| A | B |
|---|
| antibiotic | a medicine that fights living bacteria |
| aristocracy | rule of the highest social class |
| astrophobia | fear of stars |
| autocrat | "ruler of oneself" |
| autonomous | relating to self-rule |
| benefit | something that enhances well-being |
| chronology | a study of time sequence |
| cosmopolite | world citizen |
| cryptology | study of secret messages |
| demography | the science of recording people |
| geocentric | Earth as the center of the universe |
| Heliopolis | city of worship for sun god |
| herbicide | a substance used to kill plants (weeds) |
| hydrophobia | fear of water |
| hyperthermia | above-normal body temperature |
| hypothermia | below-normal body temperature |
| megalopolis | greatest concentration of citizens |
| microphone | small sound |
| misanthrope | a person who hates mankind |
| misnomer | a wrong name |
| monarch | chief ruler |
| monogamous | based on one marriage at a time |
| moronic | foolish |
| pathetic | marked by suffering |
| pedal | a foot-operated lever |
| philosopher | lover of wisdom |
| photophobia | fear of light |
| polygraph | "many records" |
| pseudopod | false foot |
| psychogenic | having its origin (birth) in mind |
| pyre | fire used to cremate corpses |
| sophisticated | wise in the ways of the world |
| synonym | words that mean the same thing |
| telegram | written communication that is sent |
| telescope | an instrument to see far away |
| thermometer | instrument that measures heat |
