 | Term | Definition |
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alacrity |
cheerful willingness |
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aversion |
strong dislike |
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involuntary |
not done of one's own free will |
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loath |
unwilling |
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loathe |
have an intens aversion to; detes |
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volition |
will |
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acclivity |
upward slope |
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acme |
highest point |
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apogee |
farthest point from the earth in the orbit of a heavenly body |
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climactic |
arranged in order of increasing force |
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consummate |
perfect, superb |
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eminence |
high rank |
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eminent |
standing out |
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ethereal |
of the heavens, celestial |
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exalt |
lift up with joy, pride |
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precipice |
very steep or overhanging place |
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precipitous |
steep, hasty, rash |
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preeminent |
standing out above the other |
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sublimate |
redirect the energy, purify, refine |
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sublime |
elevated, noble |
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vertex |
farthest point opposite the base |
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Zenith |
highest point, peak |
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abject |
deserving contempt |
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abysmal |
deep, profound |
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abyss |
bottomless depth |
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anticlimax |
abrupt decline from the dignified, comedown |
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chasm |
deep breach |
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declivity |
downward slope |
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dregs |
most worthless part |
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earthy |
down to earth |
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humble |
lo position, not proud, modest |
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humiliate |
lower the pride |
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humility |
freedom form pride |
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menial |
low, mean |
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nadir |
lowest point |
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plumb |
get to the bottom of |
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profound |
very deep |
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ravine |
deep, narrow gorge worn by running water |
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consanguinuity |
blood relationship |
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filial |
of or like a son or daughter |
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fraternal |
like a brother |
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geneaology |
a person's or family's descent |
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gentility |
good manners, gentry, upper class |
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kith/kin |
friends and relatives |
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maternal |
like a mother |
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nepotism |
favoritism to relative by those in power |
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paternal |
of or like a father |
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progenitor |
forefather |
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progeny |
offspring |
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sibling |
one of two or more children of a family |
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aroma |
pleasant odor |
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aromatic |
sweet sented |
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fragrant |
having a pleasant odor |
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fusty |
stale smelling, old fashioned |
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incense |
substance yielding a pleasant odor when burned |
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malodorous |
ill smelling |
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noisome |
offensive smell |
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olfactory |
pertaning to the sense of smell |
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pungent |
sharp in smell or taste |
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putrid |
stinking form decay |
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rancid |
unpleasant smell from being spoiled or stale |
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rank |
having a strong, bad odor |
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reek |
emit a strong disagreeable smell |
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scent |
smell |
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scent (v) |
get a suspicion |
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unsavory |
unpleasant to taste or smell |
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acrophobia |
fear of being at a great height |
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agoraphobia |
fear of open spaces |
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Anglophobia |
dislike of England or the English |
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Claustrophobia |
fear of enclosed or marrow spaces |
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Germanophobia |
dislike of Germany or the Germans |
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hydrophobia |
dread of water, rabies |
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monophobia |
fear of bieng alone |
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phobia |
fear, dread |
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photophobia |
adversion to light |
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xenophobia |
adversion to foreigners |
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philanthropist |
lover of humanity |
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philanthropy |
love of humanity |
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philatelist |
stamp collector |
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philately |
collection and study of stamps |
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philharmonic |
pertaining to a musical organization |
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philhellenism |
support of Greece or the Greeks |
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philogyny |
love of women |
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philology |
study of language and literature |
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philosopher |
lover of wisdom or knowledge |
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Anglophile |
supporter of england or the english |
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audiophile |
one who is enthusiastic about high fidelity sound reproduction |
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bibliophile |
lover of books |
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Francophile |
supporter of France or the French |
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Sinophile |
Supporter of China or the Chinese |
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misandry |
hate of males |
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misanthrope |
hate of humanity |
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misanthropoy |
hatred of humanity |
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misogamy |
hatred of marraige |
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misogyny |
hatred of women |
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misology |
hatred of argument |
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misoneism |
hatred of anything new |
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dysentery |
inflammation of the large intestine |
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dysfunction |
abnormal functioning, as an organ of the body |
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dyslexia |
impairment of the ability to read |
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dyslogistic |
expressing disapproval of censure |
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dyspepsia |
difficult digestion |
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dysphagia |
difficulty in swallowing |
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dysphasia |
speech difficulty resulting from brain injury |
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dysphoria |
sense of great unhappyness |
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dystophia |
imaginary place where living conditions are dreaful |
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dystrophy |
faulty nutrition, muscle disorder |
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eugenics |
science dealing with improving hereditary qualities |
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eulogize |
write or speak in preais of somone |
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eupepsia |
good digestion |
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euphemism |
substitution of a good expression for an unpleasant one |
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euphonious |
pleasing in sound |
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euphoria |
sense of great happiness |
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euthanasia |
controversial pratice of mercifully puttiong to death a person suffering from a painful incurable disease |
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euthenics |
science dealing with improving living conditions |
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amoral |
not moral |
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amorphous |
without definite form |
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anarchy |
total absence of rule or govt. |
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anemia |
lack of a normal number of red blood cells |
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anesthesia |
loss of feeling from medicine |
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anesthetic |
drug that produces anesthetic |
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anhydrous |
destitute, without water |
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anomaly |
deviation from the common rule |
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anomalous |
not normal |
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anonymous |
nameless |
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anoxia |
deprivation of oxygen |
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apnea |
temporary cessation of breathing |
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aseptic |
free from disease causing microorganisms |
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asymptomatic |
showing no symptoms of disease |
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atheism |
godlessness |
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atrophy |
lack of growth |
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atypical |
not typical |
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monarchy |
rule by a single person |
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monochromatic |
one color |
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monocle |
eyeglass for one eye |
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monogamy |
marriage with one mate at a time |
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monogram |
two or more latter interwoven to represent a name |
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monograph |
written account of a single thing |
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monolith |
single stone of large size |
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monolithic |
MASSIVE AND RIGIDLY |
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monolog(ue) |
long speech by one person |
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monomania |
excessive concentration of one subject |
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monomorphic |
having single form |
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monosyllabic |
having one syllable |
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monotheism |
belief that there is one God |
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omotonous |
continuing in an unchanging tone |
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polyarchy |
rule by many |
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polychromatic |
having a variety of colors |
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polygamy |
marriage to several people at the same time |
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polyglot |
speaking several languages |
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polygon |
closed plane figure having many angles and many sides |
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polymorphic |
having various forms |
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polyphonic |
having many sounds |
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polysyllabic |
having more than three syllables |
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polytechnic |
dealing with many applied sciences and technical arts |
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polytheism |
many gods |
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antipathy |
aversion |
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apathy |
lack of feeling |
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empathy |
complete understanding of another's feeling |
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empathy |
complete understanding of another's feelings |
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pathetic |
arousing pity |
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pathos |
quality in drama, speech, literature, music or events that arouses a feeling of pity or sadness |
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sympathy |
sharing of another's trouble |
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telepathy |
transference of the toughts and feeling of one person to another by no apparent means of communication |
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homeopathy |
treatment of disease with minute doeses of a remedy |
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osteopath |
practitioner of osteopathy |
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pathogenic |
causing diseas |
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pathological |
due to disease |
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psychopathic |
insane |
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amorphous |
having noe definint form |
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anthropomoriphic |
attributing human form or characteristic to beings not human |
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dimorphous |
occurring under two distinct forms |
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endomorphic |
having a form deriving largely form the embryo's inner layer |
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heteromorphic |
exhibiting divesity of form |
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metamorphosis |
change of form |
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monomorphic |
having a single form |
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morphology |
branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of animals and plants |
