Roots Final Exam Study Tool

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traumat

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shock or wound

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-ence

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state, quality, act

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-ent

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one who, that which

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Card

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heart

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graph

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write, written

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meter

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measure

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phras

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speech

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scop

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look, view

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tach

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fast

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tachistoscope

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instrument for rapidly showing images on a screen to test perception

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tachyon

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a hypothetical subatomic particle that can travel faster than the speed of light

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tachymeter

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device for measuring speed of rotation

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tachycardia

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an abnormally fast heartbeat

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tachygraphy

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the art or technique of rapid writing or shorthand

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tachyphrasia

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abnormally rapid yet fluent and articulate speech

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in-

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not

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post-

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after

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re-

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back, again

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surg/surrect

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rise

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-ion

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state, condition, action

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-ize

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to make, to act

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insurgent

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person involved in a rebellion against a constituted authority

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traumatic

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relating to a physical or emotional wound

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resurgence

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a rising again into life, activity, or prominence

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traumatize

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to cause somebody to experience severe emotional distress

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insurrection

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a rising up against established authority

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post-traumatic

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occurring as a result of or after injury

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centr

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center

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dont

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tooth

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graph

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write, written

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scop

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look, view

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selen

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moon, brightness

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selenosis

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poisoning caused by ingesting dangerously high amounts of selenium

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selenographer

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expert in mapping the physical features of the moon

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selenodent

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having molars with crowns formed of crescent- shaped cusps

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selenology

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the study of the origin and physical characteristics of the moon

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selenocentric

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of or relating to the center of the moon; having the moon as center

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selenium

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a trace mineral that has light- sensitive properties

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selenoscope

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instrument for viewing the moon

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de-

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apart, away, down

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demi-

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half

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sec/sice

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dry

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-ant

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one who, that which

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-ate

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to make, to act

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-ation

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an action or process

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-ive

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performing or tending towards

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desiccation

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the process of extracting moisture

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desiccant

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a substance that promotes drying

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siccative

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causing to dry; drying

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desiccate

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to dry completely; to deprive of moisture

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demi- sec

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half dry; semi-dry

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con-

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with, together

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non-

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not

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ob-

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to, toward, for

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per-

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through, by, very

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pro-

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for, before, forward

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sub-

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under

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secu/sequ

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follow

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-al

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like, related to

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-ence

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state, quality, act

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-ent

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like, related to

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-ous

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having the quality of

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-ur

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that which

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consequence

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the effect, result, or outcome of something occurring earlier

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prosecute

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to take legal action and bring someone before a court

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obsequious

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overly eager to please or obey

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non sequitur

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a remark having no bearing on what has just been said

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persecute

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to oppress; to pester continually

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sequential

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following in regular succession without gaps

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subsequent

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happening or existing after; later

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a-

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not, without

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anti-

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against, opposite

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gen

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birth, produce, race

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pyret/pyr

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fever

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therap

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treatment

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typh

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stupor/fog

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ic

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like, related to

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osis

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condition, act

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y

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state, quality, act

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pyretotherapy

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fever therapy

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apyretic

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without fever

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pyrogenic

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fever- inducing

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antipyretic

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drug that relieves or reduces fever

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pyretotyphosis

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the delirium of fever

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brachy

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short

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pter

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wing, feather

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saur

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lizard

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al

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like related to

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oid

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resembling

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ology

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science, the study of

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ous

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having the quality of

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brachypyerous

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short winged

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pterosaur

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extinct flying reptile

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pterygoid

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like a bird's wing in form

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apterygial

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belonging to the group of animals without paired wings, fins, or limbs

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pteridology

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the branch or botany that studies ferns

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com

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with, together

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ex

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out, away, from

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op

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against

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post

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after

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pro

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for, before, forward

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pon

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place, put

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al

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connected with

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ent

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one who, that which

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ment

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that which

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postponement

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the act of putting something off to a future time

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opponent

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one who takes an opposite position; rival

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component

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a part of something larger

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proponent

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one who argues in favor of something; advocate

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postpone

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to put something off until a later time; delay

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exponential

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characterized by an extremely rapid increase

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im

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not

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plac

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please, soothe, gentle

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able

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able to be

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ebo

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something tending to

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placid

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calm in nature; tranquil

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placate

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to soothe or mollify; appease

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implacable

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not capable of being appeased or pacified

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placebo

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something done or said simply to reassure

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complacent

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overly pleased with oneself or one's situation; smug

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placidity

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the quality or feeling of being calm or composed

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chrom

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color

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cry

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cold

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morph

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form

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path

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feeling, disease

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phag

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eat

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phyt

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plant

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therap

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treatment

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phytophagous

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plant eating; herbivorous

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phytology

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the study of plants; botany

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phytochrome

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the pigment in green plants that absorbs light and controls dormancy, flowering, and the germination of seeds

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cryophyte

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a plant that can live or grow on snow or ice

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phytomorphic

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having attributes of a plant

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phytotherapy

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the use of herbs and other plants to promote health and treat disease

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phytopathogen

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something that causes disease in plants

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meta

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beyond change

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physi

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nature, growth

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ly

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in the manner of

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physiology

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the branch of the biological sciences that deals with the functioning or organisms

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physicist

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a scientist whose specialty is physics

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metaphysics

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a branch of philosophy dealing with what is beyond the physical or the experiential

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physician

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a person skilled in the art of healing

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physics

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related to matter and energy and their interactions

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physically

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in a physical manner; in respect to the body

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physical

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of or relating to the body

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anthrop

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man, mankind

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es

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to bear, to carry

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ichthy

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fish

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phag

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eat

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phyll

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leaf

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sarc

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flesh

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tomy

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cut

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xer

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dry

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esophagotomy

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incision through the wall of the esophagus

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ichthyophagous

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fish eating

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xerophagy

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eating of dry food

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sarcophagus

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an ornamental stone coffin used to decompose the flesh of the corpse within

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anthropophagous

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feeding on human flesh; cannabalism

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esophagus

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the part of the digestive tract that connects the throat to the stomach

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phyllophagous

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feeding on leaves; leaf- eating

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xly

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wood

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derm

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skin

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opthalm

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eye

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therm

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heat

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xero

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dry

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ive

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performing or tending towards

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ose

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a carbohydrate

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verm

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worm

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visc

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sticky

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elast

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expansive

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fug

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flee

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vor

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eat

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trud/trus

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thrust

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append

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supplement, appendage

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tme/tome/tomy

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cut