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Greek Words 4 Flashcards

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anesthetize

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d. deprive of feeling or awareness

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esthetically

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e. in a tasteful or beautiful way

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hyperbole

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c. an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally

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agnostic

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d. a person who claims neither faith nor disbelief in God

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diagnosis

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d. the identification of a disease or disorder based on clinical symptoms

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prognosis

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d. a forecast of the likely outcome of a situation

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Mesolithic

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d. denoting the middle part of the stone age, between the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods

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Mesozoic

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d. relating to the period of geological history between the Paleozoic to the Cenozoic period during which dinosaurs lived

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plastic

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i. pertaining to the molding or reshaping of a solid

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prototype

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c. a preliminary model of something

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rhinoplasty

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c. plastic surgery performed on the nose

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rhinoscopy

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c. the process of examining the inside of the nose

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Apostate

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c. a person who renounces a religious belief

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thermostat

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c. a device that automatically regulates temperature

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antithetical

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e. directly opposed or contrary

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antithesis

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d. a person or thing that is the exact opposite of someone or something else

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atypical

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e. not representative of a group or class

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epizootic

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d. a disease that is temporarily widespread among animals

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protozoology

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d. the study of animal-like protists

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hyperplasia

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d. the enlargement of an organ or tissue in the initial stage of cancer

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syndrome

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c. a characteristic combination of emotions, opinions, or behaviour
d. a medical condition characterized by a specific set of symptoms that occur together

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anathema

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d. something or someone one vehemently dislikes

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ecstatic

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d. feeling overwhelming joy

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metathesis

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d. the rearrangement of contiguous sounds in a lexeme

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typical

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d. having the distinctive qualities of a certain group or class

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palindrome

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a word or phrase that reads the same backward as forward

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palindromic disease

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a disease characterized by episodes or “attacks” of the characteristic symptoms

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paleozoologist

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someone who studies ancient and fossilized animals

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dialysis

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the purification of the blood as a substitute for normal kidney function

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hemolysin

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breaks down RBCs + liberates hemoglobin

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parable

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a simple story used to illustrate a moral or religious lesson

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blood plasma

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the yellowish liquid component of blood that carries cells + proteins throughout the body

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stereotype

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a widely held but oversimplified image of particular type of person

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hypothetical situation

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one that is imagined or suggested but not necessarily real or true

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embolus

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anything (foreign substance or blood clot) that moves through the blood vessels until it reaches a vessel that is too small to let it pass – it then stops blood flow

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diabolic plan

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plan that is devilish, fiendish, or outrageously wicked

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parlance

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a particular way of speaking common to those involved in a specific career

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ballistics

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the science of the propulsion, flight, and impact of projectiles fired from guns

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zoophyte

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a plant-like animal, like a coral, sea anemone, sponge, etc.

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neoplasm

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an abnormal growth of tissue in some part of the body – may or may not be cancer

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plastic arts

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art forms involving modeling or molding (physical manipulation of a medium), such as sculpture and ceramics

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biosynthesis

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the production of complex molecules within living organisms or cells

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palimpset

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writing material used more than once after earlier writing has been erased

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pedagogically

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f. in a manner related to teaching

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demagogue

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c. a political leader who uses popular prejudices and makes false promises to gain power – arouses emotion rather than using rational argument

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agonizing

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c. causing great physical or mental pain

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antagonist

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d. a substance that counteracts the physiological effects of another

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heptarchy

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c. a country or region consisting of seven smaller autonomous regions

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hierarchy

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c. a system in which people or groups are ranked according to status or authority

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anarchy

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c. a state of disorder due to the absence or nonrecognition of authority

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archetype

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c. a very typical example of a certain person or thing

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monarchy

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c. a form of government in which supreme authority is vested in a single individual who achieves their position through heredity

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pentathlon

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c. an athletic event comprising 5 different events for each competitor

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triskaidekaphobia

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e. extreme superstition regarding the number 13

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hendecasyllabic

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characterized by having 11 syllables

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hexameter

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c. a line of verse containing 6 feet (one stressed syllable + one unstressed)

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tetralogy

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c. a group of 4 related literary or operatic works

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hebdomadal

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weekly

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tetrahedron

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c. a solid having 4 plane triangular faces

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hieroglyphics

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d. pictorial characters used in the formal writing system of Ancient Egypt

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hologram

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c. multi-layer images that are stacked and visible at different viewing angles

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holograph

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c. a document written wholly in the handwriting of the person whose signature it bears

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catholic

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d. including a wide variety of things; comprehensive; broad

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orthopedic

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d. relating to the branch of medicine dealing with the correction of deformities of bones or muscles

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dyslexia

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d. a learning disability affecting fluency and accuracy of reading and spelling

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eclectic

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d. selecting or choosing from various sources

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lexicographer

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e. the author or editor of a dictionary

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antipodes

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c. Australia + New Zealand

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lexicon

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all the lexemes in use in a language at a particular point in time

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analogous

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d. similar or comparable either in general or in some specific detail

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analogy

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c. a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification

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analogue

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c. a person or thing seen as comparable to another

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dialogue

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c. a conversation between two or more people in a book, play, or movie

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holistic

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d. characterized by treating both the mind and the body, instead of only the localized symptoms

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platypodia

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flat-footedness – one or more of the arches of the foot have flattened

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petroglyph

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rock carving (esp. prehistoric)

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triptych

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a picture or relief carving on three panels, typically hinged together side-by-side

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dodecaphonic scale

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a series of notes progressing up or down by semitones

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polygon

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a shape with at least 3 straight sides and angles

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dodecahedron

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a solid with 12 pentagonal faces

Classics 2800 (30 decks)

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