A | B |
bibliophile | a lover or collector of books |
euphony | agreeable sound |
factory | a building where things are made |
homogeneous | same or similar nature or kind of something |
manual | done by, used by, operated by hands |
psychology | the study of mental process and behavior |
respiration | the act of inhaling and exhaling; breathing |
soliloquy | thoughts or feelings of a character spoken when alone |
transcription | a full written copy; "write across" |
transport | to carry from one place to another |
psychopath | sufferings, disease, feelings of the mind; a person with antisocial behavior |
bibliography | a list of books and other sources used in research |
spirometer | a device used for measuring one's breathing |
homonym | same name; words with the same sound or same spelling but have different meanings (bat = Halloween symbol; bat = used to strike a ball) |
eulogy | study of good; good words about a person spoken at a funeral |
bibliomania | a craziness for books |
homogenize | to make into parts that are all the same |
manacle | something that holds the hands |
euphemism | a good or nice phrase for something that isnt so good ("passed away" instead of "died") |
deportation | forceful expelling from the country |
factual | true, real |
ventriloquist | one who speaks not from his/her mouth |
psychiatry | the medical practice of treating the mind |
inspiration | something that compels one to do something; to put breath in |
translucent | letting light pass through |
facsimile | something made similar; reproduction; copy |
psychedelic | marked by hallucinations, mental distortions |
perspire | "breathing through the skin" |
biblioklept | a person who steals books |
portfolio | a flat carrying case that holds papers |
transcontinental | spanning or crossing a continent |
homophone | having the same sound but different spelling, origin, meaning (which-witch, pear-pare) |
manicure | the care of hands and fingernails |