vocab deck 2

Question 1

insignia

Answer 1

an emblem

Question 2

altitude

Answer 2

the elevation of a thing above the surface

Question 3

significant

Answer 3

meaningful, important

Question 4

hospitable

Answer 4

acting in a friendly and generous manner

Question 5

spectacle

Answer 5

a public display

Question 6

inspect

Answer 6

to examine carefully

Question 7

advocate

Answer 7

a person who argues for a cause

Question 8

hospital

Answer 8

an institution that provides medical care

Question 9

respect

Answer 9

having regard for worth

Question 10

vocal

Answer 10

pertaining to the voice

Question 11

progeny

Answer 11

offspring.

Question 12

astronomy

Answer 12

the study of space and all heavenly objects.

Question 13

mechanic

Answer 13

someone skilled in making or using or repairing machines.

Question 14

chronological

Answer 14

sequential.

Question 15

philosopher

Answer 15

a person who seeks wisdom and the truth of life.

Question 16

generate

Answer 16

to create.

Question 17

mechanism

Answer 17

a machine.

Question 18

chronicle

Answer 18

a record of events in the order that they occurred.

Question 19

asteroid

Answer 19

a rocky celestial body smaller then a typical moon.

Question 20

sophisticated

Answer 20

knowledgeable.

Question 21

sympathy

Answer 21

compassion

Question 22

orthodox

Answer 22

conventional

Question 23

demography

Answer 23

the study of the characteristics of human population of an area

Question 24

aerial

Answer 24

pertaining to the air

Question 25

empathy

Answer 25

understanding of another's feelings and motives

Question 26

pseudonym

Answer 26

pen name

Question 27

epidemic

Answer 27

an outbreak of contagious disease that spreads quickly

Question 28

democracy

Answer 28

a form of government by the people

Question 29

orthodontist

Answer 29

a dentist who specializes in correcting abnormally aligned teeth

Question 30

anonymous

Answer 30

of unknown authorship