Greek Words 14-17
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- thermostat(n)
- automatic device for regulating temperature
- Protagonist(n)
- the leading character in a play, novel, or story
- Diathermy(n)
- generation of heat in body tissues through high-frequency electric currents for medical purposes
- Agronomy(adj)
- branch of agriculture dealing with crop production and soil management
- Fancy(n)
- imagination; illusion
- Diaphanous(adj)
- of such fine texture as to permit seeing through; transparent
- Therm,Thermo
- "heat"
- Nom,Nem
- "management", "distribution", "law"
- Fantasy(n)
- illusory image; play of the mind
- Gastronome(n)
- one who follows the principles of gastronomy(lover of good food)
- Protocol(n)
- 1. first draft or record from which a treaty is drawn up; preliminary memorandum 2. rules of etiquette of the diplomatic corps
- Protoplasm(n)
- fundamental substance of which all living things are composed
- Prot,Proto
- "first"
- Phantom(n)
- apparition; ghost; specter
- Cellophane(n)
- cellulose substance that permits seeing through
- Protozoan(n)
- animal consisting only of a single cell
- Economical(adj)
- managed or managing without waste
- Economic(adj)
- having to do with economics
- Prototype(n)
- first or original model of anything; model; pattern
- Phenomenal(adj)
- extraordinary; remarkable
- Nemesis(n)
- 1. person that inflicts punishment for evil deeds 2. formidable and usually victorious opponent
- Thermometer(n)
- instrument for measuring temperature
- Phenomenon(n)
- 1. any observable fact or event 2. extraordinary person, event, or thing; prodigy
- Phan,Phen
- "show", "appear"
- Astronomical(adj)
- 1. having to do with astronomy 2. inconceivable large
- Thermonuclear(adj)
- having to do with the fusion, at an extraordinarily high temperature, of the nuclei of atoms
- Fantastic(adj)
- based on fantasy rather than reason
- Thermal(adj)
- pertaining to heat; hot; warm