| A | B |
|---|
| hierarchy | an organization arranged into higher & lower levels |
| patronymic | a name derived from a father or paternal ancestor |
| Acropolis | the citadel of Athens on which the Parthenon was built |
| egomaniac | an extremely conceited person |
| patristic | pertaining to the writings of the Church Fathers |
| pyromaniac | a person with an irresistible desire to start fires |
| telepathy | apparent communication between minds without sensory involvement |
| acrophobia | an abnormal fear of being in a high place |
| anarchy | a lack of system of government; disorder, confusion, lawlessness |
| theosophy | a system of philosophy or religion that claims mystical insight into the divine nature |
| xenophobia | a hatred or fear of foreigners |
| hydrodynamics | the science dealing with the forces exerted by fluids in motion |
| egocentric | self-centered; selfish; having little regard for interests other than one's own |
| homologous | corresponding in position or structure |
| oligarchy | a form of government in which the few rule |
| necrology | a list of the recently dead; an obituary |
| patriarchal | appropriate to the male head of the family or clan |
| megalomania | a mental disorder marked by delusions of great personal importance |
| acromegaly | a malfunction of the pituitary gland marked by adnormal enlargement of hands, feet, & face |
| Paleozoic | pertaining to the geological era between 220 & 600 million years ago |
