comfortable in -­‐-­‐-­‐ place. (a) an enclosed (b) an open (c) a shady place 9. _____ Photophobic individuals do not enjoy (a) deep-­‐sea diving (b) reading (c) sunbathing 10._____An audiophile is particularly sensitive to (a) extreme heat (b) sound distortion (c) inadequate lighting.