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Pliocene
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PLEO:MORE
pertaining to an epoch of the Tertiary Period |
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Cephalopod
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POD:FOOT
Any mollusk having tentacles attached to the head |
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Phenomena
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A:PLURAL
impressive or extraordinary people or things |
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Ambivalent
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VAL:WORTH
confused |
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Parabola
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PARA:BESIDE
a geometrical shape having a single bend and two lines going off into an infinite distance |
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Synergy
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ERG:WORK
combined action |
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Rhizome
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RHIZ:ROOT
a plant stem that grows horizontally below the ground |
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Saprophyte
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SAPRO:ROTTEN
an organism that lives on dead organic matter |
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Schism
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SHIZO:DIVIDE
division into opposite parties |
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Sorority
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SOROR:SISTER
a society of women |
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Hippogriff
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HIPPO:HORSE
a creature resembling a griffin and having the hindquarters of a horse |
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Psychosomatic
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SOM:BODY
involving the mind and body |
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Sporozoa
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SPOR:SEED
parasitic protozoans that are usually immobile |
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Static
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STA:STOP
showing little or no change |
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Rhododendron
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ROHDO:ROSE
any tree having clusters of pink,purple or white flowers |
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Syntax
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TAXIS:ARRANGEMENT
a system or orderly arrangement |
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Volition
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VOL:WILL
Choice or decision made by will |
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Fraternal
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FRAT:BROTHER
brotherly |
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Trichinosis
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TRICH:HAIR
a disease caused by indigestion of infested or uncooked pork |
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Atrophy
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TROPH:NOURISHMENT
degeneration or decline from disuse |
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Toxin
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TOX:POISON
ant poison produced by an organism |
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Sectarian
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SECT:CUT
narrowly confined or devoted to a particular sect |
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Zygote
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ZYGO:YOKE
cell produced by the union of two gametes |
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Enzyme
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ZYM:FERMENT
various proteins originating from living cells and capable of producing certain chemical changes |