ARCHEOLOGY | the study of ancient cultured based on artifacts and other remains | |
ANTHROPOLOGY | study of physical,social, and cultural development and behaviour of human beings | |
ASTROLOGY | a pseudoscience claiming to foretell the future by studying stars | |
ECOLOGY | study of relationship between organisms and their environment | |
EMBRYOLOGY | study of formation and development of embryos | |
ETNOMOLOGY | the study of insects | |
ETYMOLOGY | the study of origin and development of words | |
METEOROLOGY | the study of atmosphere, especially weather and weather conditions | |
ORNITOLOGY | the branch of zoology dealing with birds | |
PSYCHOLOGY | the study of mental processes and behavior | |
GEOLOGY | a study of history of earth | |
MALDAROIT | not adroit, not skillful, awkward, clumsy | |
MALADY | a bad condition, a disease | |
MALAISE | a vague feeling of illness or depression | |
MALAPROPISM | not appropriate | |
MALARIA | a disease once thought to be caused by bad air from the swamps | |
MALCONTENT | one who is badly contented | |
MALEDICTION | a curse | |
MALEVOLENT | wishing evil towards others | |
MALFEASANCE | wrongdoing, especially by a public official | |
MALICE | active bad feeling or ill will | |
MALICIOUS | intentionallly bad or harmful | |
MALIGN | to speak evil of | |
MALIGNAT | bad or harmful | |
MALINER | to pretend or to be in bad health to go out of work | |
ANALOGOUS | similar in some ways but not in others | |
ANALOGY | resemblance in some particulars between things otherwise unlike | |
APOLOGY | speaking away, a speech expressing regret for fault or offence | |
DIALOGUE | speech between two or more people | |
DOXOLOGY | a hymn or expression of praise to God | |
EPILOGUE | a speech directed to the audience at the conclusion of the play | |
MONOLOGUE | a speech by one person | |
PROLOGUE | a speech before a play | |
TRAVELOGUE | a speech or a film about a travel | |
COLLOQUIAL | like the language used when poeple speak together informally | |
COLLOQIUIUM | a speaking together, an academic seminar on some field of study | |
ELOQUENT | speaking out, fluent, persuasive | |
GRANDILOQUENT | marked by a lofty, extravagant style | |
LOQUACIOUS | talkative | |
SOLILOQUY | a speaking alone to one self, monologue | |
VENTRILOQUIST | one who speaks from the stomach | |