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fear of being at a great height
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acrophobia
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fear of open spaces
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agoraphobia
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dislike of England or the English
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anglophobia
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fear of enclosed or narrow spaces
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claustrophobia
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dislike of Germany or the Germans
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Germanophobia
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1.morbid (abnormal) fear of water
2. rabies |
hydrophobia
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fear of being alone
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monophobia
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fear; dread; aversion
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phobia
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morbid aversion to light
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photophobia
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aversion to foreigners
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xenophobia
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lover of humanity; person active in promoting human welfare
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philanthropist
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love of humanity, especially as shown in donations to charitable and socially useful causes
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philanthropy
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stamp collector
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philatelist
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collection and study of stamps
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philately
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pertaining to a musical organization, such as a symphony orchestra
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philharmonic
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support of Greece or the Greeks
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philhellenism
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love of women
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philogyny
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study (love) of language and literature
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philology
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lover of, or searcher for, wisdom or knowledge; person who regulates his or her life by the light or reason
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philosopher
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supporter of England or the English
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anglophile
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one who is enthusiasic about high-fidelity sound reproduction on records and tapes
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audiophile
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lover of books
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bibliophile
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supporter of France or the French
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Francophile
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hatred of males
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misandry
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hater of humanity
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misanthrope
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hatred of humanity
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misanthopy
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hatred of marriage
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misogamy
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hatred of women
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misogyny
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hatred of argument;reasoning
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misology
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hatred of anything new
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misoneism
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inflammation of the large intestine
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dysentery
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abnormal functioning, as of an organ of the body
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dysfunction
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impairment of the ability to read
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dyslexia
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expressing disapproval or censure; uncomplimentary
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dyslogistic
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difficult digestion; indigestion
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dyspepsia
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difficulty in swallowing
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dysphagia
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speech difficulty resulting from brain injury
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dysphasia
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sense of great unhappiness or dissatisfaction
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dysphoria
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imaginary place where living conditions are dreadful
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dystopia
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faulty nutrition
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dystrophy
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science dealing with improving the hereditary
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eugenics
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write or speak in praise of someone
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eulogize
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good digestion
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eupepsia
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substitution of a "good" expression for an unpleasant one.
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euphemism
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pleasing in sound (cacophonous)
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euphonious
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sense of great happiness or well-being
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euphoria
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controversial practice of mercifully putting to death a person suffering from an incurable, painfully distressing disease
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euthanasia
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science dealing with inproving living conditions
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euthenics
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great world
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macrocosm
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horizontal mark indicating that the vowel over which it is placed is long
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macron
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large enough to be visible to the naked eye
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macroscopic
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microscopic living animal or plant; microorganism
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microbe
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agent that destroys microbes
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microbicide
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having small teeth
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microdont
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film of very small size
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microfilm
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millionth of a gram
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microgram
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millionth of a meter
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micrometer
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microscopic living animal or plant
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microorgranism
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millionth of a second
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microsecond
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surgery with the aid of microscopes and minute instruments or laser beams
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microsurgery
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millionth of a volt
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microvolt
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millionth of a watt
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microwatt
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1. very short electromagnetic wave
2. microwave oven (oven that cooks quickly by using microwaves) |
microwave
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not moral; without a sense of moral responsiblity
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amoral
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without definite form or shape
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amorphous
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total absence of rule or goverment; confunsion; disorder
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anarchy
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lack of normal number of red blood cells
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anemia
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loss of feeling or sensation resulting from ether, chloroform, novacaine, etc.
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anesthesia
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drug that produces anesthesia
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anesthetic
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destitute of (without) water
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anhydrous
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not normal; abnormal
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anomalous
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deviation from the common rule
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anomaly
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nameless; of unknown or unnamed origin
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anonymous
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deprivation of (state of being without) oxygen
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anoxia
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temporary cessation of breathing
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apnea
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free from disease-causing microorganisms
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aseptic
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showing no symtoms of disease
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asymptomatic
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godlessness; denial of the existence of a Supreme Being
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atheism
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lack of growth form disuse or want of nourishment
(ant.hypertrophy, enlargement of a body part, as fromf excessive use) |
atrophy
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unlike the typical
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atypical
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rule by a single person
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monarchy
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of one color
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monochromatic
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eyeglass for one eye
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monocle
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marriage with one mate at a time
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monogamy
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two or mor eletters interwoven to represent a name
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monogram
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written account of a single thing or class of things
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monograph
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single stone of large size
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monolith
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long speech by a person in a group
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monologue
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excessive concentration on one idea or subject
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monomania
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having a single form
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monomorphic
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having one syllable
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monosyllabic
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belief that there is one God
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monotheism
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continuing in an unchanging tone; wearying
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monotonous
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rule by many
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polyarchy
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having a variety of colors; multicolored
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polychromatic
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marriage to several mates at the same time
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polygamy
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speaking several languages
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polyglot
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person who speaks serveral languages
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polyglot
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closed plane figure having, literally, "many angles"-and therefore many sides
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polygon
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having various forms
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polymorphic
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having many sounds or voices
(ant. monophonic) |
polyphonic
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having more than three syllables
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polysyllabic
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dealing with many technical arts or sciences
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polytechnic
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belief that there is a plurality of gods
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polytheism
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