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Word Clues #12
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| therm | heat |
| hydr | water |
| hygr | moisture |
| bar | weight; pressure |
| phot, phos | moisture |
| pyr | fire |
| aer | lower air |
| ether | upper air |
| caust, caut | burn |
| schiz, schit | cleave, split |
| od | way, path |
| psuedo | false, counterfeit |
| phoria, phery | a bearing, a carrying, production |
| isotherm | line on a weather map linking points with the same temperature |
| hydrophobia | fear of water; rabies |
| pyromaniac | person with an uncontrollable desire to set things on fire |
| aeronautics | design, construction, and operation of aircraft |
| caustic | able to burn, corrode, dissolve; marked by a sharp, bitter wit |
| schism | a separation into hostile factions; a split in the church |
| exodus | departure, usually of a large number of people |
| pseudonym | a fictitious name |
| holocaust | any widespread destruction by fire, especially of humans and animals |
| hygrometer | instrument for measuring humidity |
| isobar | line on a weather map connecting places with same barometric pressure |
| phosphorus | Nonmetallic element existing commonly as a yellow or white wax which burns to a reddish-brown powder |
| photograph | picture made with a camera by exposing film to light rays |
| pyrotechnical | of or having to do with fireworks |
| ethereal | heavenly |
| thermal | of or having to do with heat |
| hydraulic | having to do with water or other liquids at rest or in motion |
| barometric | of or related to air pressure |
| phosphorescence | luminescence caused by radiation absorption |
| aerial | inhabiting, occurring, or done in the air |
| cauterize | to burn or sear, usually to prevent infection or bleeding |
| schizophrenia | mental disorder marked by loss of contact with reality |
| odometer | instrument used to measure distance traveled |
| odyssey | a long journey usually marked by many changes of fortune |