Lesson 24

Question 1

Gerontic

Answer 1

Senile

Question 2

Utopia

Answer 2

Place of perfection

Question 3

Zoology

Answer 3

Study of animals

Question 4

Hippodrome

Answer 4

Arena for equestrian performances

Question 5

Gastronomy

Answer 5

Good eating or it’s lore

Question 6

Paradox

Answer 6

Seemingly contradictory statement

Question 7

Bibliophile

Answer 7

Lover of books

Question 8

Idiom

Answer 8

Peculiar expression

Question 9

Toxic

Answer 9

Relating to poison

Question 10

Epiphany

Answer 10

Sudden appearance of a deity

Question 11

Cacography

Answer 11

Bad penmanship

Question 12

Bibliography

Answer 12

A list of the books referred to in a scholarly work, usually printed as an appendix

Question 13

Dogma

Answer 13

A principle or set of principles laid down my an authority as incontrovertibly true

Question 14

Geriatrics

Answer 14

The branch of medicine or social science dealing with the health care of old people

Question 15

Idiot

Answer 15

A stupid person

A mentally handicapped person

Question 16

Technician

Answer 16

A person employed to look after technical equipment or do practical work in a laboratory
An expert in the practical application of science
A person skilled in the technique of an art or craft

Question 17

Antitoxin

Answer 17

An antibody that counteracts a toxin

Question 18

Cacodyl

Answer 18

A malodorous, toxic, spontaneously flammable liquid compound containing arsenic

Question 19

Gastric

Answer 19

Of the stomach

Question 20

Hippopotamus

Answer 20

A large thick-skinned African mammal, with massive jaws and large tusks

Question 21

Phantom

Answer 21

A ghost

A figment of imagination

Question 22

Topic

Answer 22

A matter dealt with in a text, or conversation; about a subject
Linguistics: that part or a sentence about which something is said, typically the first major constitutent

Question 23

Orthodox

Answer 23

Conforming to what is generally or traditionally accepted as right or true; established and approved

Question 24

Gerontology

Answer 24

The scientific study if old age, the process of aging, and the particular problems of old people

Question 25

Diaphanous

Answer 25

(Esp. of a fabric) light, delicate, and translucent

Question 26

Cacophony

Answer 26

A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds

Question 27

Idiograph

Answer 27

A mark or signature characteristic of a particular person, organization, etc.; a trademark

Question 28

Doxology

Answer 28

A liturgical formula of praise to God

Question 29

Idiosyncrasy

Answer 29

A mode of behavior of way or thought peculiar to an individual A distinctive or peculiar feature or characteristic of a place or thing

Question 30

Sycophant

Answer 30

A person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage

Question 31

Technical

Answer 31

Of or relating to a particular subject, art, or craft, or it's techniques Requiring special knowledge to be understood Of, involving, or concerned with applied and industrial sciences

Question 32

Gastronome

Answer 32

A gourmet

Question 33

Toponym

Answer 33

A place name, esp. one derived from a topographical figure

Question 34

Pyrotechnics

Answer 34

Fireworks