| A | B |
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| hieroglyphics | sacred carvings; picture writing |
| glyphology | study of carvings |
| etymology | study of the origins of words |
| etymon | earlier form of a word in a language |
| cryptogram | anything written in code |
| cryptic | secret, hidden, obscure |
| cryptography | art of writing in a secret language |
| holocryptic | incapable of being deciphered |
| heliotrope | a plant that turns toward the sun |
| tropophyte | a plant adapted to a climate where heavy rainfall alternates with periods of drought |
| geotropic | responding to the earth or gravity |
| phototropic | responding to light |
| atrophy | wasting away |
| hypertrophy | excessive growth |
| dystrophy | lack of growth or nutrition |
| eutrophy | sufficient growth or nutrition |
| synthetic | man-made; put together |
| thesis | a proposed idea |
| bibliotheca | library; collection of books |
| photosynthesis | biological production of chemical compounds through light |
| antithesis | opposite; an opposing idea |
| anathema | accursed thing; greatly detested |
| epithet | a nickname placed upon a person |
| catastrophe | tragic occurrence; turn for the worst |
| apostrophe | address to a person not present; or, a punctuation mark |
| icon | figure; likeness; image |
| iconoclast | one who destroys images |
| iconomachy | hostility to images used as objects of worship |
| iconolatry | worship of images |
| iconography | pictorial illustration of a subject |
| paraplegic | paralyzed in both legs |
| quadraplegic | paralyzed in all four limbs |
| hemiplegic | paralyzed in one side of the body |
| aerodynamics | force of air on moving objects |
| aeronautics | aircraft navigation |
| aerosol | suspension within air or gasses; dissolved in air |
| aerology | study of the whole atmosphere |
| aerobatics | airplane feats or tricks |
| aerophobia | fear of drafts |
| ethereal | light; intangible, as if made of air |
| ether | upper air/heavens; or, a gas used to sedate |
| astronomy | study of the stars |
| astral | starlike |
| astronaut | sailor of the stars |
| cosmonaut | sailor of the universe |
| astrology | pseudoscience predicting the future through the study of the stars |
| diaphanous | transparent, translucent |
| phantom | a spirit or apparition |
| theophany | appearance of a god |
| phenomenon | an observable event; an unusual happening |
| athlete | one who participates in contests |
| paradox | a contradictory opinion; conflicting with expectations |
| orthodox | an opinion considered correct by the majority |
| heterodox | differing in one's opinions from those held to be correct |
| polyhedron | solid figure with many surfaces |
| hexahedron | solid figure with six surfaces |
| syndrome | a group of symptoms occurring together |
| prodrome | early symptoms of a disease |
| hippodrome | a course for horse racing |
| pedagogue | an educator |
| pedantic | overlearned; obsessed with details; nitpicky |
| pedology | study of children or education |
| pediatrics | treatment of children |
| phytography | records of plants |
| phytophagous | eating plants |
| phytogeography | geographical distribution of plants |
| zoophyte | animal resembling a plant |
| neophyte | beginner |
| microphyte | small plant |
| aphyllous | without leaves |
| phyllophagous | leaf-eating |
| anthology | collection of stories |
| polyanthous | many-flowered |
| monanthous | having one flower |
| epizootic | disease affecting animals of a region |
| zoomorphic | having the form of an animal |
| zoophagous | eating animals |
| zoophobia | fear of animals |
| zoogeography | geographical distribution of animals |
| paleozoic | time period of earliest animals |
| zoolatry | worship of animals |
| hippophile | lover of horses |
| entomology | study of insects |
| entomophagous | insect-eating |
| ichthyophagous | fish-eating |
| ichthyic | fish-like |
| ornithology | study of birds |
| ornithopter | flying machine with bird-like wings |
| dendrochronology | dating trees by counting their rings |
| dendrology | study of trees |
| rhododendron | red rose tree |
| dendrite | the part of a nerve that branches out (like a tree) |
