12/19/13 Flashcards
Genealogy
Account of the descent of a person or family from an ancestor
Anthropology
Science dealing with the origin, races, customs, and beliefs of humankind
Pathology
- Science dealing with the nature and causes of disease
2. Something abnormal
Biocidal
Destructive to life or living things
Biopsy
Diagnostic examination of a piece of tissue from the living body
Symbiosis
Living together in mutually helpful association if two dissimilar organisms
Dichotomy
Cutting or division into two; division
Tome
One volume, or “cut,” of a work of several volumes; scholarly book
Homogeneous
Of the same kind; similar; uniform
Heterogeneous
Differing in kind; dissimilar; varied
Homonym
Word that sounds like another but differs in meaning and spelling
Heteroclite (adj.)
Deviating from the common rule; abnormal; atypical
Heteroclite (n.)
Person or thing deviating from the common rule
Heterodox
Opposed to accepted beliefs or established doctrines; especially in religion; unorthodox
Hyperbole
Extravagant exaggeration of statement
Hyperopia
Farsightedness
Myopia
Close sighted ness
Hypertrophy
Excessive growth or development, as of a body part
Hypothetical
Assumed without proof for the purpose of reasoning; conjectural
Endogenous
Produced from within; due to internal causes
Exogenous
Produced from without; due to external causes
Exoteric
Known externally; readily understandable
Autarchy
Rule by an absolute sovereign
Hierarchy
Body of rulers or officials grouped in ranks, each being subordinate to the rank above it; pecking order
Matriarchy
Form of social organization in which the mother rules the family or tribe, descent being traced through the mother
Oligarchy
Form of government in which a few people have the power
Patriarchy
Form of social organization in which the father rules the family or tribe, descent being traced through the father
