someone who studies the nature and origin of the universe.
calamity
[kə-ˈla-mə-tē]
An event resulting in great loss.
pendulum
[ˈpen-jə-ləm]
A body suspended from a fixed support so that it swings freely back and forth under the influence of gravity, commonly used to regulate various devices such as clocks.
prism
[ˈpri-zəm]
A polyhedron with parallel ends of the same size and shape, the other faces being parallelogram-shaped sides.
grievous
[ˈgrē-vəs]
Causing grief, pain or sorrow.
tempt
[ˈtem(p)t]
To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice.
hyphen
[ˈhī-fən]
The symbol "‐", typically used to join two or more words to form a compound term, or to indicate that a word has been split at the end of a line.
scorpion
[ˈskȯr-pē-ən]
Any of various arachnids of the order Scorpiones, related to the spiders, characterised by two large front pincers and a curved tail with a venomous sting in the end.
ram
[ˈram]
A male sheep, typically uncastrated
maneuver
[mə-ˈnü-vər]
The planned movement of troops, vehicles etc.; a strategic repositioning; (later also) a large training field-exercise of fighting units.