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21 Cards in this Set
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Supporter of England or of the English
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Anglophile
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Dislike of England or the English
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Anglophobia
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An admirer of France and everything French
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Francophile
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Dislike of Germany or the Germans
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Germanophobia
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Intense fear of high places.
A morbid fear of great heights |
acrophobia
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Strong fear of open places
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agoraphobia
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Someone who loves (and usually collects) books
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bibliophile
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A morbid fear of being closed in a confined space
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claustrophobia
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1. A symptom of rabies in humans consisting
of an aversion to swallowing liquids. 2. A morbid fear of water. |
hydrophobia
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Having a fear of being alone
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monophobia
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A person who loves to help other humans,
usually through donations to charity. |
philanthropist
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A desire to help other people shown by
charitable acts such as contributing money. |
philanthropy
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The study and collecting of stamps.
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philately
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Composing or characteristic of an
orchestral group (originally, "loving music") |
philharmonic
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Support of Greece or the Greeks
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philhellenism
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Admiration for or love of women
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philogyny
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Love of languages;
study of linguinistics or speech |
philology
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A lover, or searcher for, wisdom or knowledge;
person who regulates his or her life by the light of reason. |
philosopher
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Strong, irrational fear or hatred
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phobia
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Abnormal aversion to light
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photophobia
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An irrational fear of foreigners or strangers.
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xenophobia
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