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10th Week Of Long Words Flashcards

1
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Government

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Cracy

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People

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Dem, demo

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All, complete

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Pan, panto

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Time

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Chron, chrono

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5
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Madness, insane impulse, craze

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Mania

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6
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Child

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Ped

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Straight, correct

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Ortho

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Race , kind, birth

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Gen, geno, genea

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Measure

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Meter, metr

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( literally,” from the master himself”) genuine; real; reliable; trustworthy

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Authentic

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Story of a person’s life written by the person himself or herself

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Autobiography

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Ruler exercising self-derived, absolute power; despot; dictator

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Autocrat

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Person’s signature written by himself or herself

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Autograph

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Acting by itself; self-regulating

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Automatic

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Technique of making a process self-operating by means of built-in electronic controls

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Automation

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( literally,” self-acting thing”) purely mechanical person following a routine; robot

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Automaton

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Self-governing; independent; sovereign

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Autonomous

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18
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Right of self government; independence; sovereignty

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Autonomy

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( literally,” a seeing for one’s self”) medical examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death; postmortem examination

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Autopsy

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  1. ) ( literally,” government by the best”) Government or country governed by a small privileged upper class
  2. ) ruling class of Nobles; nobility; privileged class; gentry
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Aristocracy

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Government or country governed by one individual with self- derived , unlimited power

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Autocracy

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22
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Government by bureaus or groups of officials; administration characterized by excessive red tape and routine

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Bureaucracy

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Government or country governed by the people; rule by the majority

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Democracy

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24
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Government or country governed by the rich

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Plutocracy

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Government or country governed by technical experts

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Technocracy

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  1. ) advocate of Aristocracy

2. ) member of the aristocracy; Noble; patrician

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Aristocrat

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Member of the Democratic Party

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Democrat

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Political leader who says that the people for personal advantage; rabble-rouser

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Demagogue

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Based on the principles of democracy, or government by the people

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Democratic

30
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Make democratic

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Democratize

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( literally,” among the people”) affecting many people in an area at the same time; widespread

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Epidemic ( adj.)

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Outbreak of a rapidly spreading, contagious disease affecting many people at the same time; plague; rash

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Epidemic (n.)

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Remedy for all ills; cure- all; universal remedy ; elixir

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Panacea

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Of or pertaining to all the countries of North, South, and Central America

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Pan-American

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( literally,” abode of all demons,” I.e., hell) wild uproar; very noisy din; wild disorder; tumult; racket

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Pandemonium

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Complete suit of armor; complete covering or equipment; magnificent array

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Panoply

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Complete, unobstructed view

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Panorama

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Dramatic performance that is all signs and jesters without words

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Pantomime

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Error in chronology or time order

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Anachronism

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Historical account of events in the order of time; history;annals

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Chronicle

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Arranged in order of time

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Chronological

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Arrangement of data or events in order of time of occurrence

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Chronology

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Cause to agree in time; make simultaneous

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Synchronize

44
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Insane impulse to steal

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Kleptomania

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  1. )madness ; insanity

2. ) excessive fondness; craze

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Mania

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Raving lunatic; mad or insane person; crackpot

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Maniac

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Characterized by madness; insane; raving

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Maniacal

48
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Insane impulse to set fires

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Pyromania

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( literally, “ well- rounded rearing of a child “) work offering alphabetically arranged information on various branches of knowledge

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Encyclopedia

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( literally,” leader of a child”) teacher of children

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Pedagogue

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Art of teaching

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Pedagogy

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Physician specializing in the treatment of babies and children

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Pediatrician

53
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Branch of medicine dealing with the care, development, and diseases of babies and children

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Pediatrics

54
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Dentist specializing in orthodontics, A branch of dentistry dealing with straightening and adjusting of teeth

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Orthodontist

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(literally,” correct opinion “) generally accepted, especially in religion; conventional; approved; conservative

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Orthodox

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( literally, “ correct writing”) correct spelling

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Orthography

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Physician specializing in the correction and prevention of deformities, especially in children

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Orthopedist

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Not orthodox; not in accord with accepted, standard, or approved believe or practice; unconventional; heretical

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Unorthodox

59
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(literally,” account of a race or family “) history of the descent of a person or family from an ancestor; lineage; pedigree

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Genealogy

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Birth or coming into being of something; origin

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Genesis

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Differing in kind; dissimilar ; not uniform; varied

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Heterogeneous

62
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Of the same kind; similar; uniform

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Homogenous

63
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Make homogenous

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Homogenize

64
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Instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure as an aid in determining probable weather changes

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Barometer

65
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Instrument for measuring time very accurately

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Chronometer

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( literally,” measure across”) straight line passing through The center of a body or figure from one side to the other; length of such a line; thickness; width

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Diameter

67
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  1. ) Device for measuring

2. ) unit of measure in the metric system; 39.37 inches

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Meter

68
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Instrument attached to a vehicle for measuring the distance traversed

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Odometer

69
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Instrument for measuring intensity of light

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Photometer

70
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Instrument for measuring speed; tachometer

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Speedometer

71
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Correspondence in measurements, shape, etc., on opposite sides of a dividing line; well-balanced arrangement of parts; harmony; balance

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Symmetry

72
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Self

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Aut, auto

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