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anthropomorphism
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n- the attributing of human form or characteristics to a god, animal, or inanimate thing
MORPHY- form |
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misanthrop
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n- one who hates people
MIS- to hate |
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philanthropic
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adj- chariable
PHIL-to love |
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philanthropy
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n- the effort to increase the well-being of humanity by charitable donations
PHIL- to love |
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antagonist
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n- a person one struggles against in a contest
AGON- struggle |
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antidote
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n- a medicine that counteracts (works against) poison or disease
-something that gives protection against injurious effects -something that gives relief from against something else DOT- to give |
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anticlimax
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n- a sudden drop from the important to the commonplace
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autocracy
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n- government by a single person
CRAC- to rule |
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automaton
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n- an apparatus that functions by itself; a robot
-also, a person who has lost all human qualities and acts mechanically MAT- to act |
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autonomic
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adj- pertaining to the autonomic nervous system, which acts according to its oen (self) laws rather than through voluntary control. It regulates the heart, digestive system, and so forth.
NOM- law |
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benediction
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n- a blessing
DICT- to speak |
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beneficence
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n- kindness; charity
FAC- to do |
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benificiary
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n- a person who receives benefits. as from a will or an insurance policy
FAC- to do |
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benevolence
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n- an inclination to do good; a kind or charitable act
VOL- to wish |
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benign
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adj- having a kindly (good) attitude or disposition
-in medicine, mild in character; not malignant |
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bicameral
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adj- composed of two legslative chambers or brances
CAMER- chamber |
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bilaeral
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adj- having or involving two sides; binding on both parties (in contrast to unilateral, in which only one party has an obligation)
LATER- side |
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bipartisan
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adj- consisting of or supporetd bu two parties, especially two major political parties
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biodegradable
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adj- capale of being broken down bu living microorganism and absorbed by the environment
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biofeedback
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n- a technique for consciously regulating a bodily (life) function thought to be involuntary, as a heartbeat or blood pressure, by using an instrument to monitor the function and to signal changes in it
GRAPH- to write |
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symbiosis
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n- the living together in close union of two dissimilar organisms, often to thier mutual benefit
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ANTHROP
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human
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ANTI
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against, opposite
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AUTO
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self
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BENE
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good, well
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BI
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two
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BIO
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life
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