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genocide
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the planned murder of an entire group.
The genocide of Armenians during Worlk War I resulted in over a million deaths. |
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misanthrope
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a person who hates or distrusts other people.
a failure in business and personal life, the misanthrope resented the happiness of others |
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philanthropist
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one who wishes to help humanity; a person who makeslarge gifts to charity.
Stealmaker Andrew was a philanthropist who donated money to public libraries. |
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anthropological
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reverring to the study of human beings. In landmark anthropological research, Margrat stadied the social structure of tripes on the island of Samoa
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genesis
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Origin;biginning.
The genesis of agriculture dates back more than ten thousand years. |
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nominal
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in name only.
Although Queen Elizabeth is the nominal ruler of England, the prime minister and parliament actually holk most of the power. |
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congenital
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existing at brith.
Acourding to recent studies,fingerprint patterns can often reveal congental health problems. |