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AP english : vocab unit 5-6 Flashcards

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Allienist

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A doctor who specializes in mental diseases

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Amanuensis

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Secretary; one who copies something

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Beadle

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Minor official

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Charlatan

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A quack; one who is not what he claims to be

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Cosmetologist

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An expert in cosmetics

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Dermatologist

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A doctor who specializes in skin problems

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Entomologist

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A specialist in the study of insects

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Graphologist

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A handwriting analyst

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Internist

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Doctor who specializes in interna medicine

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Lapidary

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An expert in precious stones

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Ophthalmologist

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A doctor who treats eyes and their diseases

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Ornithologist

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An expert in the branch of zoologist dealing with birds

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Osteopath

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One who treats ailmens by placing placing pressure on bones and nerves

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Pharyngologist

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A doctor who specializes in disease of the pharynx

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Physiologist

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A biologist who deals with the functions of the vital processes of living organisms.

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Adonis

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An acceptionally handsome young man; a plant with solitary red or yellow flowers

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Aegis

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Sponsorship, protection

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Bacchanal

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A flower Bacchus, the god of wine; a drunken reveler, an orgy.

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Cassandra

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A daughter of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy who had the gift of prophecy but cursed from Apollo so her prophecies were never believed; one who prophecies doom or disaster

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Cornucopia

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Abundance, horn of plenty

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Cupidity

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Excessive desire for wealth

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Erotic

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Concerning sexual love and desire; amatory

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Herculean

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Tremendously difficult and demanding; resembling Hercules’ power, size, and courage.

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Hydra

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The nine headed serpent slain by Hercules; a persistent many sided problem that presents new obstacles as soon as the old ones are solved.

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Iridescent

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Displaying lustrous colors like those on a rainbow

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Narcissism

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Excessive admiration of oneself; egocentrism

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Odyssey

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A long serious of wanderings , especially when filled with notable hardships or difficult tasks

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Olympian

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Pertaining to the twelve Gods

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Palladium

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Anything believed to provide safety or protection; a safeguard or guarantee of the integrity of social institutions

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Phoenix

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A person or thing of peerless beauty or excellence; a person or thing that has become renewed or restored after suffering calamity or apparent annihilation

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