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| hierarchy | Categorization of a group of people according to ability or status. |
| patronymic | derived from the name of one's father or a paternal ancestor. |
| acropolis | The fortified height or citadel of an ancient Greek city. |
| egomaniac | Someone who has an obsessive preoccupation with the self. |
| patristic | Of or relating to the fathers of the early Christian church or their writings. |
| pyromaniac | Someone with an irresistible urge to start fires. |
| telepathy | Communication through means other than the senses, as by the exercise of an occult power. |
| acrophobia | An abnormal fear of high places. |
| anarchy | Absence of any form of political authority. |
| theosophy | Religious philosophy or speculation about the nature of the soul based on mystical insight into the nature of God. |
| xenophobia | A person unduly fearful or contemptuous of that which is foreign |
| hydrodynamics | The branch of science that deals with the dynamics of fluids, especially incompressible fluids, in motion. |
| egocentric | Caring only about oneself; selfish. |
| homologous | Corresponding or similar in position, value, structure, or function. |
| oligarchy | Government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families. |
| necrology | An obituary. |
| patriarchal | A man who rules a family, clan, or tribe. |
| megalomania | A psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence. |
| acromegaly | A chronic disease of adults marked by enlargement of the bones of the extremities, face, and jaw that is caused by over activity of the pituitary gland. |
| topographical | Graphic representation of the surface features of a place or region on a map, indicating their relative positions and elevations. |
| panorama | An unbroken view of an entire surrounding area. |
| isotopes | One of two or more atoms having the same atomic number but different mass numbers. |
| chronometer | An exceptionally precise timepiece. |
| symmetrically | Exact correspondence of form and constituent configuration on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane or about a center or an axis. |
| ideographic | A character or symbol representing an idea or a thing without expressing the pronunciation of a particular word or words for it, as in the traffic sign commonly used for “no parking” or “parking prohibited.” |
| cyclorama | A large composite picture placed on the interior walls of a cylindrical room so as to appear in natural perspective to a spectator standing in the center of the room. |
| optometrist | A person who examines the eyes for visual defects, diagnose problems or impairments, and prescribe corrective lenses or provide other types of treatment. |
| petrography | The description and classification of rocks. |
| macroscopic | Large enough to be perceived or examined by the unaided eye |
| epigram | A short, witty poem expressing a single thought or observation. |
| telemetric | The science and technology of automatic measurement and transmission of data by wire, radio, or other means from remote sources |
| orthography | The art or study of correct spelling according to established usage. |
| barometer | An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure, used especially in weather forecasting. |
| mimetic | Of or relating to an imitation; imitative. |
| holograph | A document written wholly in the handwriting of the person whose signature it bears. |
| photometer | An instrument for measuring a property of light, especially luminous intensity or flux. |
| calligraphy | The art of fine handwriting. |
| isobar | A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure. |
| antiphony | Responsive singing or chanting. |
| cosmologist | One who studies the history, structure, and constituent dynamics of the universe. |
| paraphrase | A restatement of a text or passage in another form or other words, often to clarify meaning. |
| apostrophize | to stop, as in a speech, and address the audience. |
| atypical | Not conforming to type; unusual or irregular. |
| metathsis | Transposition within a word of letters, sounds, or syllables, as in the change from Old English brid to modern English bird |
| parenthetical | Helping to explain; qualifying or explanatory |
| periphrases | The use of circumlocution. |
| lithograph | A printing process in which the image to be printed is rendered on a flat surface |
| metastases | Transmission of pathogenic microorganisms or cancerous cells from an original site to one or more sites elsewhere in the body |
| polygonal | A closed plane figure bounded by three or more line segments. |
| symbiosis | A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence. |
| epileptic | Any of various neurological disorders characterized by sudden recurring attacks of motor, sensory, or psychic malfunction with or without loss of consciousness or convulsive seizures. |
| catastrophic | A great, often sudden calamity. |
| canonize | To declare (a deceased person) to be a saint and entitled to be fully honored as such. |
| autopsy | Examination of a cadaver to determine or confirm the cause of death. |
| energize | To give energy to; activate or invigorate |
| synchronize | To occur at the same time; be simultaneous. |
