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WWW #2 Def.
list of words and definitions from WWW #2
Question | Answer |
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monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |
dullard | a stupid or unimaginative person |
patricide | one who murders his or her own father |
technician | a specialist in the technical details of a subject or occupation |
dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
aquatic | growing or living in or frequenting water |
auditory | of, relating to, or experienced through hearing |
belligerent | inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness |
captives | taken and held as or as if a prisoner of war |
incised | cut in, engrave |
biomorphic | resembling or suggesting the forms of living organisms |
autobiography | the biography of a person narrated by himself or herself |
porter | a person stationed at a door or gate to admit or assist those entering |
inscribe | to address or dedicate (a book, photograph, etc.) informally to a person, esp. by writing a brief personal note in or on it |
entomology | the branch of zoology dealing with insects |
indictment | any charge, accusation, serious criticism, or cause for blame |
credulous | willing to believe or trust too readily, esp. without proper or adequate evidence; gullible |
centipede | any of numerous predaceous, chiefly nocturnal arthropods constituting the class Chilopoda, having an elongated, flattened body composed of from 15 to 173 segments, each with a pair of legs, the first pair being modified into poison fangs |
neophyte | a beginner or novice |
adhesive | coated with glue, paste, mastic, or other sticky substance |
recede | to go or move away; retreat; go to or toward a more distant point; withdraw |
missionary | a person sent by a church into an area to carry on evangelism or other activities, as educational or hospital work |
concentric | having a common center, as circles or spheres |
bibliophile | a person who loves or collects books, esp. as examples of fine or unusual printing, binding, or the like |
misanthropist | a hater of humankind |