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Linguistics p262-281
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| one who is against, or contends with, another in a struggle, fight, or contest; opponent; adversary; foe | antagonist |
| substance obtained from tiny living organisms that works against harmful bacteria | antibiotic |
| substance manufactured in the body that works against germs or poisons produced by germs | antibody |
| remedy that acts against the effects of a poison; countermeasure | antidote |
| drug used against certain allergies and cold sympotoms | antihistamine |
| feeling against; distaste; repungnance; dislike; enmity | antipathy |
| (literally, "against decaying")substance that prevents infection by checking the growth of microorganisms; germicide | antiseptic |
| substance formed in the body as the result of the introduction of a toxin (poison) and capable of acting against that toxin | antitoxin |
| word meaning the opposite of another word; oppostie | antonym |
| name formed from the first letter or letters of other words | acronym |
| nameless; unnamed; unidentified | anonymous |
| word that sounds like another but differs in meaning | homonym |
| use of words whose sound suggests their meaning | onomatopoeia |
| literally "false name", fictitious name used by an author; pen name; alias | pseudonym |
| word having the same meaning as another word | synonym |
| physician specializing in dermatology, the science dealing with the skin and its diseases | dermatologist |
| inner layer of skin | dermis |
| outer layer of skin | epidermis |
| beneath the skin | hypodermic |
| one who practices taxidermy, yhe art of preparing, stuffing, and mounting the skins of animals in lifelike form | taxidermist |
| literally "land management" branch of agriculture dealing with cropproduction and soil management; husbandry | agronomy |
| having to do with astronomy, literally "distribution of the stars" the science of the sun, moon, planets, stars, and other heavenly bodies; inconceivably large | astronomical |
| having to do with economics literally "household management"; the social science dealing with production, distribution and consumption | economic |
| managed or managing without waste; thrifty; frugal; sparing | economical |
| one who follows the principals of gastronomy, the art or science of good eating; lover of good food; epicure; gourmet | gastronome |
| person that inflicts just punishment for evil deeds; avenger; scourge. Formidable and usually victorious opponent | nemesis |
| cellulose substance that "shows" through or permits seeing through; transparent cellulose substance used as a wrapper | cellophane |
| of such fine texture as to permit seeing through; sheer; trasparent | diaphanous |
| imagination; illusion | fancy |
| based on fantasy rather than reason; imaginary; unreal; odd; unbelieveable | fantastic |
| illusory image; play of the mind; imagination; fancy | fantasy |
| something that has appearance but no reality; apparition; ghost; specter | phantom |
| extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional; unusual | phenomenal |
| literally "an appearance" any observable fact or event; extraordinary person, event, or thing; wonder; prodigy | phenomenon |
| generation of heat in body tissues through high-frequency electric currents for medical purposes | diathermy |
| pertaining to heat, hot | thermal |
| instrument for measuring temperature | thermometer |
| having to do with the fusion at an extraordinary high temperature, of the nuclei of atoms | thermonuclear |
| automatic device for regulating temperature | thermostat |
| the leading character in a play, novel, or story | protagonist |
| first draft or record from which a treaty is drawn up; preliminary memorandum. Rules of etiquette of the diplomatic corps, military services, etc. | protocol |
| literally "first molded material" fundamental substance of which all living things are composed | protoplasm |
| first or original model of anything; model; pattern | prototype |
| literally "first animal" animal consisting only of a single cell | protozoan |
| literally "a setting against" direct opposite | antithesis |
| literally something "placed on" or "added" characterizing word or phrase; descriptive name or title | epithet |
| supposition or assumption made as a basis for reasoning or research | hypothesis |
| literally "putting together" combination of parts or elements into a whole | synthesis |
| literally "putting together" artificial; factitious; not of natural origin | synthetic |
| literally "setting down" claim put forward; proposition; statement; contention. Essay written by a candidate for an advanced degree | thesis |
| plant having small starlike flowers | aster |
| literally "little star" star shaped mark used to call attention to a footnote, omission, etc. | asterisk |
| very small planet resembling a star in appearance. Starfish | asteroid |
| person who practices astrology | astrologer |
| traveler in outerspace | astronaut |
| exper in the science of the stars, planets, sun, moon, and other heavenly bodies | astronomer |
| sudden or extraordinary misfortune; calamity; catastrophe | disaster |
| word or phrase formed from another by transporting the letters | anagram |
| person who is skilled in the art of mapmaking | cartographer |
| something that is written in secret code | cryptogram |
| writing or tracing made by a machine that records the amount of electricity the heart muscles produces during the heart beat | electrocardiogram |
| bright or witty thought concisely and cleverly expressed | epigram |
| written or told in a clear, lively manner, vivid; picturesque | graphic |
| soft black carbon used in lead pencils | graphite |
| literally "one letter" person's initials interwoven or combined into one design | monogram |
| person skilled in, or employed to do the art of writing in shorthand | stenographer |
| pertaining to or occuring in printing | typographical |
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