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lethargy inactivity android an automaton that resembles a human being automaton a mechanism that can move automatically synopsis a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory homogeneous identical megalopolis a very large urban complex (usually involving several cities and towns) acme the highest point (of something) aristocracy the most powerful members of a society calypso (Greek mythology) the sea nymph who detained Odysseus for seven years hierarchy the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body isobar an isogram connecting points having equal barometric pressure at a given time stoic seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain chronology the determination of the actual temporal sequence of past events eulogy speech in praise of something didactic instructive (especially excessively) Spartan a resident of Sparta geothermal of or relating to the heat in the interior of the earth cynical believing the worst of human nature and motives pentathlon an athletic contest consisting of five different events diatribe thunderous verbal attack etymology the study of the sources and development of words hydraulic moved or operated or effected by liquid (water or oil) hygiene the science concerned with the prevention of illness and maintenance of health semantics the study of language meaning phenomenon any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning cosmos The world or universe considered as a system, perfect in order and arrangement. synchronous occurring at the same time misanthropy a disposition to dislike and mistrust other people ephemeral lasting for a short time nemesis unbeatable opponent eureka Greek. I have found it. topography the configuration of a surface and the relations among its man-made and natural features geranium any of numerous plants of the family Geraniaceae metaphor a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity xylophone a percussion instrument with wooden bars tuned to produce a chromatic scale and with resonators myriad a large indefinite number epiphany a divine manifestation synergy the working together of two things (muscles or drugs for example) to produce an effect greater than the sum of their individual effects philanthropy voluntary promotion of human welfare democracy a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them diagnosis identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon matriarch a female head of a family or tribe endemic native to or confined to a certain region agnostic a person who doubts truth of religion dogma a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative idiom an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up dyslexia impaired ability to learn to read Olympian a classical Greek god after the overthrow of the Titans allegory an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances pragmatic concerned with practical matters adamant not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course protocol code of correct conduct hydrology the branch of geology that studies water on the earth and in the atmosphere: its distribution and uses and conservation polymer a naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers notochord A flexible rodlike structure that forms the main support of the body in the lowest chordates, such as the lancelet; a primitive backbone. ergonomic The applied science of equipment design, as for the workplace, intended to maximize productivity by reducing operator fatigue and discomfort tachometer measuring instrument for indicating speed of rotation protein any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells rhinoceros massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast Asia and Africa having very thick skin and one or two horns on the snout autopsy an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease pyre wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite herpetology the branch of zoology concerned with reptiles and amphibians angelic having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub tritium a radioactive isotope of hydrogen androcentric centered around male interests demotic of or written in or belonging to the form of modern Greek based on colloquial use geode (mineralogy) a hollow rock or nodule with the cavity usually lined with crystals hedonism an ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good periscope Any of various tubular optical instruments that contain reflecting elements, such as mirrors and prisms, to permit observation from a position displaced from a direct line of sight. geoponics study of agriculture asthmogenic Causing attacks of labored breathing with wheezing, chest constriction and coughing monotonous tediously repetitious or lacking in variety amphibious operating or living on land and in water symbiosis the relation between two different species of organisms that are interdependent macron a diacritical mark (-) placed above a vowel to indicate a long sound periphery the outside boundary or surface of something