Lesson 22 Flashcards
Acephalous
Headless
Calisthenics
Gymnastic exercises to help with physical health
Geode
A hollow stone lined with crystals
Morphology
The branch of biology dealing with the structure of organisms
Orthographic
Pertaining to orthography
Thermometer
An instrument for monitoring temperature
Centrifugal
Moving outward from the center
Hippodrome
An arena
Dialysis
The separation of large molecules from small molecules
Necrology
A list of people who have died within a certain time
Pseudoclassic
Falsely classic
Xenophobia
Unreasonable fear of foreign things
Dromomania
Uncontrollable psychological urge to wander
Kaleidoscope
A continually changing pattern of shapes and colors
Necropolis
A large cemetery
Geology
The study of the earth physically
Amorphous
Lacking definite form
Orthodox
Conforming to the approved form of any ideology
Pseudocyesis
False pregnancy
Xenophile
A person who is attracted to foreign things
Eucephalous
Having a well-developed head
Concentric
Having a common center
Hematothermal
Warm-blooded
Catalyst
A substance that causes a chemical reaction without itself being affected
Pseudonym
A fictious name used by an author to conceal their name
Orthopedic
Pertaining to orthopedics
Necrotomy
The dissection of dead bodies
Theocentric
Having religion as the focal point of thoughts
Calligraphy
Fancy penmanship
Analysis
The separating of any material or abstract entity into its original elements
Metamorphosis
A complete change of form
Thermal
Pertaining to heat
Orthodontics
The branch of dentistry dealing with the correction of irregular teeth
Geography
The science of the location of things on Earth
Eccentric
Peculiar
