 | Term | Definition |
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a, an |
without, not |
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acro |
tip, top, end |
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dys |
bad, ill, difficult |
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eu |
good, well |
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ant, anti |
against, opposite |
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hyper |
over, beyond the ordinary |
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hypo |
under, less than ordinary |
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mis |
hate |
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pan |
all, complete |
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peri |
around |
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prot, proto |
first |
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acrophobia |
fear of being at great height |
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agoraphobia |
fear of open spaces |
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pyrophobia |
fear of fire |
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zoophobia |
fear of animals |
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antophobia |
fear of everything |
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monophobia |
fear of being alone |
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photophobia |
morbid aversion to light |
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necrophobia |
fear of death or dead bodies |
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astrophobia |
fear of lightening |
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hypnophobia |
fear of sleep |
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necrology |
list of people who have recently died |
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paleontology |
science dealing with life in the past as recorded in fossils |
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petrology |
scientific study of rocks |
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sociology |
study of the evolution, development, and functioning of human society |
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encyclopedia |
"well-rounded rearing of a child" |
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encyclopedic |
comprehensive; broad |
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pedagogue |
teacher of children |
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pedagogy |
the art of teaching |
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pedobaptism |
baptism of infants |
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pedology |
study of behavior and development of children |
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pedantry |
an adherence to rules and forms |
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pedant |
a narrow-minded teacher |
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pedantic |
academic |
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pedodontics |
pediatric dentistry |
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pedophobia |
irrational fear of children |
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abiogenesis |
development of life from lifeless matter |
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biocidal |
destructive to life or living things |
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biogenesis |
development of life from preexisting life |
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biometry |
statistical calculation of the probable duration of human life |
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biota |
the living plants (flora) and living animals (fauna) or a region |
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microbe |
microorganism; germ |
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symbiosis |
the living together in mutually helpful association of two dissimilar organisms |
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genealogical |
ancestral |
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genesis |
origin |
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heterogeneous |
differing in kind; dissimilar |
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homogeneous |
of the same kind; similar |
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genotype |
the type species of a genus |
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ingenuous |
naïve; simple |
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disingenuous |
not candid or frank; insincere |
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congeniality |
going together well |
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generate |
to produce offspring |
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generic |
universal |
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autarchy |
rule by absolute sovereign |
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matriarchy |
form of social organization in which the mother rules the family |
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oligarchy |
form of government in which a few people have the power |
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patriarchy |
form of social organization in which the father rules the family |
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polyarchy |
form of government ruled by many |
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autocracy |
government ruled by one individual |
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bureaucracy |
government ruled by bureaus or groups of individuals |
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plutocracy |
government ruled by the rich |
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technocracy |
government ruled by technical experts |
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theocracy |
government ruled by priests |
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aristocrat |
a noble or member of the aristocracy |
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bureaucrat |
a person characterized by excessive red tape |
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philatelist |
stamp collecter |
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philately |
collection and study of stamps |
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philhelenism |
the court of Greece or the Greeks |
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philogyny |
love of women |
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philology |
study or love of language and literature |
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epitome |
a summary or abstract |
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PHOBIA |
fear, dislike |
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LOGY |
science, study, account |
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PED |
child |
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BIO |
life |
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GEN, GENO, GENEA |
race, kind, birth |
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ARCHY |
rule |
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CRACY |
government |
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PHILO |
loving, fond of |
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TOMY |
cutting, operation of, incision |
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tome |
one volume of a work; scholarly book |
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dichotomy |
cutting or division into two |
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phlebotomy |
opening of a vein to diminish the blood supply |
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nephrotomy |
surgical incision into the kidney |
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FEAR, DISLIKE |
PHOBIA |
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SCIENCE, STUDY, ACCOUNT |
LOGY |
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CHILD |
PED |
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LIFE |
BIO |
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RACE, KIND, BIRTH |
GEN, GENO, GENEA |
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RULE |
ARCHY |
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GOVERNMENT |
CRACY |
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LOVING, FOND OF |
PHILO |
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CUTTING, OPERATION OF, INCISION |
TOMY |
