| something that happens before another | antecedent |
| two-footed animal | biped |
| honor; memorialize | commemorate |
| worthy of hatred | despicable |
| balance | equilibrium |
| insert between; interrupt | interject |
| shy person | introvert |
| mistaken opinion or belief | misconception |
| after death | posthumous |
| twice a year or half-yearly | semiannual |
| opponent; enemy | antagonist |
| cautious; carefully aware | circumspect |
| talk or behave in a way to show you think you are better; lower oneself | condescend |
| disorganized, untidy | disarray |
| going beyond; excessive | extravagant |
| within the walls; involving only students at the same school | intramural |
| evil | malevolent |
| coolly unconcerned | nonchalant |
| opinion formed beforehand | prejudice |
| lower rank | subordinate |
| shallow, not deep | superficial |
| something that represents something else | symbol |
| not embarrassed | unabashed |
| disorder; chaos | anarchy |
| murder of large number of people because of race | genocide |
| inflammation of the voice box that causes loss of voice | laryngitis |
| able to be heard | audible |
| attract attention by being extremely interesting | captivate |
| removal of body tissue to discover if it is diseased | biopsy |
| fat | portly |
| summary | SYNopsis |
| little importance; insignificant | TRIvial |
| containing water | AQUeous |
| warlike | BELLigerent |
| remove; cut out | exCISE |
| self-governing; independent | AUTOnomous |
| assign the origin of a certain characteristic | aSCRIBe |
| word choice | DICTion |
| 100th anniversary | CENTennial |
| speak in favor of | ADvocate |
| study of humans | anthropoLOGY |
| statement of beliefs | CREDo |
| new word | NEOlogism |
| admit, acknowledge | conCEDE |
| unusual, strange | ecCENTRIc |
| desire to help people, especially through donations | philANTHROPy |
| made up of the same parts or elements; uniformed | HOMOgeneous |
| attractive and likely to persuade to do something wrong | seDUCTive |
| about to happen | imPENDing |
| skimming over water | HYDROplaning |
| a person sent on a mission to represent another | eMISSary |
| lover of books | BIBLIOphile |
| look back on past events | retroSPECt |
| postpone; delay | deFER |
| very small | MICROscopic |
| suitable for being photographed | PHOTOgenic |
| star with five points | PENTAgram |
| ability to communicate directly with each other's minds, without words | TELEpathy |
| unreasonable | EXorbitant |
| say again | REiterate |
| chaos; complete disorder | PANdemonium |
| a powerful force that some believe looks out and provide for people; God | proVIDence |
| single unvaried tone or sound; boring | MONOtone |
| having many syllables; a long word | POLYsyllabic |
| fake name | PSEUDOnym |
| brain doctor | NEUROlogist |
| mishmash of unpleasant sound; noise | cacoPHONy |
| bring back to life | reVIVe |
| change of shape | metaMORPHosis |
| think carefully | PONDer |
| one who preaches one thing and does another | HYPOcrite |
| removing front part of the brain | loboTOMY |
| original model | PROTOtype |
| all-knowing | OMNIscient |
| person who offers financial help | BENEfactor |
| fat | CORPulent |
| fatherhood | PATERnity |
| regret, remorse | comPUNCTion |
| set aside for a special purpose | alLOCate |
| generous, thoughtful, and understanding | MAGNanimous |
| fear of heights | acroPHOBIA |
| disagreement, argument | disPUTe |
| killing one's mother | MATRIcide |
| containing many people; large populatio | POPulous |
| very important, necessary, essential | VITAl |
| inactive | DORMant |
| beginner | NOVice |
| guess or theory | conJECTure |
| animal capable of living both on land and in water | AMPHIbian |
| funeral speech in which you praise the dead person | EUlogy |
| glands that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream | ENDOcrine |
| traditional; widely accepted | ORTHOdox |
| truth | VERacity |
| hunger for power and control | MEGAlomania |
| bloody | SANGUInary |
| section of the population sharing common characteristics, such as age, sex, class | DEMOgraphic |
| more than is needed | SURplus |
| something that belongs to another time | anaCHRONism |
| insane person | LUNAtic |
| say the opposite | CONTRAdict |
| hiding one's true identity | inCOGNito |
| very lively and enthusiastic | DYNAmic |
| extreme exaggeration | HYPERbole |
| musical tone eight full tones above or below another tone | OCTAve |
| study of the earth and what it's made of | GEOlogy |
| device to look inside a body cavity or organ | endoSCOPE |
| Ten Commandments | DECalogue |
| relevant | GERMane |
| liquid that you put food into to give it a special flavor before cooking | MARinade |
| uncontrollable desire to set fire to thinks. | PYROmania |