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42 Cards in this Set
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acrophobia
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fear of being at great height
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agoraphobia
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fear of open spaces
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claustrophobia
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fear of enclosed spaces
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xenophobia
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aversion to foreigners
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philanthropist
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lover of humanity
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philanthropy
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love of humanity
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philharmonic
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pertaining to a musical organization.. loving music
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audiophile
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one who is enthusiastic about highfidelity sound reproduction
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bibliophile
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lover of books
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misanthrope
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hater of humanity
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dysentry
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inflammation of the large intestine
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dyslexia
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impairment of the ability to read
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dystrophy
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faulty nutrition, muscle disorder
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eulogize
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write or speak in praise of someone
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euphemism
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substitution of a good expression for an unplesant one
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euphoria
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sense of great happiness or well being
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euthanasia
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controversial practice of mercifully putting to death a person suffering from an incurable painfully distressing disease
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amorphous
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without definite form
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anomaly
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deviation from the common rule
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anomalous
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not normal; abnormal
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biogenesis
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development of life from preexisting life
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symbiosis
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living together in mutually helpful association of two dissimilar organisms
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dichotomy
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cutting or division into two; division
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antipodes
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parts of the glove diametrically opposite to each other
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pseudopod
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temporary extension of the protoplasm, as in the ameba, to enable the oganism to move and take in food
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homonym
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word that sounds like another but differes in meaning and spelling....... principal and principle
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heteronym
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word spelled like another, but differing in sound and meaning.......bass and bass
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homocentric
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having the same ccenter; concentric
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hyperthermia
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especially high fever; hyperpyrexia
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hyperbole
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exravagant esaggeration of statement
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hypothesis
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theory or supposition assumed as a basis for reasoning
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exoteric
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known externally; readily understandable
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esoteric
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known internally
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hierarcy
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body of rulers or officials grouped in ranks, each being subordinate to the rank above it; pecking order
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apogee
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farthest point from the earth in the orbith of a heavenly body
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perigee
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closest point to the earth in orbit of a heavenly body
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apathy
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lack of feeling, emotion, interest, or excitement; indifference
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empathy
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complete understanding of another's feelings, motives, etc.
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pathetic
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arousing pity
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sympathy
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sharing of another's trouble; compassion
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metamorphosis
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change of form
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peripheral
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outside or away from the central part; only slightly connected with what is essential, merely incidental
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