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153 Cards in this Set
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What is the antonym of exogenous? |
endogenous |
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What is the antonym of polyglot? |
monoglot |
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What is the antonym of iconolatry? |
iconoclasm |
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What is the antonym of misanthrope? |
philanthropist |
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What is the antonym of calligraphy? |
cacography |
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What number is hidden in chiliad? |
1000 |
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What number is hidden in hectare? |
100 |
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What number is hidden in Decalogue? |
10 |
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What number is hidden in heptathlon? |
7 |
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What number is hidden in hendecagon? |
11 |
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What is the inability to write? |
agraphia |
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What is under the earth? |
hypogeal |
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What is across time? |
diachronic |
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What is predict the future? |
prognosticate |
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What is remembering back? |
anamnesis |
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What is the form of governance by the father? |
patriarchy |
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What is the form of governance by the military? |
stratocracy |
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What is the form of governance by elders? |
gerontocracy |
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What is the form of governance by a single regent? |
monocracy |
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What is the form of governance by the few? |
oligarchy |
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What is the fear of cats? |
ailurophobia |
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What is the fear of reptiles? |
herpetophobia
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What is the fear of corpses? |
necrophobia |
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What is the fear of birds? |
ornithopia |
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What is the fear of night? |
nyctophobia |
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What do bibliophiles love? |
books |
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What do toxophilites love? |
archery |
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What do hippophiles love? |
horses |
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What do xenophiles love? |
foreigners/strangers |
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What do photophilous love? |
light |
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What number is indicated in pentahlon? |
5 |
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What number is indicated in dichotomy? |
2 |
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What number is indicated in tetrapod? |
4 |
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What number is indicated in triskaidekahedron? |
13 |
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What number is indicated in heptarchy? |
7 |
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What is fear of earthquakes? |
seismophobia |
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What is fear of heights? |
acrophobia |
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What is fear of dead bodies? |
necrophobia |
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What is fear of cats? |
ailurophobia |
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What is fear of insects? |
entomophobia |
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What is the study of eyes? |
ophthalmology |
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What is the study of blood? |
hematology |
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What is the study of handwriting? |
graphology |
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What is the study of fish? |
ichthyology |
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What form of governance is plutocracy? |
by the rich |
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What form of governance is hierocracy? |
by priests |
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What form of governance is patriarchy? |
by fathers |
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What form of governance is ochlocracy? |
by the mob |
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What form of governance is meritocracy? |
by those deserving |
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What is the antonym of hypothermia? |
hyperthermia |
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What is the antonym of endogenous? |
exogenous |
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What is the antonym of misandrist? |
misogynist |
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What is the antonym of microbiotic? |
macrobiotic |
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What is the antonym of polychromatic? |
monochromatic/achromatic |
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What does iconolatry mean? |
worship of statues |
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What does neuralgia mean? |
nerve pain |
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What does hyperpyrexia mean? |
very high fever |
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What does demotic mean? |
relating to the common people |
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What does ephemeral mean? |
short-lived |
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What does epithet mean? |
descriptive word added to person's name |
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What does plutonomy mean? |
political economy |
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What does pathogenic mean? |
causing disease |
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What does tachometer mean? |
device for measuring speed |
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What does anachronism mean? |
belonging to another time |
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What does polymath mean? |
a person knowledgeable in many disciplines |
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What does neologism mean? |
a newly coined word |
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What does antithesis mean? |
direct opposite |
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What does progeny mean? |
offspring |
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What does synergy mean? |
collaboration |
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What does idiosyncrasy mean? |
type of behavior peculiar to a person |
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What does atheism mean? |
belief in no god |
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What does orthodox mean? |
conventional |
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What does gerontology mean? |
study of old age |
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What does lexicon mean? |
dictionary |
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What does the medical term toxaemia mean? |
blood poisoning |
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What does the medical term otorhinolaryngology mean? |
study of ear, nose, and throat |
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What does the medical term megalocephaly mean? |
condition of enlarged head |
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What does the medical term hepatitis mean? |
inflammation of the liver |
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Are exogamy and ectogamy synonyms? |
synonyms |
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Are anomalous and typical synonyms? |
not synonyms |
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Are autocratic and monocratic synonyms? |
synonyms |
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Are cacophonous and philharmonic synonyms? |
not synonyms |
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Are somatic and psychic synonyms? |
not synonyms |
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Are misoneism and neophobia synonyms? |
synonyms |
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Are oenology and viticulture synonyms? |
not synonyms |
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Are chronic and very bad synonyms? |
not synonyms |
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Are anodyne and analgesic synonyms? |
synonyms |
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Are sanguine and cheerful synonyms? |
synonyms |
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Was Chiron the father of Asclepius? |
False |
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Are primates viviparous? |
True |
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Could a surgeon be described as "one who works with his hands"? |
true |
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Does 'prognosticate' mean to put off doing something? |
false |
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Is a sophistic argument a plausible but deceptive one? |
true |
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Should a photophilous plant be planted under a tree? |
false |
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Is "sweet sorrow" an example of metonymy? |
false |
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Could a person who dates foreigners be described as a xenophile? |
true |
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Do chiropractors and chiropodists both deal with problems of the hand? |
false |
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Is politician, policeman, and necropolis etymologically linked? |
true |
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What does the prefix dys- mean? |
abnormal |
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What does the prefix pan- mean? |
all |
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What does the prefix tax- mean? |
arrangement |
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What does the prefix arch- mean? |
rule |
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What does the prefix para- mean? |
alongsidwe |
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What does the prefix homo- mean? |
same |
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What does the prefix hen- mean? |
one |
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What does the suffix -mancy mean? |
divination |
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What does the prefix hetero- mean? |
different |
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What does the prefix ge- mean? |
earth |
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What is the study of rocks? |
petrology |
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What is the study of insects? |
entomology |
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What is the study of women's diseases? |
gynacology |
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What is the study of cultures and races? |
ethnology |
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What is the study of fish? |
ichthyology |
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Are philanderer and gynaephobe synonyms or antonyms? |
antonyms |
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Are diaphanous and translucent synonyms or antonyms? |
synonyms |
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Are cosmopolitan and provincial synonyms or antonyms? |
antonyms |
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Are chronic and perennial synonyms or antonyms? |
synonyms |
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Are dogmatic and equivocal synonyms or antonyms? |
antonyms |
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Are anthropophagous and cannibalistic synonyms or antonyms? |
synonyms |
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Are epigeal and subterranean synonyms or antonyms? |
antonyms |
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Are avian and ornithological synonyms or antonyms? |
synonyms |
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Are synochronous and contemporaneous synonyms or antonyms? |
synonyms |
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Are hierocracy and theocracy synonyms or antonyms? |
synonyms |
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What does prototype mean? |
original model |
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What does misogynous mean? |
hater of women |
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What does synthesis mean? |
combination |
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What does antithesis mean? |
direct opposite |
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What does ethical mean? |
moral |
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Is a sophistic argument a plausible but deceptive one? |
true |
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Does the word pandemonium etymologically correspond to 'all hell breaking loose'? |
true |
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Could a person who dates foreigners be described as a xenophile? |
true |
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Would a necrophile enjoy working in a mortuary? |
true |
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Do sunflowers belong to the genus Helianthus? |
true |
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Is gigabyte the largest number of bytes out of megabyte, terabyte, and gigabyte? |
false |
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Is hydrophobia another name for the disease rabies? |
true |
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Does a heptathlon consist of five athletic events? |
false |
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Do Greek numbers reflect multiples and Latin numbers reflect fractions? |
true |
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Does epizootic refer to a rapidly spreading disease in animals? |
true |
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What does symbiotic mean? |
mutually beneficial |
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What does neophyte mean? |
new convert |
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What does monogamous mean? |
'one mate for life' |
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What does amnesty mean? |
full pardon |
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What does triskaidekaphobia mean? |
a fear of the number 13 |
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What does iconolatry mean? |
worship of idols |
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What does pathogenic mean? |
producing disease |
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What does tachometer mean? |
instrument for measuring speed |
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What does demotic mean? |
relating to the people |
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What does polychromatic mean? |
many colored |
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What does lexicography mean? |
writing of dictionaries |
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What does polymath mean? |
knowlegeable in many areas |
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What does diachronic mean? |
across time/historical |
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What does morphology mean? |
study of the structure of words |
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What does dichotomy mean? |
division into two contradictory areas |
