G & L Definitions

Question 1

megaphone

Answer 1

large funnel device used to amplify the voice

Question 2

metamorphosis

Answer 2

change of a thing

Question 3

microcosm

Answer 3

something small in comparison of something large

Question 4

neophyte

Answer 4

someone new to a subject/belief

Question 5

oligarchy

Answer 5

a small group of people in control of something

Question 6

orthodontics

Answer 6

the treatment of teeth

Question 7

pachyderm

Answer 7

large mammal with thick skin (elephant, rhino)

Question 8

paleozoic

Answer 8

relating to the area between the precambrian and mesozoic area

Question 9

pantomime

Answer 9

dramatic entertainment

Question 10

megalomania

Answer 10

obsession with the exercise of power

Question 11

megalopolis

Answer 11

a very large, heavily populated city

Question 12

metabolism

Answer 12

chemical reaction in the body cells that changes food into energy

Question 13

metaphor

Answer 13

comparison of two things

Question 14

microscope

Answer 14

instrument used to see very small things

Question 15

microphone

Answer 15

instrument used to amplify voice

Question 16

neolithic

Answer 16

relating to the later part of the stone age (stone weapons prevailed)

Question 17

neologism

Answer 17

newly invented word/expression

Question 18

oligopoly

Answer 18

state of limited competition

Question 19

orthodox

Answer 19

conforming to what is generally intended to be true

Question 20

pachyglossal

Answer 20

having a thick tongue (lizard)

Question 21

paleolithic

Answer 21

relating to the early stage of the stone age

Question 22

paleontology

Answer 22

study of fossil animals/plants

Question 23

panorama

Answer 23

unbroken view of something

Question 24

pandemic

Answer 24

spread throughout a whole country/world

Question 25

pantheon

Answer 25

group of important/respected people