| A | B |
|---|
| acceded | to give consent |
| surreptitioulsy | obtained by stealth; secret or unauthorized |
| antibiotic | a substance that can kill, weaken, or slow the growth of germs |
| apparition | a ghost |
| bedlam | a scene or state of wild uproar and confusion, or reference to an insane asylum |
| biopsy | the removal and study tissue from a living thing to diagnose illness |
| biosphere | the areas of Earth that can support life |
| calliope | a musical instrument consisting of a set of harsh-sounding steam whistles that are activated by a keyboard |
| cartography | the technique or art of making maps or charts |
| cauterized | to burn the flesh to prevent infection |
| court plaster | cloth coated with an adhesive sustance and used to cover cuts or scratches on the skin |
| deflect | to turn aside or redirect; to cause to go in another direction |
| demography | the study of characterstics of human populations, such as size or age |
| depredation | robbery |
| devitalize | to weaken or destroy the strength or energy of |
| dialect | a way of speaking that is characteristic of a particular place or group of people |
| diatribe | a way of speaking that is characteristic of a particular place or group of people |
| dramatic irony | occurs when we know something that a character in a book doesn't know |
| epigram | a short, clever poem or saying |
| exaggeration | overstating something, usually for purpose of creating a comic effect |
| figures of speech | expressions that are not literally true by that suggests similarities between usually related things |
| fluctuate | to rise and fall; to change irregularly |
| flume | narrow passage with deep rocky sides and water flowing through it |
| graphic | a visual representation, such as a graph or picture or described in a vivid manner |
| haggard | exhausted appearance |
| holography | a photographic technique that produces a 3-D image |
| imagery | language that creates word pictures and appeals to the senses-makes us feel that we are seeing what the writer is describing |
| increduloulsy | showing unbelief |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed or described in words |
| influential | having the power and importance to affect something |
| influx | a flowing or coming in |
| irony | when reality contradicts what we expect |
| monograph | a short, precise scholorly article on a limited topic |
| personification | speaks of a nonhuman or inaminate thing as if if had human or lifelike qualities |
| renounced | to give up or put aside voluntarily |
| revive | to bring back to life or consciousness |
| seismograph | an instrument for measuring and recording movements of the earth's crust |
| situational irony | a situation that turns out to be just the opposite of what we would expect |
| somnolent | tending to cause sleep |
| style | the way a writer uses language |
| symbiosis | a close relationship among two or more living things in which all involved benefit |
| tautologies | a needless repetition of words with the same meaning |
| typography | the style and arrangement of text, either printed on paper or displayed on a screen |
| understatement | a statement that says less than wat is meant-used for comic effect |
| verbal irony | occurs when we say one thing and mean something else |
| viable | capable of living and developing |
| vitality | health and energy |
| vivid | bright and easily noticed |
| warily | being on one's guard against danger |
| affluent | rich, wealthy |
