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acme: the highest point (of something)
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adamant: not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course
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agnostic: a person who doubts truth of religion
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allegory: an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances
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amphibious: operating or living on land and in water
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androcentric: centered around male interests
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android: an automaton that resembles a human being
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angelic: having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub
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aristocracy: the most powerful members of a society
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asthmogenic: Causing attacks of labored breathing with wheezing, chest constriction and coughing
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automaton: a mechanism that can move automatically
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autopsy: an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
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calypso: (Greek mythology) the sea nymph who detained Odysseus for seven years
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chronology: the determination of the actual temporal sequence of past events
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cosmos: The world or universe considered as a system, perfect in order and arrangement.
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cynical: believing the worst of human nature and motives
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democracy: a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
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demotic: of or written in or belonging to the form of modern Greek based on colloquial use
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diagnosis: identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon
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diatribe: thunderous verbal attack
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didactic: instructive (especially excessively)
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dogma: a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
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dyslexia: impaired ability to learn to read
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endemic: native to or confined to a certain region
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ephemeral: lasting for a short time
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epiphany: a divine manifestation
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ergonomic: The applied science of equipment design, as for the workplace, intended to maximize productivity by reducing operator fatigue and discomfort
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etymology: the study of the sources and development of words
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eulogy: speech in praise of something
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eureka: Greek. I have found it.
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geode: (mineralogy) a hollow rock or nodule with the cavity usually lined with crystals
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geoponics: study of agriculture
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geothermal: of or relating to the heat in the interior of the earth
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geranium: any of numerous plants of the family Geraniaceae
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hedonism: an ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good
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herpetology: the branch of zoology concerned with reptiles and amphibians
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hierarchy: the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body
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homogeneous: identical
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hydraulic: moved or operated or effected by liquid (water or oil)
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hydrology: the branch of geology that studies water on the earth and in the atmosphere: its distribution and uses and conservation
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hygiene: the science concerned with the prevention of illness and maintenance of health
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idiom: an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
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isobar: an isogram connecting points having equal barometric pressure at a given time
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lethargy: inactivity
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macron: a diacritical mark (-) placed above a vowel to indicate a long sound
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matriarch: a female head of a family or tribe
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megalopolis: a very large urban complex (usually involving several cities and towns)
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metaphor: a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity
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misanthropy: a disposition to dislike and mistrust other people
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monotonous: tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
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myriad: a large indefinite number
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nemesis: unbeatable opponent
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notochord: A flexible rodlike structure that forms the main support of the body in the lowest chordates, such as the lancelet; a primitive backbone.
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Olympian: a classical Greek god after the overthrow of the Titans
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pentathlon: an athletic contest consisting of five different events
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periphery: the outside boundary or surface of something
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periscope: Any of various tubular optical instruments that contain reflecting elements, such as mirrors and prisms, to permit observation from a position displaced from a direct line of sight.
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phenomenon: any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning
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philanthropy: voluntary promotion of human welfare
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polymer: a naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers
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pragmatic: concerned with practical matters
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protein: any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells
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protocol: code of correct conduct
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pyre: wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite
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rhinoceros: massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast Asia and Africa having very thick skin and one or two horns on the snout
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semantics: the study of language meaning
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Spartan: a resident of Sparta
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stoic: seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain
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symbiosis: the relation between two different species of organisms that are interdependent
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synchronous: occurring at the same time
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synergy: the working together of two things (muscles or drugs for example) to produce an effect greater than the sum of their individual effects
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synopsis: a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
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tachometer: measuring instrument for indicating speed of rotation
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topography: the configuration of a surface and the relations among its man-made and natural features
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tritium: a radioactive isotope of hydrogen
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xylophone: a percussion instrument with wooden bars tuned to produce a chromatic scale and with resonators
