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60 Cards in this Set
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aberrant
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not normal
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anthropomorphism
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attributing to animals, god, or objects in human shape
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archetype
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model, prototype, original
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authoritarian
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unquestioning obedience of authority
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catharsis
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relieving of the emotions by art; the alleviation of fears by bringing them to consciousness
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demography
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the science of vital statistics
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epidemiology
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the branch of medicine that investigates the causes and controls of epidemics
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euthanasia
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method of causing death painlessly, mercy killing
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extrovert
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a person who is active and expressive
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psychic
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of the psyche or mind, beyond natural or known physical processes.
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psychopath
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a person afflicted with a mental disorder
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psychotherapy
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using forms of mental treatment to cure nervous disorders
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schizophrenia
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a mental disorder characterized by delusions of persecution and omnipotence. Some victims of this disease are said to have a “split personality”
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subliminal
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below the threshold of apprehensions subconscious
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trauma
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an emotional experience that has a lasting psychic effect
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Adonis
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an exceptionally handsome young man; a plant with solitary red or yellow flowers
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bacchanal
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a drunken reveler; an orgy
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Cassandra
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one who prophecies doom or disaster
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cornucopia
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abundance; horn of plenty
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erotic
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concerning sexual love and desire
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herculean
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tremendously difficult and demanding
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hermetic
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made airtight by fusion or sealing; insulated or cloistered; magical
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hydra
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a persistent or many-sided problem that presents new obstacles as soon as old ones are solved.
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hymeneal
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pertaining to marriage; a wedding song or poem
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iridescent
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displaying lustrous colors like those of the rainbow
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narcissism
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excessive admiration of oneself; egocentrism
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odyssey
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a long series of wanderings, especially when filled with notable experiences or hardships
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Olympian
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majestic; incomparably superior
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palladium
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anything believed to provide protection or safety; a safeguard or guarantee of the integrity of social institutions
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phoenix
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person or thing of peerless beauty or excellence; a person or thing that has become renewed or restored after suffering calamity or apparent annihilation
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anachronism
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Anything that is out of place in time
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anon
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Soon; shortly.
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antebellum
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Before the war; especially before the American Civil War
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antediluvian
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old fashioned; before the flood
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atavism
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Reversion to a primitive type, resemblance to a remote ancestor
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augury
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art of the prophecy; an omen
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betimes
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earoly; promptly; before its too late
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biennial
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happening every two years
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diurnal
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daily; of the daytime
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eon
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long ago, indefinite period of time, thousand years
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epoch
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noteworthy period
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generation
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the period of time between
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ephemeral
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short lived
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score
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twenty years ago
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tercentenary
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a period of 300 years
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bane
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cause of death, ruin or distress
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deign
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To think it beneath one's dignity, condescended; give
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eke
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To supplement; to manage to make a living with difficulty; to use frugally
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knell
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to ring in a slow solemn way; to toll; to call or announce by a mournful ringing; an omen of death or failure
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mete
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To allot, distribute or apportion
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moot
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Discussion or argument of a hypothetical law case; debatable; so hypothetical as to be meaningless
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mulet
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To punish by a fine or by deriving of something; to extract by fraud or deceit
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plumb
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perfectly vertical; directly; to test or sound with a plumb line
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quail
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To draw back fear; lose heart or courage; cower
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roil
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To make a liquid cloudy or muddy; to stir up or agitate; to make angry, rile.
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ruck
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A heap ro stack; a large quantity or crowd; mass of ordinary people or things; common run.
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shunt
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To move or to turn to one side; to shift or switch from one track to another
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svelte
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Slender and graceful; suave; polished.
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thrall
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A slave or bondman; a person under the normal or
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tryst
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An appointment, as by lovers; to meet.
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