| A | B |
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| lobotomy (def.) | (noun) a type of brain surgery |
| lobotomy (sent.) | The patient’s head was shaved in preparation for the ** . |
| dichotomy (def.) | (noun) a division into two usually contradictory or opposing parts |
| dichotomy (sent.) | A ** was formed in the class as we debated the issue of the death penalty. |
| hypothermia (def.) | (noun) the condition of being below normal body temperature |
| hypothermia (sent.) | The hiker was threatened by ** when she was caught unexpectedly in the blizzard. |
| hypodermic (def.) | (adjective) injected under the skin |
| hypodermic (sent.) | The patient fainted at the sight of the ** needle as the nurse eased it under his skin. |
| hypothetical (def.) | (adjective) imaginary; theoretical; describes an assumption made without proof |
| hypothetical (sent.) | The plans for an addition to our house are only ** until we talk with an architect and a contractor. |
| hypocrisy (def.) | (noun) insincerity; two-facedness; double standards; duplicity |
| hypocrisy (sent.) | • The counselor pointed out the ** of saying one thing and then doing another. |
| metamorphosis (def.) | (noun) a change of form; transformation |
| metamorphosis (sent.) | The caterpillar went through ** and emerged from its chrysalis as a butterfly. |
| amorphous (def.) | (adjective) shapeless; having no definite form; vague; nebulous |
| amorphous (sent.) | The ** crowd of people poured out of the burning theater and into the street. |
| mandate (def.) | (noun) authoritative command; territory administered by a trustee |
| mandate (sent.) | The newly-elected governor regarded her huge popular vote as a ** from the people to carryout the promises she made on the campaign trail. |
| countermand (def.) | (verb) to reverse a command by issuing a contrary order |
| countermand (sent.) | Because the general did not agree with the colonel’s order, he decided to ** it. |
| mandatory def.) | (adjective) obligatory; required by command |
| mandatory (sent.) | The coach regards attendance at today’s practice as **; no one is excused. |
| remand (def.) | (verb) send back; recommit, as to prison |
| remand (sent.) | Since the retrial resulted in a verdict of “guilty,” the judge was obliged to ** the defendant to the state penitentiary. |
| mand/mandat (def.) | order, command, commit |
| morph (def.) | form |
| tomy/tom- (def.) | cutting, operation of incision |
| hypo- (def.) | cutting, operation of incision |
