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Greek VII Flashcards

1
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something measured from the center of the earth

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geocentric

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described or thought of as having human form or human characteristics

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anthropomorphic

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the branch of biology concerned w the principles of heredity and variation

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genetics

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obscure; mysterious; having a hidden meaning

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cryptic

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apelike; resembling human beings

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anthropoid

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the branch of medicine dealing w the study of aging, the elderly, and their debilities and diseases

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geriatrics

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7
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figurative, brilliant, or spectacular music

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pyrotechnics

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artistic; pertaining to beauty

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aesthetic

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pertaining to an interpretation of the world in terms of human values and experiences

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anthropocentric

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one of thousands of small objects or lpanets chiefly btw mars and jupiter

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asteroids

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11
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a thing from a foreign country

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exotic

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12
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suffering from poor digestion

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dyspeptic

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13
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out of date; old fashioned

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archaic

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14
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continuing for a long time

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chronic

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15
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raging; fitful

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demoniac

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16
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optimistic

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eupeptic

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17
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comprehensive; broad minded

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catholic

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18
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having to do w the improvement of the human race

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eugenic

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19
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something that relieves pain

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anesthetic

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20
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pertaining to a time period that repeats itself in the same order

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cyclic

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21
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loss of memory

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amnesia

22
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the recalling of things in the past recollection

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anamnesis

23
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loss of sensation

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anesthesia

24
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abnormal sensation without objective cause

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paresthetia

25
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person opposed to christianity

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antichristian

26
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before the time of christ

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antechristian

27
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used for preventing infection

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antiseptic

28
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free from living germs

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aseptic

29
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person who pretends to be what he is not

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hypocritical

30
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excessively critical

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hypercritical

31
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being morally wrong, wicked, licentious

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immoral

32
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without a sense of morality

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amoral

33
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greater than the speed of sound at normal pressure and temp

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supersonic

34
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speed 5x or more than the speed of sound

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hypersonic

35
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harmony/agreement in feeling btw two or more people

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sympathy

36
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stronger feeling btw people; imaginative ascribing to an object

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empathy

37
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use of, or organized set of, symbols

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symbolism

38
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blocking of a blood vessel by some substance; insertion of one or more days in a calendar; intercalation

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embolism

39
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word that has the same meaning as another word

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synonym

40
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word spelled and pronounced like another but has a different meaning

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homonym

41
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a feeling of anxiety/fear, german

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angst

42
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a political organization or underground political movement, russian

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apparat

43
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served in its own gravy or juice, french

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au jus

44
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an expressway, superhighway, or turnpike, italian

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autostrada

45
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money given as a tip or bribe

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baksheesh

46
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rolled tortilla with meant, cheese, and chili, mexican spanish

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enchilada

47
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child whose language or behavior embarrasses older people, french

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enfant terrible

48
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congenial, cozy, comfy, agreeable, german

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gemutlich

49
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strong sense of maleness, spanish

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machismo

50
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system of soviet publishing, russian

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samizdat

51
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as a direction in music, quickly or suddenly, italian

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subito

52
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a meal served at a fixed time with a fixed price, french

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table d’note

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