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Vocab #4 Flashcards

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PHIL (PHILO)

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loving or fond of

Philanthropist- lover of humanity; person active in promoting human welfare

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PHOBIA

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fear or dislike

acrophobia - fear of being at a great height

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MIS

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hate (opposite of PHIL)

Misandry - hatred of males

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DYS

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bad, ill, difficult

dysentery - inflammation of the large intestine

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EU

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good, well, advantageous (opposite of DYS)

eugenics - science dealing with improving the hereditary qualities of the human race

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MACRO

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large or long

macrocosm - great world; universe

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MICRO

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small

microcosm - little world

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A (AN)

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not or without

amoral- without sense of moral responsibility

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MONO (MON)

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one, single, alone

monarchy - rule by a single person

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POLY

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many

monocle - eyeglass for one eye

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LOGY

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science, study, account

anthropology - science dealing with the origin, races, customs, and beliefs of humankind

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BIO

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life

abiogenesis - a spontaneous generation

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TOMY (TOM)

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cutting, operation of incision

anatomy - dissection of plants or animals for the purpose of studying their structure

structure of a plant or animal

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POD

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foot

antipodes - parts of the globe diametrically opposite

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HOMO

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one and the same or like

homochromatic - having the same color

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HETERO

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different

heterochromatic - having different colors

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HYPER

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over, above, beyond the ordinary

hyperacidity - excessive acidity

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HYPO

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under, beneath, less than the ordinary

hypoacidity - weak acidity

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ENDO

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within

Endocrine - secreting internally

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EXO

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out of, outside

exocrine - secreting externally

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ARCHY

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rule

anarchy - total absence of rule or government; confusion; disorder

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GEO

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earth, ground

geocentric - measured from the earth’s center; having the earth as a center

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PATHO (PATHO, PATHY)

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feeling, suffering, disease

antipathy - aversion (feeling against)

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MORPH

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form

amorphous - without definite form; shapeless

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PERI

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around, about, near, enclosing

pericardium - membranous sac enclosing the heart

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