[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.]