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44 Cards in this Set
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Cataclysm
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Violent upheaval; disaster
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Epitaph |
Inscription on a tomb |
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Epilogue |
Concluding section of a play or novel |
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Epithet |
Descriptive word or phrase describing a person |
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Epigraph |
Inscription on a building |
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Epigraphy |
Study of ancient transcriptions |
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Paradigm |
pattern |
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Paralegal, paramedic, paramilitary |
People who assist lawers, doctors, millitary |
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Hellenologophobia |
Fear of Greek terms or complex scientific terminology |
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Selachophobia |
Fear of sharks |
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Aichmophobia |
Fear of sharp things |
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Amathophobia |
Fear of dust |
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Hydrophobia |
Fear of water |
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Psephology |
Study of voting and elections |
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Androgynous |
Having male and female charecteristics
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Misandrist |
Hater of men |
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Misogynist |
Hater of women |
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Anthropomorphic |
God, animal or object in shape of humans |
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Anthropophagi |
Cannibals, eaters of human beings |
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Misanthrope |
One who dislikes and distrusts fellow man |
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Bigamy |
Crime of marrying a person while still legally married to another |
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Polygamy |
Being married to several people at the same time |
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Polygyny |
Married to more than one wife at the same time |
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Polyandry |
Being married to more than one husband at the same time |
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Endogamy |
Marriage within one's tribe or cultural group |
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Exogamy |
Marriage outside one's tribe or cultural group |
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Symbiosis |
Interdependent relationship between two persons or groups |
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Geochronology |
Ordering and dating events in the earth's history |
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Theogony |
Origin and descent of the gods |
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Pantheon |
All the gods; collection of important or famous people |
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Hierocracy |
Rule by the sacred/priests |
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Hagiology |
Study of the lives and legends of saints |
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Hagiography |
The writing of the lives and legends of saints |
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Demagogue |
Person who appeals to the prejudice and passions of the mob |
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Demotic |
Relating to the common people |
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Chronic |
Lasting a long time or recurring frequently |
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Anachronism |
Error of placing a person or thing in the wrong time period |
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Philology |
Study of the structure of languages |
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Philodendron |
Tropical climbing plant |
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Sophist |
Person who uses clever but fallacious arguments |
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Sophistic |
Person who uses clever but fallacious arguments |
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Sophomore |
Second year American college student |
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Diaphanous |
Light, translucent
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Amorphous |
Without shape |
