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20 Cards in this Set
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acrophobia |
fear of high places |
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agoraphobia |
fear of crowds, public places, or open area |
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audiophile |
interested in high fidelity sound reproduction |
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balletomania |
obsession with the ballet |
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bibliomania |
craze for aquiring books |
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bibliophile |
person who loves to collect books |
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bibliophobe |
scared; mistreatment or hate of books |
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claustrophobia |
fear of tight or narrow spaces |
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dipsomaniac |
uncontrollable craving for alcoholic beverages |
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hemophiliac |
tendency to bleed excessively from minor injuries |
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kleptomaniac |
impulse to steal; though not in need |
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mania |
exaggerated enthusiasm; craze; mad impluse |
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megalomania |
mental disorder characterized by fantasies of grandeur power or wealth |
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Monomania |
derangement of the mind on 1 subject only |
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phobia |
abnormal and persistant fear, dislike, or hatred |
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photophilic |
light-loving requiring abundant light |
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photophobia |
painful sensitivity to light |
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photophobic |
shunning light; light hating |
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pyromaniac |
person having an insane impulse to start fires |
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xenophobia |
unreasonable fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers |
