Merriam-Webster's Unit 02

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kleptomania

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A mental illness in which a person has a strong desire to steal things.

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dipsomaniac

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A person with an extreme and uncontrollable desire for alcohol.

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psychosomatic

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Caused by mental or emotional problems rather than by physical illness.

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psychotherapist

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One who treats mental or emotional disorders or related bodily ills by psychological means.

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psyche

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Soul, personality, mind.

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psychedelic

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1. Of or relating to a drug (such as LSD) that produces abnormal and often extreme mental effects such as hallucinations. 2. Imitating the effects of psychedelic drugs.

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megalomaniac

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A mental disorder marked by great personal power and importance.

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egomaniac

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Someone who is extremely self centered and ignores the problems and concerns of others.

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reception

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1. The act of receiving. 2. A social gathering where the guests are formally welcomed.

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intercept

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To stop, seize, or interrupt (something or someone) before arrival.

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susceptible

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1. Open to some influence; responsive. 2. Able to be submitted to an action or process.

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perceptible

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Noticeable or able to be felt by the senses.

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confine

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1. To keep (someone or something) within limits. 2. To hold (someone) in a location.

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definitive

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1. Authoritative or final. 2. Specifying perfectly or precisely.

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finite

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Having definite limits.

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infinitesimal

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Extremely or immeasurably small.

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interject

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To interrupt a conversation with a comment or remark.

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conjecture

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To guess.

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trajectory

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The curved path that an object makes in space, or that a thrown object follows as it rises and falls to earth.

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projection

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An estimate of what might happen in the future based on what is happening now.

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traction

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The friction that allows a moving thing to move on a surface without slipping.

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retract

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1. To pull back (something) into something larger. 2. To take back (something said or written).

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protracted

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Drawn out, continued, or extended.

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intractable

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Not easily handled, led, taught, or controlled.

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conducive

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Tending to promote, encourage, or assist; helpful.

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deduction

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1. Subtraction. 2. The reaching of a conclusion by logical reasoning.

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seduction

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1. Temptation to sin, especially temptation to sexual intercourse. 2. Attraction or charm.

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induce

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1. Persuade, influence. 2. To bring about.

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sequential

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1. Arranged in order or in a series. 2. Following in a series.

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consequential

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1. Resulting. 2. Important.

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subsequent

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Following in time, order, or place; later.

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non sequitur

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A statement that does not follow logically from anything previously said.

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Apollonian

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Harmonious, ordered, rational, calm.

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bacchanalian

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Frenzied, orgiastic.

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delphic

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Unclear, ambiguous, or confusing.

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Dionysian

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Frenzied, delirious.

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jovial

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Jolly, good-natured.

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mercurial

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Having rapid and unpredictable changes of mood.

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Olympian

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Lofty, superior, and detached.

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venereal

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Having to do with sexual intercourse or diseases transmitted by it.

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mania

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madness

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psych

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breath, life, soul

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cept

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take, seize

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fin

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end, boundary

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ject

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throw, hurl

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tract

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drag or draw

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duc/duct

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to lead

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sequ

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to follow