Word List 35

Question 1

(n) death or end - a permanent “sending away”
or putting away

Answer 1

demise

Question 2

(n) Something sent out or given off

Answer 2

emission

Question 3

(adj) being sent, but stopping or pausing at
intervals

Answer 3

intermittent

Question 4

(v) to send across or pass something along

Answer 4

transmit

Question 5

(n) the study of human beings, especially their
fossil remains, characteristics, culture, customs,
and beliefs

Answer 5

anthropology

Question 6

(n) the study of myths, traditional stories about a
particular country or person

Answer 6

mythology

Question 7

(n) the study of the causes and nature of
diseases

Answer 7

pathology

Question 8

(n) the study and use of scientific knowledge to
solve problems and control physical objects and
forces

Answer 8

technology

Question 9

(n) an expert in the scientific study of living
organisms

Answer 9

biologist

Question 10

(n) a medical expert who studies the heart

Answer 10

cardiologist

Question 11

(n) an expert in the physical history of the Earth
and how it changes

Answer 11

geologist

Question 12

(n) an expert in the study of the mind

Answer 12

psychologist

Question 13

Review: (n) a government official who insists that people

follow rigid rules

Answer 13

bureaucrat

Question 14

Review: (n) the printing and selling of books, newspapers,

and magazines

Answer 14

publication