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anthropophobiac
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one who fears meeting people
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philanthropy
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promotes happiness of mankind on a large scale
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misanthropy
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one who has a morbid aversion to or mistrust of his fellow man
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bibliomaniac
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one who has passion for collecting books
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euphonious
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a pleasant sound or tone
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cacography
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bad handwriting; bad spelling
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megaphone
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cone shaped device for increasing the volume of the voice
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microscopic
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minute
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macroscopic
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visible to the naked eye
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telegraphy
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operation of appartus that transmits messages by electrical impulses
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bibliophile
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a person who loves/collects books
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symphony
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harmony(as of sounds)
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megalomaniac
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mental illness(delusions of grandear)
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skeptical
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doubting; questioning
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aphonic
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voiceless; hoarseness
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anarchy
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the absence of government; disorder; confusion
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archaeology
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the study of the life of ancient peoples
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demography
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statistical study of human populations
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heterogeneous
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differing in structure, quality, etc; composed of unlike parts
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homogeneous
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the same in structure, quality, etc; composed of similar parts
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polygon
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a plane figure with three or more sides and angles
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gynarchy
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government by a woman or women; female authority or domination
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oligarchy
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government in which power belongs to a few people
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epidemic
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spreading rapidly among many people in a community, as a disease
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pandemic
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epidemic over a large area
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endemic
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prevalent in or restricted to a particular locality, as a disease or plant
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misogynist
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one who hates women
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genealogy
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study or family ancestry
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diagonal
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extending slantingly between opposite corners
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eulogy
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speech or writing praising a person or thing, a funeral oration
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polytheist
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one who believes in more than one god
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geology
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study of earth's crust, rocks, fossils, etc.
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heliolatry
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worship of the sun
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isodynamic
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equality of force
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chronometer
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highly accurate type of clock
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monochrome
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a single color
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heliocentric
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regarding the sun as the center
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bicycle
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vehicle with two wheels
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diarchy
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two persons with supreme power
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perimeter
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the outer boundary of a figure or area
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bibliomancy
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book passages taken as foretelling the future
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symmetry
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correspondence of opposite parts on size, shape, and position
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eccentric
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off-centered; unconventional
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orthophonic
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art of speaking correctly
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geometry
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mathematics dealing with relationships of points, lines, and planes
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apathy
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without feeling
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antipathy
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strong feeling against
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pathology
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branch of medicine deals with nature of disease
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bathometer
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instrument to ocean death
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heliotherapy
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remedial sun exposure
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hematology
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study of blood and blood disease
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anemia
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blood low in red cells
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hemorrhage
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escape of large quantities of blood from a vessel
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hemicycle
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semicircle
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logorrhea
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excessive talkativeness or wordiness
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static
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at rest; inactive
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energy
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inherent power; capacity for action
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prognosticate
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to foretell
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hemophile
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unusual susceptibility to hemorrhage
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agnostic
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believes it impossible to know if God exists
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atom
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smallest particle (indivisible)
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monotone
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having but a single tone
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chirography
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handwriting
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cephalopod
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class of mollusks with head and tentacles (arms) taking the place of a foot
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dactylogy
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study of finger rings or engraved gems
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polyglot
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speaking several languages
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osteotomy
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the operation of dividing a bone as to remedy deformity
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pachyderm
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thick-skinned (as an elephant)
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plastic
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capable of being molded into a desired form
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cephalalgia
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headache
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dermatitis
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inflammation of the skin
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logomachy
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war about mere words
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chiromancy
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art of telling fortunes by inspecting the hand
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hypodermic
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medicine used by injection directly under the skin
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tautology
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unnecessary repetition (redundancy)
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biography
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written account of a person's life
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physiology
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study of organic functions
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psychiatry
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branch of medicine that relates to brain diseases
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psychosomatic
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of or pertaining to both the soul and the body
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paleolithic
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chipped and not polished stone (not necessarily old, but crude workmanship)
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petrology
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study of rocks
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hieroglyphics
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picture writing (Egyptians)
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iconoclast
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an image breaker; one who assails traditional beliefs
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misoneism
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hatred of innovation or of novelty
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astronomy
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science of celestial bodies and their motion
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anonymous
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having no acknowledged name
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economics
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science of the development of material resources
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anomaly
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deviating from the common or usual rule
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analysis
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the act of separating in order the elements of a complex body
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ethnologist
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a student/expert in the science of the natural races and families of men
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crater
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a
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cosmos
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cosmopolitan
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hypercritical
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topography
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thalassic
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astronaut
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plutocrat
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ideogram
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autocracy
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monopoly
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politics
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critical
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idiosyncrasy
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hypocrite
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dendrology
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the study of trees
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phyllophagous
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leaf eating
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phytogeography
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a science that deals with the geographical distribution of plants
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polyanthus
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having many flowers
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sporadic
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occuring singly or widely apart in locality
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paleozoic
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pertaining to the oldest geological era; rocks having abundant fossils
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hippodrome
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a course for horse and chariot races; an arena for equestrian events
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ornithology
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branch of zoology that deals with birds
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ichthyophagous
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fish eating
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entomology
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branch of zoology that deals with insects
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etymology
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history of a particular word
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orthoepy
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study of correct pronunciation
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cacoepy
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mispronunciation
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anthology
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a flower gathering; any collection of literary pieces of varied authorship
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epizootic
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diseases prevalent temporarily among animals
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polygamy
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amorphous
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thaumaturgy
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technical
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pantomime
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holycryptic
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diaphanous
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heliotropism
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atrophy
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catastrophe
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clinometer
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demagogue
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acrobat
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ballistics
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allonym
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isotherm
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a line passing through points on the earth's surface which have the same temperature
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hydrophobia
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unnatural or morbid fear of water; disease communicated by rabid animal
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hygrometer
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apparatus for measuring the humidity of the atmosphere
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isobar
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a line joining points at which the barometric pressure is the same
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phosphorus
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a non-metallic element which readily absorbs oxygen from the air and glows
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pyromania
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an insane propensity to set things of fire
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aeronautics
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the art or practice of sailing or floating in the air
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ethereal
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having the nature of air, light, heavenly
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caustic
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capable of corroding or eating away tissue
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schism
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a division or splitting up of a church into factions
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exodus
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departure from a place or country
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pseudonym
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a fictitious name
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pyrotechnical
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pertaining to fireworks
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photograph
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a picture due to the action of light on a sensitized film
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holocaust
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a sacrificial offering burnt whole and consumed
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tactics
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art or science of disposing military or naval forces for battle and maneuvering them in battle
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toxic
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poisonous
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orthodox
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sound or correct in opinion or doctrine
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pediatric
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medical care of the diseases of children
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encyclopedia
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a work treating separately various topics from all brances of knowledge
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pentathlon
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an athletic contest comprising five different exercises or events, and won by the contestant having the highest total score
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kinetic
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motion
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antiseptic
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pertaining to the destruction of the microorganisms that produce septic disease
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prototype
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the original or model after which anything is formed
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deuteronomy
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a second statement of the Mosaic law
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decade
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a period of ten years
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kilometer
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a common measure of distances equal to 1000 meters (.621 mile)
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syntax
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the patterns of formation of sentences and phrases from words in a particular language
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taxidermy
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the art of preparing and preserving the skins of animals and stuffing and mounting them in lifelike form
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orthopedic
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the correction or cure of deformities and diseases of the spine, bones, joints, muscles, or other parts of the skeletal system
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anesthetic
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causing physical insensibility
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ethical
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pertaining to right and wrong conduct
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neuralgia
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sharp and paroxysmal pain along the course of a nerve
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pneumatic
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of or pertaining to air or gases
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thanatopsis
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a view or contemplation of death
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ophthalmoscope
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an instrument for viewing the interior of the eye or examining the retina
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hypothesis
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a mere assumption or guess
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necropolis
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a cemetery (often of large size)
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epitaph
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a commemorative inscription on a tomb
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amnesia
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a large block of interrelated memories
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philosophical
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of or relating to the truths or principles underlying all knowledge and being (or reality)
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dyschomatopsia
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partial color blindness
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cyclorama
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a pictorial representation of a landscape, a battle, etc. on the inner wall of a cylindrical room
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euthanasia
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painless death
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synopsis
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a brief or condensed statement giving a general view of some subject
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