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Geophysics

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Science treating of the forces that modify the earth

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Geocentric

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Measured from the earths center; having the earth as a center

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Geopolitics

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Study of governments and it’s policies as affected by physical geography

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Apogee

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Farthest point from the earth in the orbit of a heavenly body; culmination

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Antipathy

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Aversion; dislike

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Apathy

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Lack of feeling, emotion, interest, or excitement; indifference

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Empathy

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Complete understanding of another’s feelings, motives, etc.

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Pathetic

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Arousing pity

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Pathos

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Quality in drama, speech, literature, music, Or events that arouses a feeling of pity or sadness

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Sympathy

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Sharing of another’s trouble; compassion

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Pathogenic

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Causing disease

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Pathological

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Due to disease

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Psychopathic

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  1. Pertaining to mental disease

2. Insane

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Amorphous

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Having no definite form; shapeless; unorganized

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Anthropomorphic

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Attributing human form or characteristics to brings not human, especially gods

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Dimorphous

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Occurring under two distinct forms

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Heteromorphic

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Exhibiting diversity of form

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Metamorphosis

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Change of form

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Monomorphic

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Having a single form

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Perigee

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Nearest point to the earth in the orbit of a heavenly body

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Periodontics

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Branch of dentistry dealing with diseases of the bone and gum tissues supporting the teeth

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Peripatetic

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Traveling about; itinerant

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Peripheral

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  1. On the periphery; outside or away from the central part, as in peripheral vision
  2. Only slightly connected with what is essential; merely incidental
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Periphrastic

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Expressed in a roundabout way; circumlocutory

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Periphrastic

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Expressed in a roundabout