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21 Cards in this Set
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Syncline
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A rock downfold.
Ex: The bones were discovered in the limestone syncline. |
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Syncope
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Dropping sounds.
Ex: Through syncope, Gloucester becomes Gloster. |
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Synonym
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A word of similar meaning.
Ex: He argued that there wer no true synonyms. |
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Symposium
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Conference
Ex: The symposium on the rain forest had little effect on the fires. |
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Synapse
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Nerve connection
Ex: The neural impulse shot through the synapses. |
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Symphysis
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Bone junction.
Ex: The two halves of the jaw had grown together at the symphysis. |
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Symptom:
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An indication.
Ex: The doctor felt a chill when she learned of his symptoms. |
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Syncretism
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Reconcilation of religions.
Ex: The theological purists rejected all syncretism. |
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Systaltic
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Dilating and contracting.
Ex: The normal systaltic heartbeat pattern was disrupted. |
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Syzygy
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Pair of opposites.
Ex: At lunar syzygy, the moon was exactly opposite the sun. |
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Syllogism
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Conclusion from premises.
Ex: There was an error in his specious syllogism. |
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Syllabus
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Course outline.
Ex: Dr. Damason reviewed her syllabus with the students. |
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Symbiont
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An organism in symbiosis.
Ex: The rhinoceros liked his blue-feathered symbiont. |
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Synchronous
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simultaneous.
Ex: At 4:30 AM, synchronous explosions rocked the sleeping city. |
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Syncopate
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shift rhythm.
Ex: They played the "Closer Walk" theme in syncopated time. |
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Synecdoche
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part for whole.
Ex: By the synecdoche of "daily bread," He meant food. |
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Systemic
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Affecting the whole organism.
Ex: It was a virulent systemic infection. |
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Symmetry
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Correspondence of opposites.
Ex: In psychological symmetry, he loved her, too. |
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Sympathy
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Agreement of feeling.
Ex: the old enemies met in a historic, new sympathy. |
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Synthesis
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Combination
Ex: The synthesis of tensor calculus and physics was space-time. |
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Syndetic
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Connective.
Ex: The surrounding tissue had a syndetic effect on its contents. |
