ambiguous-polygraph vocab

Question 1

doubtful from being obscure
unclear in meaning from being unclear in meaning

Answer 1

ambiguous

Question 2

existing on all sides

Answer 2

ambient

Question 3

holding opposite feelings
wavering between opposites

Answer 3

ambivalent

Question 4

range covered by something

Answer 4

ambit

Question 5

final section after a book

Answer 5

epilogue

Question 6

plant that obtains nutrients from the air and grows on another plant

Answer 6

epiphyte

Question 7

inscription on a grave in memory

Answer 7

epitaph

Question 8

descriptive word occurring with a name
insulting name

Answer 8

epithet

Question 9

overly concerned with his own health who has delusions of physical disease

Answer 9

hypochondriac

Question 10

decrease of sugar in the blood

Answer 10

hypoglycemia

Question 11

subnormal body temperature

Answer 11

hypothermia

Question 12

assumption for the sake of argument
imagined for purposes of example

Answer 12

hypothetical

Question 13

caused by heat
designed to insulate to retain body heat

Answer 13

thermal

Question 14

physics that deal with heat

Answer 14

thermodynamics

Question 15

changes in the nucleus of atoms

Answer 15

thermonuclear

Question 16

required energy to raise the temp of one pound of water one degree F

Answer 16

british thermal unit

Question 17

sea invertebrate with mouth and tentacles
growth from mucus membrane

Answer 17

polyp

Question 18

can speak several languages
using several languages

Answer 18

polyglot

Question 19

chemical compound with two or more molecules in repeating units

Answer 19

polymer

Question 20

instrument for recording body fuctions
lie detector

Answer 20

polygraph