Greek XI Flashcards

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1
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a hatred of women

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misogyny

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pertaining to the sensation of body movement, especially in muscles, tendons, and joints

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kinesthetic

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pertaining to the latest period of the stone age and characterized by polished stone instruments, agriculture, and animal husbandry

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Neolithic

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4
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consisting of dissimilar kinds

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heterogeneous

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5
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the condition of having more than one husband at the same time

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polyandry

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anything that is comdemned or completely detested; a curse

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anathema

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the prospect of recovery as forecast from the course of a disease

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prognosis

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a mild or indirect word or expression that is used in place of one that is too harsh or too direct

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euphemism

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9
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a glorified or deified ideal

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apotheosis

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10
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a division into hostile groups

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schism

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the original model of which all things of the same type are copies

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archetype

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12
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giving a lifelike sound of 3D effect

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stereophonic

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13
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here, the language of a particular group

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idiom

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14
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the combination of elements into a whole

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synthesis

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15
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a definite, authoritative opinion; an emphatic assertion of opinion

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dogmatism

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16
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of a culturally uniform structure or composition

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homogeneous

17
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involving a set of assumptions provisionally accepted as a basis of reasoning, experiment, or investigation

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hypothetic

18
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the direct oppostite

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antithesis

19
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pertaining to one who distrusts or dislikes people in general, characterized by a marked hatred or comtempt of humanity

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misanthropic

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here, figurative, a fixed character; a conventional type

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stereotype