| A | B |
|---|
| analogy | REASONable relationship between unlike things |
| apology | SPEECH which expresses regret for a fault |
| dialogue | SPEECH between characters in a play |
| monologue | SPEECH by one person; soliloquy |
| archeology | STUDY of remains of ancient cultures |
| entomology | STUDY of insects |
| etymology | STUDY of word origins (subject of this class!) |
| psychology | STUDY of the mind and behavior |
| soliloquy | SPEAKING alone in a play; monologue |
| grandiloquent | SPEAKING in an excessively grand way |
| ventriloquist | one who SPEAKS from his stomach |
| colloquial | SPEAKING informally; conversational |
| loquacious | SPEAKING a lot; talkative |
| malapropism | a BAD or inappropriate misuse of a word |
| malaria | disease once believed to be caused by BAD air |
| malady | a BAD condition or disease |
| malediction | BAD words; a curse (opposite of benediction) |
| malevolent | wishing BAD to others (opposite of benevolent) |
| malignant | BAD or life-threatening (opposite of benign) |
| malice | BAD intent; evil desire to hurt others |
| malinger | to pretend BAD health in order to avoid work |
| barometer | device to MEASURE atmospheric pressure |
| kilometer | MEASURE equal to 1000 meters |
| symmetrical | MEASURED equally; balanced |
| intermittent | SENT between intervals; stopping and starting |
| missile | a rocket SENT toward a target |
| missive | a message SENT to a receiver |
| conifer | a cone-BEARing tree (pine, spruce, etc.) |
| finite | having an END (opposite of infinite) |
| flexible | able to BEND or change |
| superfluous | overFLOWing; beyond what is needed |
| fortify | to make STRONG |
| fragile | easily BREAKable |
| fraternity | a social group of BROTHERS |
| transfusion | POURing blood across from one to another |
| monogamy | practice of MARRIAGE to one person |
| geocentric | theory that EARTH is center of universe |
| geology | study of EARTH's formation and minerals |
| geography | study of EARTH's regions through maps |
| diagnosis | a doctor's KNOWing of your disease |
| agnostic | not KNOWing if God exists |
| gregarious | liking to FLOCK together; sociable |
| segregation | keeping the FLOCK apart in separate groups |
| heliocentric | theory that SUN is in the center |
| heterogeneous | DIFFERENT in kind (opposite of homogeneous) |
