| A | B |
|---|
| archeology | study of ancient cultures based on artifacts
and other remains |
| astrology | pseudoscience claiming to foretell the future
by a study of the stars |
| ecology | study of the relationship between organisms
and their environment |
| embryology | study of the formation and development
of embryos |
| entomology | study of insects |
| etymology | study of the origin and development of words |
| geology | study of the history of the earth, especially as recorded in rocks |
| meteorology | study of the atmosphere especially weather and weather conditions |
| ornithology | branch of zoology dealing with birds |
| psychology | study of mental processes and behavior |
| colloquial | language used when people speak informally |
| colloquium | a speaking together; an academic seminar on some field of study led by several experts |
| eloquent | speaking out; fluent; persuasive |
| grandiloquent | marked by a lofty, extravagantly colorful style |
| loquacious | talkative |
| soliloquy | a speaking alone to oneself, as in a drama; a monologue |
| ventriloquist | one who speaks from the stomach; one who speaks so that the sounds seem to come from somewhere other than the speaker's mouth |
| maladroit | not adroit; not skillful; awkward; clumsy |
| malady | a bad condition; a disease |
| malaise | a vague feeling of illness or depression |
| malapropism | badly appropriate; not appropriate; a ludicrous misuse of a word that sounds somewhat like the word intended |
| malaria | a disease once thought to be caused by bad air from the swamps |
| malcontent | one who is badly contented; a discontented or rebellious person |
| malediction | a curse (opposite of benediction a blessing) |
| malevolent | wishing evil towards others |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing, especially by a public official |
| malice | active bad feeling or ill will |
| malicious | intentionally bad or harmful |
| malign | to speak evil of; to slander |
| malignant | bad or harmful; likely to cause death |
| malinger | to pretend to be in bad health to get out of work |
| barometer | instrument to measure atmospheric pressure used to predict weather changes |
| geometry | earth measuring; originally the system of measuring distances on earth through the use of angles; now a branch of mathematics that deals with points, lines, planes and solids |
| kilometer | 1,000 meters; approximately 0.62 mile |
| metric system | a decimal system of weights and measures based on the meter as a unit length and the kilogram as a unit mass |
| metronome | a clocklike instrument for measuring the exact time in music by a regularly repeated tick |
| odometer | a road measure; an instrument for measuring the distance traveled by a vehicle |
| parameter | a fixed limit or boundary |
| pedometer | an instrument that measures the distance walked by recording the number of steps taken |
| perimeter | the boundary around an area |
| symmetrical | measured together; having both sides exactly alike |
| tachometer | an instrument used to measure the speed of a revolving shaft in revolutions per minute |
| trigonometry | the branch of mathematics that deals with the relations between the sides and angles of triangles and the calculations based on these |
| dismiss | to send away |
| emissary | a person sent out on a specific mission |
| intermittent | sent between intervals; stopping and starting at intervals |
| missile | a weapon that is fired or otherwise sent toward a target |
| missive | a letter or message that is sent |
| omit | to leave out |
| permit | to send through; to allow |
| premise | a statement sent before; an initial statement that is assumed to be true and upon which an argument is based |
| promise | to send forth; to indicate what may be expected |
| transmission | a device that sends power from the engine of an automobile to the wheels; the act of transmitting |
| transmit | to send from one place or person to another |
| logy | study of |
| loqu; loc | to speak |
| mal | bad |
| meter, metr | measure |
| mit, mis, miss | to send |
| ineffable | adj.
1. Incapable of being expressed or described in words; inexpressible.
2. not to be spoken because of its sacredness; unutterable.
S. unspeakable |
| nefarious | adj.
Meaning: extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous
S. flagitious, heinous, infamous; vile, atrocious, execrable
A. good, honest |
| quell | verb.
Def. To suppress; put an end to; extinguish
S. suppress, put down, subdue; crush, quash, repress, control, overwhelm, defeat, conquer
A. aggravate, incite |
| precocious | Adj.
Def. Manifesting or characterized by usually early development or maturity, especially in mental aptitude.
Having developed maturity early or too soon.
S. forward, progressive
A. backward, half-witted, slowwitted, feebleminded, imbecile, imbecilic, idiotic |
| hedonist | Noun
A person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self gratification.
S. profligate
A. moralistic |
| destitution | Noun
lack of the means of subsistence; utter poverty.
S. poverty-stricken
A. rich |
| staid | Adj.
Of settled or sedate character, fixed, settled, or permanent
S. joyful, informal, ordinary
A. dignified, permanent sedate, serious |
| cursory | Adj.
Performed hastily; going rapidly over something
S. complete deep, profound, thorough
A. quick, brief, passing, haphazard. |
