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15 Cards in this Set
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Odontalgia
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Pain in a tooth; toothache.
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Acrophobia
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A pathological fear of heights
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Chirology
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The use of the finger alphabet to communicate.
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Gynocracy
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Government by women.
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Neologism
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A new word, meaning, usage, or phrase.
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Philharmonic
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Fond of or devoted to music; music-loving: used esp. in the name of certain musical societies that sponsor symphony orchestras (Philharmonic Societies) and hence applied to their concerts (philharmonic concerts).
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Technocracy
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A theory and movement, prominent about 1932, advocating control of industrial resources, reform of financial institutions, and reorganization of the social system, based on the findings of technologists and engineers.
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Scopophobia
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A fear of being looked at, stared at.
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Chiromancer
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Palmistry (the art or practice of telling fortunes and interpreting character from the lines and configurations of the palm of a person's hand.)
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Neoteric
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Modern; new; recent.
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Evangelize
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To preach the gospel to.
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Heterodox
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Not in accordance with established or accepted doctrines or opinions, esp. in theology; unorthodox.
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Philander
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(of a man) To make love with a woman one cannot or will not marry; carry on flirtations.
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Neophyte
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A beginner or novice.
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Pedodontist
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A specialist in pedodontics (the branch of dentistry dealing with the care and treatment of children's teeth).
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