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 fault Philately: 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