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Abhor: To consider with horror and disgust

Accolade: Praise or approval; an honor

Acrophobia: Fear of high places

Alchemy: Miraculous change from one thing to another

Amplitude: Greatness of size; fullness

Anathema: Something that is cursed or damned

Arcane: Beyond comprehension; mysterious/secret

Awry: Twisted toward one side

Bibliophile: One who loves books

!! Cardiology: Medical study of the heart

Claustrophobia: Fear of closed/narrow spaces

Conclave: Private or secret meeting

Conundrum: Riddle; puzzling question/problem

Demonology: The study of demons

Dirge: Funeral hymn; sad, slow poem, musical, etc

Draconian: Harsh/vigorous; law or code of extreme severity

Elfin: Fairylike; delicate; charmingly merry

Endocrinology: Physiology of the ductless glands, like the

thyroid, whose secretions pass directly into blood stream

Epicurean: Devoted to pursuit of pleasure

Exorcise: Drive away an evil spirit y charms/incantations

Francophile: Admirer of France

Gerontology: Study of aging (physical and pathological)

Gossamer: Soft, sheer, gauzy fabric

Gynecology: Branch of medicine dealing with women

Hydrophobia: Fear of water; rabies

Immolate: To kill, as a sacrifice

Inscrutable: Mysterious; completely obscure; unfathomable

Juggernaut: Terrible, irresistible force

Junket: Party, banquet, outing; trip taken by official and

paid with public funds

Lilliputian: Very small; tiny, narrow-minded

Megalopolis: An extensive, heavily populated, urban area

Minutiae: Small or trivial details

Misanthropy: Hatred or distrust of mankind

Misogyny: Hatred of women

Necrology: List of people who have died

Neurology: Medical science of the nervous system

Oncology: Medical study of tumors

Ostracism: Rejection or exclusion from a group or society by

general consent

Palatial: Like a palace large and ornate

Pallor: Lack of color; unnatural paleness

Pathology: Scientific study of diseases

Peccadillo: A small sin or faultPhilately: Collection of postage stamps

Philistine: Smug, ignorant, middleclass person who is

indifferent or antagonistic to artistic/cultural values

Picayune: Of little value or account; petty or prejudiced

Polygraph: An instrument that records changes in blood

pressure, respiration, pulse rate, etc; a lie detector

Proletariat: Working class (unpropertied)

Purloin: To steal

Rigmarole: Confused, incoherent, foolish talk; complicated

and petty procedure

Rubric: Title, heading, or direction of a book, written

distinguished from the rest of the text

Russophobia: Dislike/fear of Russia

Seismology: Study of earthquakes and mechanical

properties of the earth

Shamus: Private detective. Also caretaker of a synagogue.

Socratic: Socrates (philosophical method of asking

questions to get truths from people)

Soothsayer: One who predicts the future

Soupcon: Suspicion; a slight trace or flavor

Sycophant: Self-seeking, servile flatterer

Tautology: Needless repetition of same sense in diff words

Thaumaturgy: Magic; working of miracles

Titanic: Enormous size, power, or strength

Toxicology: Study of poisons and the treatment

Triskaidekaphobia: Fear of number 13

Vista: Far-reaching intellectual view

Warlock: Sorcerer; conjurer; male witch.

Xenophobia: Unusual fear of strangers/foreigners