145 WORDS

Acoustics ? study of sound

Agoraphobia ? fear of public places
Ambush - surprise attack
Amnesia - loss of memory
Anarchy - apposite of order, lawlessness
Anathema - Curse
Anticlimax ? falling from tense into absurd situation
Apostate - one who abandons religious faith
Apparent - Obvious, Ostensible
Archipelago ? group of closely located islands
Architect - one who designs blueprint
Astigmatism ? eye defect
Atavism - resemblance to remote ancestors rather than parents
Auger - drill
Autocracy - Dictatorship, Tyranny, Despotism, Omnipotent
Awe - Fear, Fright, Respect (Irreverence - lack of respect)

Bard - poet, singer

Barterer - person who exchanges one thing for another
Bashful ? shy
Bereavement - loss of a loved one by death
Betroth - become engaged to marry
Bibliophile - person who loves & collects books
Bilious - suffering from indigestion
Bon vivant ? hedonist
Bridle - device used for leading horse
Burgeon - blossom, expand, bloom
Bureaucrat - government official

Calligraphy - beautiful writing by hand

Camaraderie - good fellowship
Carnivorous - meat eating
Cartographer - map maker
Cartography - the drawing of maps & charts
Chivalrous - being polite & helpful to women
Claustrophobia - fear of being blocked in
Conceal ? Hide Cygnet - a young swan
Connoisseur - expert, a person with good judgments (e.g. in arts, food)
Conservatory - school of fine arts
Coronation - crowning ceremony
Jargon - language used by special group, gibberish
Jurisprudence ? science of law

Kaleidoscope ? tube in which patterns made of colored pieces of glass,

Produce symmetrical effects
Kennel - is the dog shelter
Kleptomaniac ? one who has a compulsive desire to steal

Lexicographer - compiler of a dictionary

Denizen - citizen, resident, dweller
Desperado - person ready to do any reckless or criminal act
Didactic - instructive, educational
Doe - is a female deer
Dove - is the symbol of peace
Drake - male duck
Dungeon - underground, prison,
Dyspepsia - indigestion

Entomology - study of insects

Ethnology - study of mankind
Etymology - branch of linguistic science concerned with formation of word
Euphemism - mild expression in place of an unpleasant one
Euthanasia - mercy killing
Evict - Turn out, Expel (Harbor)
Exotic - colorful, foreign, unusual
Exorbitant - Excessive
Expedite - accelerate

Gander - male goose

Gastronomy - the art & science of cooking & eating good food
Genealogy - study of ancestry
Gerontology - study of old age
Gourmet - kitchen expert of food & drink

Hedonist - one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim of life
Hypochondriac - is unduly worried about health

Iconoclastic - against the use of idols in religion

Impiety - lack of respect for god, blasphemy
Indigenous - native
Infirmary - clinic, hospital
Iniquitous - one who lacks virtue, wicked
Insurgent - rebellious, one who challenges authority
Interloper - one who interferes in other people's business, intruder
Intransigence - unwillingness
Intransigent - uncompromising, uncooperative (Yielding)
Introvert ? inclined to think more about oneself
Irony ? paradox, contradiction
Iridescent - exhibiting rainbow like colors
Jargon - language used by special group, gibberish
Jurisprudence ? science of law
Kaleidoscope ? tube in which patterns made of colored pieces of glass,
Produce symmetrical effects
Kennel - is the dog shelter
Kleptomaniac ? one who has a compulsive desire to steal

Lexicographer - compiler of a dictionary

Machiavellian - having skill in using evil means to gain one's aims
Malingerer - one who avoids work
Mason - one who builds the wall
Mawkish - overly sentimental
Misanthrope - person who hates mankind
Misogynist - one who hates females
Mnemonics - study of artificial memory
Narcissist - on who is in love with oneself, one who admire oneself
Nemesis - goddess of punishment & revenge
Nihilist - revolutionary terrorist
Neophyte - person who has been converted to a belief
Nonentity - person of no importance or nonexistence
Numismatist - person who collect coins
Nymphet - a young girl between 10 - 14 years of age
Obscurity - oblivion, state at which one is not aware of what is occurring
Obstetrician - doctor of pregnant woman
Opiate - medicine to induce sleep
Occident - western countries
Orator - public speaker
Ordination - ceremony making someone minister
Orient - eastern countries
Osteopathy ? treatment of diseases by moving & pressing muscles & bones
Ochlocracy - government by the masses
Oligarchy - government by the small strong group
Panjandrum ? a powerful person of very high rank
Paranoia - mental disorder (Sanity)
Pathological - pertaining to diseases
Pedant ? dull teacher, scholar who emphasizes book learning or technicalities
Pediatrician - expert in children disease
Pessimism ? belief that life is basically bad or evil
Petrology - scientific study of rocks
Philanderer ? one who has *******ual relations with many women
Philanthropist ? lover of mankind
Philology - study of language
Phoenix - symbol of immortality & death
Plagiarism ? theft of another ideas or writings
Platonic ? spirit between a man & a woman with no *******ual motives
Plutocracy ? society ruled by the worthy
Podiatrist - foot doctor
Pomology - study of growing fruits
Quagmire - soft wet boggy land
Recidivist - criminal which repeats his crime, repaet criminal offender
Roof - is the highest point of the house
Sack - Dismiss from employment
Seminal - Productive, of semen, Fertile
Seminary - a school for religious training
Sodden - Highly soaked, highly wet
Sonnet - a kind of poem
Stag - is a male deer
Strut - is to walk proudly
Sybaritic - Pleasure-seeking
Tawdry - Cheap
Throne - Chair of God
Tyro ? Beginner
Ubiquitous - present everywhere at the same time
Vise - An object used by the carpenter to hold something
Wax - Grow
Whimsical - Visionary, fanciful, changeable
Wraith - ghost, phantom
Zeus - Olympian King of all gods