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amphi: around, both, double
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amphibious: suited for two different environments
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amphitheater: oval building that looks as if two theaters had been joined together
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anno Domini: in the year of (the birth of) our Lord
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apanthropia: condition of wishing to live apart from the rest of mankind
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aphelion: condition when a planet, like the earth, is a s far away from the sun as possible
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apo/ap/aph: away from, without
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apogee: condition when moon is farthest away from the earth
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apostate: standing apart from the accepted practice
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athlet: contest, athlete
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bobbies: famous British policemen; Sir Robert Peel reorganized police force in Great Britain
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bowdlerizing: removing offensive or inappropriate material from a text; Thomas Bowdler edited a heavily censored version of Shakespeare
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boycott: a refusal to associate with other bodies; Captain C.C. Boycott was on other side of question of land reform from his neighbors; they refused to have any dealings with him
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chromat: color
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epilogue: spoken at the end of a play
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exo: outside
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exobiology: the science that investigates the possibility of life outside the earth
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exodontist: a dentist specializing in the extraction of teeth
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exoskeleton: a supporting structure outside the body
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ge/gee: earth
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guillotine: a machine used to behead people; J.I. Guillotin was French physician proposed use of more humanely executing machine
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helion/elion: sun
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logue: introduction to a play
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macadam: Broken stone, bound with tar; John McAdam was engineer invented road surface where small stones bound together with tar-like substance
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maverick: An unorthodox or independent-minded person; Samuel Maverick was Texas rancher who did not bother to brand his cattle
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meta/met: after, among, changing
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metachromatism: property of objects changing color when change in temperature
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metamorphosis: change in form, as occurs in myths and fairy stories
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metonymy: The substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant, for example soldiers for sword in "the pen is mightier than the sword"
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nicotine: a toxic constituent of tobacco; Jean Nicot a French ambassador to Portugal imported drug from New World
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onym: name or meaning
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palin/pali: back, again
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palindrome: A word, phrase, or sequence that reads the same backward as forward, e.g., madam or nurses run
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palingenesis: act of being born again
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palinode: A poem in which a sentiment expressed in a former poem is taken back
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para/par: side by side, abnormal, subordinate
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parallel: two lines that extend in same direction and are always same distance apart, but never meet
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paramedic: A person who is trained to do medical work, esp. emergency first aid, but is not a fully qualified doctor; subordinate
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parameter: boundary, limit, framework, or condition
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parapsychology: study of abnormal phenomena like mental telepathy
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perigee: condition when moon is as close to the earth as possible
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perihelion: condition when the planet is as close to the sun as possible
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perimeter: the length of the boundary around a closed geometric figure
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phylac: guard, protect
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pro: in front of, before
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prognosis: a prediction or forecast
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prophylactic: guarding against something in advance
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Pyrrhic: having a victory with devastating costs; Pyrrhus King of Epirus in Greece invaded Italy and fought two successful battles, but suffered heavy losses
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rara avis: strange bird
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sideburns: a strip of hair on side of face; Ambrose Burnside was a general for the Union in the War Between the States
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stanza: a group of four or more verses; Middle Latin "a place where one stops"
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Statue: the form of a person/animal made out of stone or other material
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statute: a rule or regulation set up by a legislative body
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sui generis: unique
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terra firma: solid land
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Vade mecum: something usually carried by someone for constant use
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valentine: a card sent on Valentine's day; St. Valentine was supposed to be a saint who died in 3rd cent. A.D.; his name is connected with lovers and sweethearts
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verse: a single line; Latin {vers} = turn
