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Amoral

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Not moral; without a sense of moral responsibility

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Microcosm

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Little earth

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Anarchy

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Total absence of rule or government; confusion; disorder

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Anomaly

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Deviation from the common rule

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Anomalous

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Not normal; abnormal

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Anonymous

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Nameless; of unknown or unnamed origin

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Atheism

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Godlessness; denial of the existence of a supreme being

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Atrophy

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Lack of growth, as from disuse, disease, or malnourishment

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Monarchy

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Rule by a single person

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Monochromatic

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Of one color

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Monogamy

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Marriage with one mate at a time

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Monolith

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Single stone of large size; obelisk

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Monolithic

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Massive and rigidly uniform

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Monolog

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Long speech by one person

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Monomorphic

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Having a single form

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Monotheism

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Belief that there is one God

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Monotonous

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Continuing in an unchanging tone; wearying

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Polychromatic

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Having a variety of colors; multicolored; variegated

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Polygamy

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Marriage to several people at the same time

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Polyglot (adj.)

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Speaking several languages

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Polyglot (n.)

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Person who speaks several languages

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Polymorphic

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Having various forms

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Polytheism

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Belief that there is a plurality of gods