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80 Cards in this Set
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ped-
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Prefix meaning foot
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cogn-
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Prefix meaning know
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phi-
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Prefix meaning love
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dem-
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prefix meaning people
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Anthro-
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prefix meaning man
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fin-
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Prefix meaning end
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Bio-
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prefix meaning life
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Carn-
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prefix meaning meat
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Dict-
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prefix meaning speak
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finale
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The last section of a musical composition
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finite
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Having limits
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Gen-
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kind, race or origin
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finalist
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A contestant at the end of a competition
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pedestal
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The support or foot (bottom) of a column
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pedestrian
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Going or done on foot
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pedal
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A lever pressed by the foot
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cognition
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The act or process of knowing, including both awareness and judgment
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cognizable
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Capable of being known
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cognoscente
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A person who is especially knowledgeable on a subject
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philosophy
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The love of wisdom
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philanthropy
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The love of people
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bibliophile
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A lover of books
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demographic
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The statistical characteristics of a human population
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democratic
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Relating to or favoring a government by the people
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demos
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The common people of ancient Greece
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Anthropology
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The study of humans
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Biology
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the study of living organisms
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Carnage
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the flesh of a dead animal
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Dictate
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to speak or act in a commanding manner
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Genocide
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the deliberate destruction of a racial, political or cultural group
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Anthropoid
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resembling human beings
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Biosphere
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the part of the earth and its atmosphere in which lving organisms exist
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Carnassials
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teeth that are adapted for cutting rather than tearing
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Dictum
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a noteworthy or important statement
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Generation
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all offspring that are at same stage of descent from common ancestor
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Anthropomorphism
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attributing or giving human form or qualities to animal, gods or things
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Antibiotic
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substance that destroys disease
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carnivorous
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eating or living on flesh
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diction
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manner of speaking and enunciation
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gentry
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well-born and well-bred people; upper or ruling class
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Chronic
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over a period of time
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Choronology
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the sequential order in which events occur
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synchoronize
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to do at the same time
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epidermis
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the outer layer of the skin
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dermatology
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the study of skin functions and diseases
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Hypodermic
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of or relating to parts beneath the skin
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Heliocentric
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having or regarding the sun as the center
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Heliolatry
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sun worship
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heliotrope
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a sunflower or other plant whose flowers turn to face the sun
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Manacle
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armor for the hand
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manicure
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treatment for the care of the hands and fingernails
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penmanship
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handwriting as a skill or art
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polygamy
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practice of having more than one wife
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polyglot
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knowing many languages
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polytheism
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belief in or worship of more than one god
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Chron-
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time
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Derm-
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skin
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Helio-
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sun
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Man-
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hand
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Poly-
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many
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Card-
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prefix meaning heart
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Metro-
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prefix meaning city
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Port-
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prefix meaning carry
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Pyro-
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prefix meaning fire
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Somn-
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prefix meaning sleep
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cardiology
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the study of the heart and its functions and diseases
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carditis
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inflammation of the heart
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cardiograph
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an instrument that registers and graphs the movements of the heart
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metropolis
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the largest city of a country, state or region
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metropolitan
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belonging to a large city or cities
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portable
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capable of being carried or moved
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portage
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the carrying or transporting of something
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porter
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a person who carries burdens
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pyrogenic
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producing or produced by heat
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pyrophoric
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highly flammable
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pyrotechnics
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the art of making and handling fireworks
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insomnia
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abnormal inability to sleep
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somnambulate
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to sleep-walk
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somniloquy
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the act or habit of talking while asleep
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somnolent
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sleepy, drowsy
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