Linguistics Vocabulary
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| one who is against, or contends with, another in a struggle, fight or contest; opponent; adversary; foe | antagonist
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| substance obtained from tiny living organisms that work against harmful bacteria | antibiotic
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| substance manufactured in the body that works against germs or poisons produced by germs | antibody
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| remedy that acts against the effects of a poison; countermeasure | antidote
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| drug used against certain allergies and cold symptoms | antihistamine
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| feeling against; distaste; repugnance; dislike; enmity | antipathy
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| (literally, "against decaying") substance that prevents infection by checking growth of microorganisms; germicide | anticeptic
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| substance formed in the body as the result of the introduction of a toxin (poison) and capable of acting against that toxin | antitoxin
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| word meaning the opposite of another word; opposite | antonym
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| name formed from the first letter or letters of other words | acronym
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| nameless; unnamed; unidentified | anonymous
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| word that sounds like abother but differs in meaning | homonym
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| use of words whose sound suggests their meaning | onomatopoeia
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| (literally, "false name") fictious name used by an author; pen name; alias | pseudonym
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| word having the same meaning as another word | synonym
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| physucuab specializing in dermatology, the science dealing with the skin and its diseases | dermatologist
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| inner layer of the skin | dermis
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| outer layer of the skin | epidermis
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| beneath the skin | hypodermic
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| one who practices taxidermy,the art of preparing, stuffing, and mounting the skins of animals in a lifelike form | taxidermist
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| (literally, "land managment") branch if agriculture dealing with crop production and soil; managment; husbandry | agronomy
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| having to to with astonomy (literally "distribution of the stars") the science of the sun, moon, planets, stars, and other heavenly bodies; inconceivably large | astronomical
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| having to do with economics (literally "househod managment"); the social science dealing with production, distribution, and consumption | economic
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| managed or managing without waste; thrifty; frugal; sparing | economical
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| one who follows the principles of gastronomy, the art or science of good eating (literall "management of the stomach"); love of good food; epicure; gormet | gastronome
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| (from Nemesis, the Greek godess of vengeance who distributes or deals out what is due); person that inflics just punishment for evil deeds; avenger; scourge; formidable and usually victorious opponent | nemesis
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| cullulose substance that "shows" through or permits seeing through; transparent cellulose substance used as wrapping paper | cellophane
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| of such fine texture as to permit seeing through; sheer; transparent | diaphanous
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| imagination; illusion | fancy
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| based on fantasy rather than reason; imaginary; unreal; odd; unbelivable | fantasy
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| something that has appearance but no reality; apparition; ghost; specter | phantom
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| extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional; unusual | phenomenal
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| (literally "an appearance")any observable fact or event; extraordinary person, event, or thing; wonder; prodigy | phenomenon
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| generation of heat in body tissues through high-frequency electric currents for medical purposes | diathermy
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| pertaining to heat; hot; warm | thermal
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| instument for measuring temperature | thermometer
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| having to do with the fusion (joining together), at an extraordinarily high temperature, of the nuclei of atoms (as in the hyrdrogen bomb) | thermonuclear
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| automatic device for regulating temperature | thermostat
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| the leading ("first") character in a play, novel, or story | protagonist
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| the firt draft or record (of discussions, agreements, ect.) from which a treaty is drawn up; preliminary memorandum; rules of etiquette of the diplomatic corps, military services, ect. | protocol
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| (literally, "first molded material") fundamental substances of which all living things are composed | protoplasm
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| the first or original model of anything; model; pattern | prototype
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| (literally, "forst animal") animal consisting only of a single cell | protozoan
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| (literally " a setting against") direct opposite; contrary; reverse | antithesis
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| (literally, something "placed on" or "supposing") supposition or assumption made as a basis for reasoning or research | hypothesis
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| (literally, "putting together") combination of parts or elements into a whole | synthesis
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| (literaly, "put together") artificial ; factitious; not of natural origin | synthetic
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| (literally, "a setting down") claim put forward; proposition; statement; contention; essay written by a candidate for an advance degree | thesis
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| plant having small, starlike flowers | aster
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| (literally, "little star") star-shaped mark(*) used to call attention to a footnote, omission, ect. | asterisk
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| very small planet resembling a star in appearance; starfish | asteroid
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| person who practices astrology, a study of professing to interpret the supposed influence of the moon, sun, and stars on human affairs | astrologer
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| (literally, "star salor")traveler in outer space | astronaut
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| expert in astronomy, science of the stars, planets, sun, moom, and other heavenly bodies | astronomer
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| (literally, "contrary star") sudden or extradinary misfortune; calamity; catastrophe | disaster
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| word or phrase formed from another by transporting the letter | anagram
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| (literally, map writer") person skilled in cartography, the science or art of mapmaking | cartographer
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| something written in secret code | cryptogram
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| "writing" or tracing made by an electrocadiograph, an instrument that records the amount of electricity the heart muscles produce during the heartbeat | electrocardiogram
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| (literally, something "written on" or "inscribed") bright or witty thought concisely and cleverly expressed | epigram
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| written or told in a clear, lively manner; vivid; picturesque | graphic
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| soft black carbon used in lead pencils | graphite
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| written account of a single thing or class of things | monograph
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| person skilled in, or employed to do,, stenography (literally, "narrow writting") the art of writing in shorthand | stenographer
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| pertaining to or occuring in printing or typography (literally "writting with type") | typographical
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