| A | B |
|---|
| androgynous | having both male and female characteristics |
| monophonic | consisting of a single melodic line |
| philanthropy | voluntary promotion of human welfare |
| truncate | make shorter as if by cutting off |
| optometry | practice of testing the eyes |
| antinomy | a contradiction between 2 statements that seem equally reasonable |
| detainment | a state of being confined |
| connotation | an idea that is implied or suggested |
| aristocracy | the most popular members of a society |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which one idea is compared with another to suggest similarity |
| philology | the humanistic study of language and literature |
| denouement | the outcome of a complex sequence of events |
| scrutinize | examine carefully for accuracy |
| amorphous | having no definite form or distinct shape |
| genesis | a coming into being |
| misoneism | hatred of change or innovation |
| myriad | a large indefinite number |
| hypotenuse | the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle |
| agronomy | the application of soil and plant sciences to land management and crop production |
| intemperate | not mild; subject to extremes |
| bibliography | a list of writings with time and place of publication |
| anachronism | an artifact that belongs to another time |
| misogamist | a person who hates marriage |
| condolence | an expression of sympathy with another's grief |
| lithography | a method of printing from a metal or stone surface |
| postulate | a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasonings |
| autonomous | existing as as independent entity |
| chronology | an arrangement of events in time |
| bronchitis | inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchial tubes |
| epitaph | a summary statement of commemoration for a dead person |
| antagonist | someone who offers opposition |
| biometry | a branch of biology that studies observation by means of statistical analysis |
| onomatopoeia | using words that imitate the sound they denote |
| couplet | a stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse |
| deportation | the act of expelling a person from their native land |
| astronautics | the theory and practice of navigation through air or space |
| asylum | a shelter from danger or hardship |
| democratic | based on the principles of democracy |
| blancmange | sweet almond-flavored milk pudding |
| dystopia | a state in which conditions of life are extremely bad |
