| A | B |
|---|
| cardiology | the branch of medicine dealing with the heart |
| graphology | the study of handwriting |
| cyclone | a violent rotating windstorm |
| homonym | words that are pronounced and spelled the same way but with different meanings |
| dialogue | a conversation between two persons |
| eugenic | causing improvement in the offspring produced |
| concentric | having a common center |
| theology | a particular system of religious beliefs |
| incandescence | light from heat |
| pseudonym | a fictitious name used when a person performs a particular social role |
| chromium | a hard brittle multi-valent metallic element |
| immigrant | a person who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there |
| macroscopic | visible to the naked eye |
| heliocentric | having the sun as the center |
| polyandry | having more than one husband at a time |
| biopsy | examination of tissues from the human body to determine the cause of a disease |
| cacophony | a loud harsh or strident noise |
| iconoclast | a destroyer of images used in religious worship |
| indefatigable | showing sustained enthusiastic action |
| apoplexy | a sudden loss of consciousness resulting from a ruptured blood vessel and lack of oxygen |
| manageability | capable of being managed or controlled |
| hydrotherapy | the internal and external use of water in the treatment of disease |
| proprietor | someone who owns a business |
| idiogram | a graphic character that indicates the meaning of a thing without the sounds used to say it |
| Paleolithic | second part of the Stone Age |
| entomology | the branch of zoology studying insects |
| encephalitis | inflammation of the brain |
| hematology | the branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the blood |
| podiatrist | a specialist in care of the feet |
| gynecology | the branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and hygiene of women |
| geothermal | relating to the heat in the interior of the earth |
| thermometer | measuring instrument for measuring temperature |
| pachyderm | any of various hoofed, thick-skinned animals |
| reticule | a woman's drawstring bag |
| somatic | characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit |
| contemporaneous | of the same period |
| assonance | the repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words |
| epaulet | ornamental cloth pad worn on the shoulder |
| allegory | a short moral story |
| pathology | the study of causes of nature and effects of disease |
| anarchy | a state of lawlessness and disorder |
| pestilence | an epidemic disease with a high death rate |
| psychotherapist | a therapist that deals with emotional and mental disorders |
| diaphanous | so thin as to transmit light |
| phonogram | any written symbol standing for a sound or syllable or word |
| neologism | a newly invented word or phrase |
| microbiology | study of microorganisms and their effect on humans |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration |
| euthanasia | the act of killing someone painlessly |
| kleptomaniac | someone with an unusual urge to steal |
