Greek XV Flashcards
the practice pertaining to the contradiction btw two laws which seem equally desirable, logical, or reasonable
antinomanism
an act or instance of having verses or passages sung by two choirs
antiphony
one who studies the universe and its laws
cosmologist
a restatement of written material giving the meaning in another form or other words
paraphrase
to stop, as in a speech in a play, and address the audience
apostrophize
not typical; irregular
atypical
the transposition of sounds, syllables, or letters in a word
metathesis
serving or helping to explain or qualify
parenthetical
an expression phrased in a roundabout way; circumlocution
periphrasis
a print made from a plane surface, as of stone or a metal plate, on which the image to be printed is ink receptive and the blank places ink repellent
Lithograph
the transference of a disease from the diseased site to other parts of the body
metastasis
having many angles and straight side
polygonal
the intimate living together of two dissimilar organisms in a mutually beneficial relationship
symbiosis
pertaining to a disorder in the electrical rhythms of the central nervous system manifested by partial or complete loss of consciousness and sometimes by convulsions
epileptic
caused by widespread calamity, misfortune, or other extraordinary disaster
catastrophic
here, figurative, to treat as a saint; to glorify
canonize
the act of examining a dead body to determine the cause of death or the character and location of disease the person died from; a post mortem
autopsy
to apply voltage to; apply or impart energy to
energize
pertaining to the geological interval between the Permian and Tertiary periods, of the era occurring btw 70-220 million years ago
Mesozoic
to cause to go at the same rate
synchronize
