| A | B |
|---|
| anthropologist | studies development of the human race |
| astronomer | studies celestial phenomena |
| geologist | studies the earth |
| biologist | studies all forms of living matter |
| botanist | studies plant life |
| zoologist | studies animal life |
| entomologist | studies insect forms |
| philologist | studies language |
| semantiscist | studies the meanings and psychological effects of words |
| sociologist | studies community and family life |
| astronomical | a tremendously large figure |
| astronaut | star sailor |
| Nautical | relating to sailors and sailing |
| asterisk | star-shaped symbol * |
| aster | star-shaped flower |
| Astrophysics | branch of physics dealing with heavenly bodies |
| disaster | misfortune; calamity |
| autonomy | independence |
| metronome | measures timing (piano) |
| geometry | mathamatics that measures earth solid/plane figures |
| geography | writing about or mapping the earth |
| biography | writing about a person's life |
| autobiography | writing about one's own life |
| autopsy | dissection and examination of a corpse to determine cause of death |
| biopsy | examination of living tissue |
| zodiac | diagram of paths of sun, moon, and planets |
| cosmonaut | "sailor of the universe" |
| eccentricity | strangeness; oddness; Dr. G. |
| anatomy | physical structure |
| dichotomy | condition or state of being split into two parts |
| epitome | summary; representation of the whole |
| aphrodisiac | that which causes sexual arousal |
| philanthropy | charitable works |
| philander | to engage in extramarital sex |
| bibliophile | book collector; lover of books |
| Anglophile | one who is fond of anything British |
| tome | dull, large, heavy book |
| asocial | withdrawn from contact with people |
| philter | love potion; aphrodisiac |
| sophomore | a wise fool |
