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Chapter 6 Flashcards

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Astronomer

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Person who studies the heavens

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Geologist

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Studies rocks and the earth

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Biologist

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Studies life

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Botanist

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Studies the plant kingdom

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Zoologist

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Studies animals

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Entomologist

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Studies insects and hugs

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Philologist

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Scientist of language

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Semanticist

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Explores the relationship between thinking and speech and writing

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Sociologist

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Studies the behavior of groups of people

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Astron

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Star

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Nomos

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Arrangement law order

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Astronomical

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Tremendously large figures

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Astrology

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Assess the influence of planets and stars on human events

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Astronaut

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Star sailor

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Nautes

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Sailor

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Cosmonaut

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Universe sailor

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Kosmos

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Universe

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Nautical

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Relating to ships sailors and the ocean

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Naus

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Ship

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Nausea

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Seasickness

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Aster

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Star shaped flower

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Asterisk

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Star shaped symbol

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Astrophysics

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Physics with stars

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Disaster

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Bad times cuz stars

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Dis-

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Against

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Autonomy

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Independent

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Autos

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Self

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Metronome

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Instrument that measures time

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Geometry

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Measurement of the earth

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Geography

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Mapping of earth

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George

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Earth worker or farmer

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Ergon

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Work

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Autobiography

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Life writing by ones self

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Biopsy

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View of life

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Autopsy

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Medical examination of a corpse

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Botane

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Plant

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Zoion

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Animal

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Zodiac

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Diagram made for astrological events

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Scorpio

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Scorpion

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Leo

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Lion

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Cancer

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Crab

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Taurus

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Bull

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Aries

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Ram

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Pisces

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Fish

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Tome

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A cutting

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Insect

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In- in sectus- to cut

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Ek-

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Out

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Tonsillectomy

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To take out the tonsils

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Appendectomy

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To take out the appendix

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Mastectomy

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Breast removal

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Hysterectomy

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The removal of the uterus

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Prostatectomy

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To remove the prostate

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Kentron

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Center

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Eccentric

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Out of the center

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Atom

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Cannot be cut

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Ana-

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Up

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Anatomy

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Cutting up of a plant or animal

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Tome

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Big book, heavy or dull

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Dicha-

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Two

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Dichotomy

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Split in two

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Epitome

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The top, the most, the essence

62
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Epi-

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On

63
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Philology

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The love of words

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Philein

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To love

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Linguistics

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Science of language

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Lingua

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Tongue

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Philander

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To play around sexually

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Philosophy

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Love of wisdom

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Sophos

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Wise

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Philadelphia

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City of brotherly love (no homo)

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Adelphos

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Brother

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Philharmonic

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Love of music and harmony

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Harmonia

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Harmony

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Philter

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Love potion

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Aphrodisiac

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Aphrodite goddess of love and beauty

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Bibliophile

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Loves books

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Anglophile

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Loves British things

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Anglus

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British/ England

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Socius

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Companion

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Antisocial

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Actively dislikes people

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Asocial

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Withdrawn, self centered

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Anthropologist

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Studies humans

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