Lesson 22 Flashcards

0
Q

Acephalous

A

Headless

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
1
Q

Calisthenics

A

Gymnastic exercises to help with physical health

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Geode

A

A hollow stone lined with crystals

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Morphology

A

The branch of biology dealing with the structure of organisms

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Orthographic

A

Pertaining to orthography

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Thermometer

A

An instrument for monitoring temperature

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Centrifugal

A

Moving outward from the center

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Hippodrome

A

An arena

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Dialysis

A

The separation of large molecules from small molecules

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Necrology

A

A list of people who have died within a certain time

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Pseudoclassic

A

Falsely classic

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Xenophobia

A

Unreasonable fear of foreign things

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Dromomania

A

Uncontrollable psychological urge to wander

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Kaleidoscope

A

A continually changing pattern of shapes and colors

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Necropolis

A

A large cemetery

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Geology

A

The study of the earth physically

16
Q

Amorphous

A

Lacking definite form

17
Q

Orthodox

A

Conforming to the approved form of any ideology

18
Q

Pseudocyesis

A

False pregnancy

19
Q

Xenophile

A

A person who is attracted to foreign things

20
Q

Eucephalous

A

Having a well-developed head

21
Q

Concentric

A

Having a common center

22
Q

Hematothermal

A

Warm-blooded

23
Q

Catalyst

A

A substance that causes a chemical reaction without itself being affected

24
Q

Pseudonym

A

A fictious name used by an author to conceal their name

25
Q

Orthopedic

A

Pertaining to orthopedics

26
Q

Necrotomy

A

The dissection of dead bodies

27
Q

Theocentric

A

Having religion as the focal point of thoughts

28
Q

Calligraphy

A

Fancy penmanship

29
Q

Analysis

A

The separating of any material or abstract entity into its original elements

30
Q

Metamorphosis

A

A complete change of form

31
Q

Thermal

A

Pertaining to heat

32
Q

Orthodontics

A

The branch of dentistry dealing with the correction of irregular teeth

33
Q

Geography

A

The science of the location of things on Earth

34
Q

Eccentric

A

Peculiar