Lesson 24 Flashcards
Dogma
Living with the results of other people’s thinking
Geriatrics
The branch of medicine dealing with old people
Idiot
An utterly foolish person
Technician
A person who is trained in the technicalities of a subject
Antitoxin
A substance that counter reacts a toxin
Cacodyl
A poisonous liquid
Gastric
Pertaining to the stomach
Hippopotamus
A large herbivorous mammal
Phantom
A specter
Zoology
The branch of biology dealing with animals
Pyrotechnics
Fireworks
Gerontic
Senile
Utopia
Place of perfection
Gastronomy
The art of good eating
Paradox
A statement that seems self-contradictory
Bibliophile
Lover of books
Idiom
Peculiar expression
Toxic
Pertaining to poison
Epiphany
A manifestation of a deity
Cacography
Bad handwriting
Orthodox
Conforming to approved doctrine
Gerontology
The branch of science that deals with aging
Diaphanous
Transparent
Cacophony
Dissonance
Idiograph
A characteristic of a single person
Doxology
A hymn in appraisal to God
Idiosyncracy
A peculiar mannerism of an individual
Sycophant
A selfish person
Zoo
An exhibition of animals
Gastronome
A connoisseur of good food
Toponym
A name of a place
Bibliography
A list of words that are all related to one subject
