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Acrophobia
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Abnormal fear of heights
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acro - height;phobia - fear
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Amorphous
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Having no particular shape
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an (changes to am); morph - form or structure
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Anthropocentric
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Views mankind as the most significant entity in the universe
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anthropo - mankind or humankind;centr - located in or at a center
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Anthropology
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the study of human beings and their ancestors in relation to physical character, environmental and social relations, and culture and development
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anthropo - mankind or humankind;ology - to study
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anthropomorphism
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Ascribe human attributes to nonhumans
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anthropo - mankind or humankind;morph - form or structure
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Arachnophobia
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Abnormal fear of spiders
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arachni - spiders;phobia - fear
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Centromere
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the point or region on a chromosome to which the spindle attaches during mitosis and meiosis
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centr - located in or at a center;mere - part
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Centrosome
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A region near or adjacent to a cell's nucleus
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centr - located in or at a center;some - cell
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Claustrophobia
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Abnormal fear of being enclosed
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clus -phobia - fear
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Eccentric
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Different from conventional ways
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Ex (changes to ec) - out of;centr - located in or at a center
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Epicenter
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The center of something (for example: epicenter of the world of finance) but usually refers to the part of the earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
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epi - on or at;centr - located in or at a center
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Geocentric
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Theory of having or relating to the earth as center of universe
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geo - earth;centr - located in or at a center
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Heliocentric
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Having or relating to the sun as center of universe
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helio - sun;centr - located in or at a center
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Hydrophobia
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Abnormal fear of water
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hydro - water;phobia - fear
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Metamorphosis
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change of physical form, structure, or substance
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meta - with; morph - form or structure; osis -
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Philanthropist
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Someone who actively tries to promote human welfare especially by donating money
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phil - love;anthropo - mankind or humankind
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