| A | B |
|---|
| epigram (EPI on + GRAM write) | a writing on a particular subject; most often used to refer to witty comments or sayings |
| sonogram (SON sound + GRAM write) | an image produced by sound waves |
| annuity (ANN year) | a sum of money to be paid yearly |
| veritable (VER true + ABLE) | actual truth; the real thing |
| veracious (VER true + OUS full of) | truthful |
| literati (LITER letter + I plural) | notable or popular writers |
| aesthetics (ICS art) | concerning pleasing appearances; artistic beauty |
| saturnine (saturn + INE nature of) | gloomy and remote, as the planet Saturn is hazy (remember its ring) and distant |
| appendicitis (appendix + ITIS infection) | infection of the appendix |
| asteroid (ASTER/ASTR star + OID appearance) | having the appearance of a star; small rocky celestial bodies |
| genesis (GEN birth or origin + SIS condition) | the birth or creation of something |
| premonition (PRE before + MON warn + TION act of) | seeing or sensing danger beforehand |
| solitude (SOL alone + TUDE state of) | the state of being alone |
| pentagon (PENTA five + GON angle) | shape with five sides and five angles |
| tetrahedron (TETRA four + HEDRON sided object) | four-sided object |
| nanosecond (NANO billionth + SECOND) | one billionth of a second |
| picosecond (PICO trillionth + SECOND) | one trillionth of a second |
| monomania (MONO one + MANIA obsession) | obsessed with one thing |
| biped (BI two + PED foot) | two-footed creature |
| dilemma (DI two) | torn between two choices |
| pentagram (PENTA five + GRAM write) | a five-point, star-shaped figure |
| quadruped (QUAD four + PED foot) | four-footed creature |
| septuagenerian (SEPT seven + GEN birth) | a person whose age is in their 70's |
| octogenarian (OCTA eight + GEN birth) | a person whose age is in their 80's |
| octagon (OCTA eight + GON angle) | shape with eight sides and eight angles |
| decimeter (DEC ten + METER measure) | a unit of length equal to one-tenth of a meter |
| bicentennial (BI two + CENT hundred) | 200-year anniversary |
| quintet (QUIN five) | a group of five |
| quintuplets (QUIN five) | five children born at once to one mother |
