| A | B |
|---|
| enumerate | to count out |
| supernumerary | extra; e.g. an “extra” in a film |
| numerology | study of the occult significance of numbers |
| fortitude | strength of mind; courage |
| fortify | to strengthen |
| comfort | to lend strength to; cheer, console |
| fortissimo | very loud |
| osteology | anatomy dealing with the bones |
| osteoblast | a bone-forming cell |
| ornithopter | aircraft that flies by flapping wings like a bird |
| ornithomancy | Divination by means of birds, their flight, etc. |
| megalopolis | large city or region of large cities |
| acropolis | high point of a city |
| necropolis | cemetery |
| transfusion | transfer of blood |
| fusillade | volley; simultaneous firing of a number of firearms |
| fusion | merging elements into a union |
| egotistical | with an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| respiration | biological breathing cycle |
| conspire | to make secret plans together |
| aspire | to seek to accomplish a goal |
| diagonal | line that cuts across an angle |
| diameter | measurement across a figure |
| dialect | local form of a language |
| diatribe | rant |
| diaphanous | see-through; translucent, esp. of fabric |
| acrimonious | bitter, mean-spirited |
| acerate | narrow and long and pointed; e.g. pine leaves |
| acrid | caustic, bitter, pungent |
| acerbity | harshness or severity |
| acronym | word formed from initials |
| acrophobia | fear of heights |
| acromegaly | abnormal enlargement of extremities (hands, head, feet) |
| culprit | one who is to blame |
| culpable | guilty |
| exculpate | to free from blame, exonerate |
| dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
| pachyderm | thick-skinned mammal (e.g. elephant) |
| ectoderm | outer tissue layer of an embryo: produces the skin & nervous system |
| endoderm | inner tissue layer of an embryo: produces digestive system |
| mesoderm | middle embryonic layer: produces muscles |
| zoophilous | having an affinity for animals = pollinated by animals |
| zoophagous | Feeding on animal matter |
| percolate | to filter |
| perambulate | to walk around, stroll |
| peregrination | a journey, esp. by a pilgrim |
| pacify | to make peaceful; to appease |
| breve | symbol for a short vowel or syllable |
| brevity | shortness |
| necromancer | sorcerer who raises the dead |
| necrosis | death of localized cells or tissue from disease (e.g. gangrene) |
| urbane | sophisticated; having the polish and suavity regarded as characteristic of social life in major cities |
| urban | in/of a city |
| pugnacious | quarrelsome, combative |
| pugilist | boxer |
| impugn | attack verbally (especially another’s character) |
| ectothermic | cold-blooded |
| dermoplasty | plastic surgery w/skin grafts |
| demagogue | leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| pedagogue | educator |
| molecule | the smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties of the substance and is composed of one or more atoms |
| corpuscle | unattached cell that floats freely in the body |
| follicle | small cavity or sac |
| minuscule | very small |
| illiterate | not able to read |
| illicit | not socially or morally acceptable |
| illegible | not able to be read |
