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Greek Lesson 15
Word Clues The Vocabulary Builder Lesson 15 (Review 11-14)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acrophobia | extreme or irrational fear of heights |
| kinetic | relating to or resulting from motion ex. kinetic energy |
| periodic | occurring at intervals |
| synthetic | made by chemical synthesis, especially to imitate a natural product |
| cryptonym | a code name |
| septic | infected with bacteria |
| thermophile | a microorganism that grows best at higher than normal temperatures |
| antithesis | a contrast or opposition between two things |
| hydrotherapy | the treatment of illness through the use of water, either internally or through external (not now a part of orthodox medicine) |
| amnesia | a partial or total loss of memory |
| acrobat | a gymnast who performs for others' entertainment |
| misogamist | someone who does not believe in or hates marriage |
| parallel | a person or thing that is respectably comparable to another; (in mathematics) two lines that are equidistant from each other and will never intersect |
| pyromancy | the art of seeking divine or supernatural knowledge through the use of fire |
| trigonometry | the branch of mathematics that studies relationships involving lengths and angles of triangles |
| thermostat | a device that regulates temperature |