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20 Cards in this Set
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acrophobia
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fear of heights
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agoraphobia
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fear of public places
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audiophile
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especially interested in hi-fi sound reproduction
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balletomania
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extreme enthusiasm for the ballet
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bibliomania
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craze for getting books, especially rare ones
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bibliophile
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person who loves or collects books
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bibliophobe
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hatred, fear, or mistrust in books
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claustrophobia
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fear of being in closed spaces
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dipsomaniac
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person with an uncontrollable craving for alcoholic drinks
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hemophiliac
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tendency to bleed a lot from minor injuries
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kleptomaniac
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one who has strong impulse to steal
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mania
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mad impulse
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meglamania
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mental disorder characterized by fantasies of grandeur,power,wealth
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monomania
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derangement of the mind on 1 subject only
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phobia
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abnormal & persistent fearm dislike, or hatred
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photophilic
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light-loving
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photophobia
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painful sensitivity to light
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photophobic
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light-hating
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pyromaniac
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person having an insane impulse o start fires
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xenophobia
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unreasonable fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
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