Greek Words 1 Flashcards
aristocracy
the highest class in a society
microbiology
a branch of biology dealing with microscopic forms of life
geometry
the branch of mathematics concerned with the properties and relations of points, lines, surfaces, solids, and higher dimensional analogs
microbe
microscopic organism
democratic
characteristic of a government in which power is in the hands of the people
chronometer
an instrument for measuring time, especially one designed to keep accurate time in spite of motion or variations in temperature, humidity, and air pressure
sophistic
fallacious; believable but specious
telescopic
capable of viewing + magnifying distant objects
psychic
denoting faculties inexplicable by natural law
philosophic
relating or devoted to the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence
chronic
persisting for a long time or constantly recurring
microcosm
a community, place, or situation regarded as encapsulating in miniature the characteristic qualities or features of something much larger
cosmic
relating to the universe and the natural processes that happen in it
inconceivably vast
telemetry
the collection of measurements or other data at remote or inaccessible points and their automatic transmission to receiving equipment for monitoring
cosmos
order
