Greek Vocabulary - Unit 6/Week 6 Flashcards

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1
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an account of someone’s life written by someone else

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biography

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2
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the way in which as organism functions

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physiology

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3
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the study and treatment of mental illness, emotional disturbance, and abnormal behavior

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psychiatry

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4
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relating to interaction of the mind and body

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psychosomatic

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5
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relating to or denoting the early phase of the Stone Age

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paleolithic

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6
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the branch of science concerned with rocks

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petrology

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7
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writing consisting of symbols

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hieroglyphics

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8
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a destroyer of images used in religious worship

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iconoclast

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9
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a hatred for innovation of change

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misoneism

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the branch of science which deals with celestial objects, space, and the physical universe as a whole

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astronomy

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not identified by name

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anonymous

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12
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the branch of knowledge concerned with wealth

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economics

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13
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an oddity

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anomaly

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14
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detailed examination

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analysis

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15
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a person who analyzes cultures

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ethnologist

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16
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paleo-

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ancient

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neo-

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new

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hier-

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sacred

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-iatric

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promoting healing

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-iatrist

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one who heals

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-iatrics

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healing

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-iatry

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a healing; science of

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-lytic, -lytical

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loosening; dissolving

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-lyst

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one who solves

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-lysis

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a loosening; solution

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-clastic

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breaking; destructive

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-clast

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one who shatters or destroys

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-clasm

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breakage; destruction

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ethn

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nation

30
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ec, oec

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house; environment

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onoma, onym

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name

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nom

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arrangement; law

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astr

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star

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icon

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image; idol

35
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glyph, glypt

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carving

36
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petr, peter

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rock

37
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lith, -lite

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stone

38
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soma, somat

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body

39
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psych

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mind; soul; spirit

40
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phys

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nature; growth

41
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bio

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life