English Vocab Weeks 21-24

study of handwriting

study of living things

study of word origins

study of fossils

study of behavior; mind

study of bugs

study of rocks; earth

study of animals

study of birds

study of men’s history; evolution

study of ancient culture; artifacts

study if the nervous system

study of cancer

study of skin

study of the skull

study of the starts & how they affect us

study of female medicine

study of the cause of a disease or death

study of family trees

study of weather

language of a special field

level of language; word choice

a song leader

a special religious or magical phrase

a sacred, traditional song

a short, repeating song or phrase

a French rooster

a place for social gathering

to take back in public

touched by magic

a section of a long poem

normal or average

always next to or along side

a translation into easier wording

a story that teaches a lesson or moral

the highest; utmost

model; standard of excellence

a good example

paralyzed from the waist down

boundaries; borders; rules

one who feeds off of another

mistress

balance & fairness

lack of balance & fairness

2 statements/ideas that are contradictory, yet are true

2 word paradox; jumbo shrimp

a speech at a funeral

a pleasant feeling

a nice way of saying something harsh

a pleasant sound

a shout of delight; “I found it!”

a “perfect” world

cross-breeding for improvements

mercy-killing