Vocabulary 12

nonagon

a plane geometric figure of nine sides and nine angles

novennial

taking place every nine years

November

the eleventh month of the Gregorian calendar (Pope Gregory), and the ninth month of the Julian calendar (Julius Caesar)

nonillion

the number named by a unit with thirty zeros after it; 1000 octillions; 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000

octant

an eighth part; the eighth of a circle; compare quadrant and sextant

octagon

a plane geometric figure of eight sides and eight angles

octahedron

a solid geometric figure bounded by eight surfaces or seats

October

the tenth month of the Gregorian calendar (Pope Gregory), and the eighth month of the Julian calendar (Julius Caesar)

octopus

an eight-armed fish; a devilfish

octillion

the number named by a unit with twenty-seven zeros after it; 1000 septillions; 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000

pseudonym

a fictitious name; a pen-name

synonym

a word having the same meaning as another; as, talk and speak

synonymous

a word that is alike in meaning to another

panacea

a remedy or cure for all diseases or ills

Pan-American

anything involving North, Central, and South America

panorama

a complete view in every direction

pantheism

the worship of all gods

compassion

pity for suffering, coupled with a desire to help

pathetic

causing or arousing pity

psychopath

one who is not responsible for his actions because of a mental infirmity

sympathy

the ability to share another's feelings; compassion

telepathy

the passing of one person's thoughts to another without any known form of communication