| Term | Definition |
|---|
| agronomy | branch of agriculture dealing with crop production and soil management |
| astronomocial | having to do with astronomy, inconceivably large |
| economic | having to do with economics; the social science dealing with production, distribution, and consumption |
| economical | managed or manging without waste |
| gastronome | one who follows the principal of gastronomy, the art or science of good eating |
| nemesis | person that inflicts just punishment for evil deeds |
| cellophane | cellulose substance that "shows" through or permits seeing through |
| diaphanous | of such fine texture as to permit seeing through; transparent |
| fancy | imagination; illusion |
| fantastic | based on fantasy rather than reason; imaginary; unreal; unbelievable |
| fantasy | illusory image; play of the mind; imagination |
| phantom | something that has appearance but no reality; ghost |
| phenomenal | extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional; unusual |
| phenomenon | any observable fact or event, extraordinary person, event, or thing |
| diathermy | generation of heat in the body tissues through high-frequency electric currents for medical purposes |
| thermal | pertaining to heat; hot; warm |
| thermometer | instrument for measuring temperature |
| thermonuclear | having to do with the fusion at an extraordinarily high temperature |
| thermostat | automatic device for regulating temperature |
| protagonist | the leading character in a play, novel, or story |
| protocol | first draft or record from which a treaty is drawn up / rules of etiquette of the diplomatic corps, military services, etc.. |
| protoplasm | fundamental substance of which all living things are composed |
| prototype | first or original model of anything; model; pattern |
| protozoan | animal consisting only of a single cell |
| antitheis | direct opposite; contrary; reverse |
| epithet | characterizing word or phrase descriptive name or title |
| hypotheesis | supposition or assumption made as a basis for reasoning or research |
| synthesis | combination of parts or elements into a whole |
| synthetic | artificial; factitious; not of natural origin |
| thesis | claim put forward; proposition; statement; contention / essay written by a candidate for an advanced degree |
| aster | plant having small, starlike flowers |
| asterick | star-shaped mark (*) used to call attention to a footnote, omission |
| asteroid | very small planet resembling a star in appearance / starfish |
| astrologer | person who practices astrology, a study professing to interpret the supposed influence of the moon, sun , and stars on human affairs |
| astronaut | traveler in outer space |
| astronomer | expert in astronomy, science of the stars, planets, sun, moon. and other heavenly bodies |
| disaster | sudden or extraordinary misfortune; calamity; catastrophe |
| anagram | word or phrase formed from another by transposing the letters |
| cartographer | person skilled in cartography, the science or art of mapmaking |
| cryptogram | something written in secret code |
| electrocardiogram | "writing" or tracing made by an electrocardiograph, an instrument that records the amount of electricity the hear muscles produce during a hearbeat |
| epigram | bright or witty thought concisely and cleverly expressed |
| graphic | written or told in a clear, lively manner; vivid; picturesque |
| graphite | soft black carbon used in lead pencils |
| monogram | person's initials interwoven or combined into one design |
| monograph | written account of a single thing or class of things |
| stenographer | person skilled in, or employed to do, stenography, the art of writing in shorthand |
| typographical | pertaining to or occurring in printing or typography |
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