Lesson 16

Question 0

Cosmetic

Answer 0

Involving or relating to treatment intended to restore or improve a person’s appearance
Designed or serving to improve the appearance of the body, esp. the face
Affecting only the appearance of something rather than it’s substance
A product applied to the body, esp. the face, to improve its appearance

Question 1

Pedagogue

Answer 1

A teacher, esp. a strict or pendantic one

Question 2

Helium

Answer 2

The chemical element of atomic number 2, an inert had that is the lightest member of the noble gas series
Occurs in traces in air and more abundant in natural gas deposits

Question 3

Dialogue

Answer 3

Conversation between two or more ppl as a feature of a book, play, or movie
A discussion between two or more ppl or groups, esp. one directed toward exploration of a particular subject or resolution of a problem
Take part in a conversation or discussion to resolve a problem

Question 4

mime

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The theatrical technique of suggesting action, character, movement, or emotion without words, using only gesture, expression, and movement
Using mime
Action/set of actions intended to convey the idea of another action or idea or feeling

Question 5

Anatomy

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The branch of science concerned with the bodily structure if humans, animals, and other living organisms, esp. as revealed by dissection and the deparation if parts

Question 6

Archaic

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Very old-fashioned
No longer in everyday use but sometimes used to impart an old-fashioned flavor
of an early period of art of culture esp. the 7th-6th centuries bc in Greece

Question 7

epidemic

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A widespread occurrence if am infectious disease in a community at a particular time
A dies ease occurring such a way
A sudden, widespread occurrence if a particular undesirable phenomenon

Question 8

Homonym

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Two or more words having the same spelling but different meanings and origins
Each of two words having the same pronunciations but different spellings, meanings, or origins

Question 9

Maniac

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A person exhibiting extreme symptoms of wild behavior, esp. when violent and dangerous
An obsessive enthusiast
A person suffering from mania

Question 10

Phonograph

Answer 10

Record player

An early sound-reproducing machine that used cylinders to record as well as reproduce sound

Question 11

Stereotype

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A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image of a particular type of person or thing
A person or thing that conforms to a stereotypical image
A relief printing plate fast ik aold made from composed type or an ordinal plate

Question 12

Eulogy

Answer 12

Speech of praise

Question 13

Heliograph

Answer 13

Solar signal

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Epitome

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Summary

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Demography

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Study of human population

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Microcosm

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Little world

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Symphony

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Consonance of sounds

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oligarchy

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Rule by few

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Erythromania

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Passion for the color red

Question 20

Homogenous

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Of the same kind

Question 21

Synagogue

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Jewish congregation

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Mimesis

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Imitation

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Atypical

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Irregular

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Demagogue

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A political leader who seeks sillier by appealing to popular desires and prejudices rather than by using rational argument

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archetype

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A very typical example of a certain person or thing Am original that had been imitated A recurrent symbol or motif in literature, art, or mythology

Question 26

Tomomania

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An irrational desire to use operative procedures by a doctor a patient

Question 27

Cosmotology (cosmetology?)

Answer 27

The professional skill or practice of beautifying the face, hair, and skin

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Homophone

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Each of two or more words having the same pronounciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling each of a set of symbols denoting the same sound or group of sounds

Question 29

Archaeologist

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Person who studies human history and prehistory thru the examination of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains

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Pyromaniac

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A person suffering from pyromania

Question 31

Tonsillectomy

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A surgical operation to remove the tonsils

Question 32

Telephone

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A system that converts acoustic vibrations to electrical signals in other to transmit sound, typical voices, over a distance using wire or radio

Question 33

Endemic

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Regularly found among particular people or in a certain area Denoting an area in which a particular disease is regularly found Native or restricted to a certain country or area

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Typical

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Having the distinctive qualities of a particular type if person or thing Characteristic of a particular person or thing Showing the characteristics expected of or popular associated with a particular person, situation, or thing Representative as a symbol; symbolic

Question 35

Mimic

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Imitate typically in order to entertain or ridicule Resemble or imitate esp to eternity predators or for camoflauge Replicate the psychological effects of Exhibit symptoms that bear a deceptive resemblance to those of