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Greek Wrap-Up Vocab Test Flashcards

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1
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a person who claims neither faith nor disbelief in God

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agnostic

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a state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority

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anarchy

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3
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an oddity

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anomaly

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4
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not identified by name

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anonymous

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5
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a pathological fear of people or human companionship

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anthrophonic

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lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern

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apathy

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7
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loss of a voice and all by whispered speech

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aphonic

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8
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the basic unit of a chemical element

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atom

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9
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a device for ascertaining the depth of water

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bathometer

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10
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foretelling the future by interpreting a randomly chosen passage from a book, especially the bible

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bibliomancy

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11
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excessive fondness for acquiring and possessing books

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bibliomaniac

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12
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a person who collects or has a great love for books

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bibliophile

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13
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bad handwriting or spelling

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cacography

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14
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headache

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cephalalgia

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15
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handwriting

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chirography

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16
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palm reading

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chiromancy

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17
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an instrument for measuring time

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chronometer

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18
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fingerprint

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dactylology

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19
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skin irritation

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dermatitis

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20
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government by two independent authorities

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diarchy

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21
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unconventional and slightly strange

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eccentric

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22
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the branch of knowledge concerned with health

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economics

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23
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regularly found among particular people ir in a certain area

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endemic

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a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time

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epidemic

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a person who analyzes culture

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ethnology

26
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pleasing to the ear

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euphonious

27
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an account of someone’s life written by someone else

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biography

28
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a line of decent traced continuously from an ancestor

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genealogy

29
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ruled by women or a woman

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gynarchy

30
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the study of the psychology of blood

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haematology

31
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sun worship

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heliolatry

32
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the therapeutic use of the sun

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heliotherapy

33
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a semicircular shape or structure

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hemicycle

34
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an escape of blood from a ruptured blood vessel, especially when profuse

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hemmorrage

35
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diverse in character or content

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heterogeneous

36
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writing consisting of symbols

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hieroglyphics

37
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of the same kind; alike

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homogeneous

38
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a destroyer of images used in religious worship

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iconoclast

39
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an argument about words

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logomachy

40
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a tendency to be extremely talkative

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logorrhea

41
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visible to the naked eye

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macroscopic

42
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a person who is obsessed with their own power

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meglamaniac

43
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so small as to be visible only with a microscope

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microscopic

44
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a person who dislikes, despises, or is strongly prejudiced against women

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misogynist

45
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a photograph or picture developed in black and white or in varying tones

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monochrome

46
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containing sound, that is unchanging in pitch and without intonation

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monotone

47
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a person who communicates with the dead; magic, wizard

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necromancer

48
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reproducing sounds correctly

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orthophonic

49
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a very large mammal with thick skin

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pachyderm

50
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relating to or denoting the early phase of the Stone Age

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paleolithic

51
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prevalent over a whole country or the world

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pandemic

52
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the continuous line forming the boundary of a closed geometric shape

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perimeter

53
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knowing or using several languages

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polyglot

54
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a plane figure with at least three straight sides and angles, typically five or more

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polygon

55
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the belief in or worship of more than one God

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polytheist

56
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foretelling an event in the future

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prognosticate

57
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the study and treatment of mental illness, emotional disturbance, and abnormal behavior

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psychiatry

58
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relating to the interaction of the mind and body

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psychosomatic

59
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not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations

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skeptical

60
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lacking in movement, action, or change

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static

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