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endocrine
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secreting internally; specifically: producing secretions that are distributed in the body by way of the bloodstream
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exocrine
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producing, being, or relating to a secretion that is released outside its source
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endoskeleton
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an internal skeleton or supporting framework in an animal
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exoskeleton
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an external supportive covering of an animal
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exotic
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introduced from another country: not native to the place where found
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anarchy
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absence of government
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hierarchy
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a ruling body of clergy organized into orders or ranks each subordinate to the one above it
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matriarchy
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a family, group, or state governed by a female
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patriarchy
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social organization marked by the supremacy of the father in the clan or family
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monarchy
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undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person
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phobia
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an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation
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acrophobia
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abnormal dread of being at a great height
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agoraphobia
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abnormal fear of being helpless in an embarrassing or unescapable situation that is characterized especially by the avoidance of open or public places
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hydrophobia
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a morbid dread of water
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xenophobia
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fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign
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geometry
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a branch of mathematics that deals with the measurement, properties, and relationships of points, lines, angles, surfaces, and solids
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geophysics
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a branch of earth science dealing with the physical processes and phenomena occurring especially in the earth and in its vicinity
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geopolitics
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a study of the influence of such factors as geography, economics, and demography on the politics and especially the foreign policy of a state
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apogee
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the farthest or highest point
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perigee
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the point in the orbit of an object orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth
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antipathy
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settled aversion or dislike
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apathy
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lack of feeling or emotion
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empathy
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identification with and understanding of another's situation, feelings, and motives
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pathetic
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marked by sorrow or melancholy
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pathos
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an emotion of sympathetic pity
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pathogenic
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causing or capable of causing disease
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pathological
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altered or caused by disease
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sympathy
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Mutual understanding or affection arising from this relationship or affinity
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metamorphic
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Changed in structure or composition as a result of metamorphism
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anthropomorphic
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described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes
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