| A | B |
|---|
| enumerate | to count out |
| numerous | great in number; many |
| supernumerary | extra; e.g. an extra actor in a film |
| fortitude | strength of mind; courage |
| fortify | to strengthen |
| comfort | to lend strength to another; cheer, console |
| forte | loud (with a strong sound); or, an area in which one excels |
| pianoforte | an instrument that can play sounds from soft to loud, called piano for short |
| osteology | anatomy dealing with the bones |
| osteoblast | a bone-forming cell |
| ornithology | study of birds |
| ornithopter | aircraft that flies by flapping wings like a bird |
| ornithomancy | divination by means of observing birds, their flight, etc. |
| metropolis | a large city, esp. the chief city in a region |
| megalopolis | large city or region of large cities |
| polite | civil (sophisticated); well-mannered; with the polished manners and refinement of a city-dweller |
| acropolis | high point of a city |
| necropolis | cemetery; a city of the dead |
| transfusion | transfer of blood |
| refuse | to decline, reject (as if pouring it back...) |
| fusillade | volley; simultaneous firing of a number of firearms |
| confusion | lack of order (as if multiple elements are randomly poured together) |
| egomaniac | obsessed with oneself |
| egocentric | self-centered |
| inspire | to influence or guide; literally, to breathe into |
| respiration | biological breathing cycle |
| perspiration | sweat - which is extruded as though breathed out through the skin |
| expire | to breathe out one's last, i.e. to die or come to an end |
| spirit | animating or vital principle held to give life to physical organisms |
| aspire | to seek to accomplish a goal, literally to breathe towards teh goal |
| conspire | to make secret plans together |
| diagonal | cutting across at an angle |
| diameter | measurement across a figure |
| dialogue | conversation between people |
| diaphanous | see-through; translucent, esp. of fabric |
| dialectic | conversational method of logical debate, popularized by Socrates; or, a contradiction of ideas |
| acrimonious | bitter, mean-spirited (used of words) |
| acrid | caustic, bitter, pungent (esp. of a smell) |
| acrobat | one who steps on high ropes |
| acronym | word formed from initial letters |
| acrophobia | fear of heights |
| acromegaly | abnormal enlargement of extremities (hands, hed, feet) |
| acrocarpous | botanical term: having the fruit at the end of the stalk |
| culprit | one who is to blame for a misdeed |
| culpable | guilty |
| exculpate | to free from blame, exonerate |
| dermatologist | skin doctor |
| dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
| pachyderm | thick-skinned mammal, e.g. elephant |
| hypodermic | goes beneath the skin |
| ectoderm | outer tissue layer of an embryo: produces the skin & nervous system |
| endoderm | inner tissue layer of an embryo: produces digestive system |
| zoo | park displaying wild animals |
| zoophilous | having an affinity for animals; of plants pollinated by animals |
| perception | vision or understanding |
| percolate | to filter (pass through) |
| perambulate | to walk around, stroll |
| peregrination | a journey, esp. by a pilgrim |
| pacific | peaceful, serene, calm |
| pacifism | opposition to violence or war |
| brevity | shortness |
| abbreviation | a shortened word or phrase |
| brevirostrate | short-beaked; having a short bill |
| necrophobia | fear of dead things |
| urban | in or of a city |
| urbane | sophisticated; having the polish and suavity regarded as characteristic of social life in major cities |
| surburbs | a district, usually residential, outlying a city |
| urbanism | way of life of city dwellers |
| pugnacious | quarrelsome, combative |
| repugnant | causing distaste or aversion |
| pugilist | boxer |
| impugn | attack verbally (especially another's character) |
| oppugn | to call into question or fight against |
| inexpugnable | stable; incapable of being overthrown or subdued |
| ectomorph | body type--skinny |
| ectothermic | cold-blooded |
| ectoplasm | outer portion of the cytoplasm of a cell |
| plastic | a moldable substance |
| dermoplasty | plastic surgery with skin grafts |
| rhinoplasty | plastic surgery on the nose |
| plasticity | ability to be molded |
| demagogue | leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power through the trust of the common people |
| pedagogue | educator |
| synagogue | Jewish house of worship |
| corpuscle | unattached cell that floats freely in the body, e.g. a blood cell |
| follicle | small cavity or sac in the body, e.g. that from which a hair grows |
| particle | tiny quantity or fragment |
| illegal | not legal |
| illiterate | not able to read and write |
| illicit | not legally, socially, or morally acceptable |
| illegible | not able to be read |
| illiberal | lacking a liberal education; i.e., lacking culture and refinement |
