a written work of fiction about someone's life
What is a biography?
speaks or writes many languages, usually more than three
What is a polyglot?
something or someone out of place with the current time
anachronism
stylish; charming; suave; smooth; sophisticated
What is a debonair?
the science of the motion of projectiles
What is ballistics?
activities that take place in or on water
What is aquatic?
the highest point; the the point in the moon's orbit when it is farthest from the earth
What is apogee?
without preparation; impromptu
What is extemporaneous?
a mild, indirect expression in the place of a blunt expression
euphemism
an inference; a guess; a conclusion based on incomplete information; verb, to speculate, to guess
What is conjecture?
the term for water that is part of a solution
What is aqueous?
having or relating to the Sun as the center or the earth as the center
What is heliocentric or geocentric?
putting on laying something onto someone, esp. a demand or burden
What is imposition?
a tool for peering over obstructions
What is a periscope?
the study of urban issues, problems, and solutions
What is urbanology?
dry, without water
What is an anhydrous?
a style of musical composition using two or more simultaneous but relatively independent melodic lines
What is polyphony?
opposite, a complete contrast
What is antithesis?
an easy, smooth enunciation of sounds; a pronunciation of letters and syllables pleasing to the ear
euphony
a great commercial center, a large, densely populated urban center; the capitol
What is a metropolis?
writing or typing in shorthand
What is stenography?
using many words; talkative
What is multiloquent?
underground; hidden, secret
What is subterranean?
exceptional mental insight
What is clairvoyance?
to introduce suddenly; to interrupt; interpose; to add; to insert introduce a new element
What is to interject?