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50 Cards in this Set
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eugenics
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study/belief of improving the human race through selective breeding
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eulogize
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praise highly
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eupepsia
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good digestion
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euphemism
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the substitution of a nice expression for one considered harsh
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euphonious
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pleasant in sound
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euphoria
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a feeling of happiness or well being
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euthanasia
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act of allowing one to die because they are suffering from an incurable affliction
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euthenics
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a science concerned with bettering the condition of human beings through the improvement of their environment
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macrocosm
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the universe, considered as a whole
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macroscopic
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pertaining to large units
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microbe
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a microorganism
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microbicide
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a substance or preparation for killing microbes
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microfilm
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a film, esp. of motion-picture stock, on which microcopies are made
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microorganism
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an organism too small to be viewed by the naked eye
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microsurgery
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any surgery done with microscopes, as to allow for very small surgical procedures
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microwave
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an electromagnetic wave of extremely high frequency
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amoral
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neither moral nor immoral
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amorphous
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formless; lacking no definite form
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anarchy
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state or society without government or law
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anemia
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lack of power or colorfulness
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anesthesia
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lack of sensitivity
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anhydrous
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with all water removed
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anomaly
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a deviation from the common rule, type, arrangement, or form
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anomalous
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abnormal
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anonymous
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without any name acknowledged
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anoxia
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an abnormally low amount of oxygen in the body tissues
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apnea
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a temporary suspension of breathing
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aseptic
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free from germs
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asymptomatic
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showing no evidence of disease
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atheism
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absence of religious belief
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atrophy
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degeneration, decline, or decrease, as from disuse
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atypical
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irregular; abnormal
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monarchy
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supreme power or sovereignty held by a single person
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monochromatic
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having one color
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monocle
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an eyeglass for one eye
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monogamy
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marriage with only one person at a time
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monolith
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a single block of stone
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monologue
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a form of entertainment where a single person speaks
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monomania
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obsessive zeal for one singe thing, idea, subject, or the like
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monotheism
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the belief that there is only one God
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monotonous
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characterizing a sound continuing on one note
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polychromatic
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having or exhibiting a variety of colors
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polygamy
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practice of having more than one wife
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polyglot
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multilingual
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polygon
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a plane figure having three or more sides
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polymorphic
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an organism having more than one form
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polyphonic
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consisting of many voices or sounds
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polysyllabic
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consisting of many syllables
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polytechnic
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offering instruction in a variety of industrial arts
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polytheism
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belief in many gods
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