Word List 3

Front 1

Supercilious-

Back 1

haughty disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression.

Front 2

Synopsis-

Back 2

a brief or condensed statement giving a general view of some subject; a brief summary of the plot of a novel, motion picture, play, etc.

Front 3

Symphony-

Back 3

an elaborate instrumental composition in three or more movements, similar in form to a sonata but written for an orchestra and usually of far grander proportions and more varied elements.

Front 4

Trichotomy-

Back 4

division into three parts, classes, categories, etc.

Front 5

Unequivocal-

Back 5

not equivocal; unambiguous; clear; having only one possible meaning or interpretation

Front 6

Matriarchal-

Back 6

the female head of a family or tribal line; a woman who is the founder or dominant member of a community or group.

Front 7

Laggard-

Back 7

moving, developing, or responding slowly; sluggish; dilatory; backward.

Front 8

Genocide-

Back 8

the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group.

Front 9

Clinician-

Back 9

a physician or other qualified person who is involved in the treatment and observation of living patients, as distinguished from one engaged in research; a person who teaches or conducts sessions at a clinic.

Front 10

Tonsillitis-

Back 10

inflammation of a tonsil or the tonsils.

Front 11

super-

Back 11

over

Front 12

syn-

Back 12

together

Front 13

sym-

Back 13

together

Front 14

tri-

Back 14

three

Front 15

un-

Back 15

not

Front 16

archy-

Back 16

government

Front 17

ard-

Back 17

always

Front 18

cide-

Back 18

kill

Front 19

ician-

Back 19

specialist

Front 20

itis-

Back 20

infection