unit26

Question 1

muralist

Answer 1

A painter of wall paintings.

Question 2

intramural

Answer 2

Existing or occurring within the bounds of an institution, especially a school.

Question 3

extramural

Answer 3

Existing outside or beyond the walls or boundaries of an organized unit such as a school or hospital.

Question 4

immure

Answer 4

To enclose within, or as if within, walls; imprison.

Question 5

politic

Answer 5

(1) Cleverly tactful. (2) Wise in promoting a plan or plan of action.

Question 6

politicize

Answer 6

To give a political tone or character to.

Question 7

acropolis

Answer 7

The high, fortified part of a city, especially an ancient Greek city.

Question 8

megalopolis

Answer 8

(1) A very large city. (2) A thickly populated area that includes one or more cities with the surrounding suburbs.

Question 9

numerology

Answer 9

The study of the occult significance of numbers.

Question 10

alphanumeric

Answer 10

Having or using both letters and numbers.

Question 11

enumerate

Answer 11

To specify one after another; list.

Question 12

supernumerary

Answer 12

Exceeding the usual number.

Question 13

kilobyte

Answer 13

A unit of computer information equal to 1,024 bytes.

Question 14

kilometer

Answer 14

A unit of length equal to 1,000 meters.

Question 15

kilohertz

Answer 15

A unit of frequency equal to 1,000 cycles per second.

Question 16

kilogram

Answer 16

A unit of weight equal to 1,000 grams.

Question 17

microbe

Answer 17

An organism (such as a bacterium) of microscopic or less than microscopic size.

Question 18

microbiologist

Answer 18

A scientist who studies extremely small forms of life, such as bacteria and viruses.

Question 19

microbrew

Answer 19

A beer made by a brewery that makes beer in small amounts.

Question 20

microclimate

Answer 20

The essentially uniform local climate of a small site or habitat.

Question 21

multicellular

Answer 21

Consisting of many cells.

Question 22

multidisciplinary

Answer 22

Involving two or more subject areas.

Question 23

multifarious

Answer 23

Having or occurring in great variety; diverse.

Question 24

multilateral

Answer 24

Involving more than two nations or parties.

Question 25

parity

Answer 25

The state of being equal.

Question 26

disparity

Answer 26

A noticeable and often unfair difference between people or things.

Question 27

nonpareil

Answer 27

Someone or something of unequaled excellence.

Question 28

subpar

Answer 28

Below a usual or normal level.

Question 29

acrophobic

Answer 29

Fearful of heights.

Question 30

agoraphobia

Answer 30

A fear of being in embarrassing or inescapable situations, especially in open or public places.

Question 31

xenophobe

Answer 31

One who has a fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners.

Question 32

arachnophobia

Answer 32

Having a fear or dislike of spiders.

Question 33

hemorrhage

Answer 33

(1) A large loss of blood from a blood vessel. (2) A rapid and uncontrollable loss or outflow.

Question 34

hematology

Answer 34

The study of blood and blood-forming organs.

Question 35

hemophilia

Answer 35

A bleeding disorder caused by the blood’s inability to coagulate.

Question 36

hemoglobin

Answer 36

The element in blood that transports oxygen from the lungs to the body’s tissues and transports carbon dioxide from the tissues back to the lungs.

Question 37

bursitis

Answer 37

Inflammation of a lubricating sac (bursa), especially of the shoulder or elbow.

Question 38

hepatitis

Answer 38

Inflammation of the liver.

Question 39

bronchitis

Answer 39

Inflammation of the bronchial tubes.

Question 40

tendinitis

Answer 40

A painful condition in which a tendon in the arm or leg becomes inflamed.