C17 - Test 2 - R3

root, background, foundation

• origin
• postulate
• unique

detection, finding, outcome

• discovery
• proto
• contribution

creative, inventive, pioneering

• innovative
• atom
• disregard

be caused by, arise from, originate from

• result from
• periodic table
• prior

pure, absolute, complete

• sheer
• noteworthy
• lesser-known

mastermind, brilliance, outstanding ability

• genius
• fanciful
• predecessor

intelligent, scholarly, knowledgeable

• intellectual
• wild speculation
• conventional

biologist, botanist, natural scientist

• naturalist
• the father of
• wisdom

hypothetical, academic, abstract

• theoretical
• conceive
• place emphasis, importance, etc. on something

a scientist who has special knowledge and training in physics

• physicist
• make something of something/someone
• weight