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vocab: phobia, phil (philo), mis, dys, eu, macro, micro, a (an), mono, poly Flashcards

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acrophobia

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fear of great heights

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agoraphobia

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fear of open spaces

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anglophobia

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dislike of england or the english

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claustrophobia

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fear of confined spaces

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germanophobia

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dislike of germany or the germans

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hydrophobia

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fear of water, a clinical sign of human rabies

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monophobia

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fear of being alone

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phobia

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a fear, a dislike

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photophobia

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fear of light

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phobe

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one who fears or dislikes

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xenophobia

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aversion to foreigners

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philanthropist

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lover of mankind

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philanthrophy

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love of mankind

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philately

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collection and study of stamps

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philarmonic

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retained to a musical organization such as symphony or orchestra, loving music

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philhellenism

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support of greeks or to the greeks

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philogyny

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love of language

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philsopher

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lover of wisdom

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anglophile

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supporter of england or the english

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bibliophile

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lover of books

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francophile

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supporter of france

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phile

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one who loves or supports

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phil (philo)

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loving, fond of

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mis

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hate

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dys

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bad, ill difficult

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eu

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good, well, advantageous

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misanthrope

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hater of mankind

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misanthropy

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hatred of mankind

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misogamy

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hatred of marriage

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misogyny

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hatred of women

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misology

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hatred of argument or discussion

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misoneism

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hatred of anything new

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dysentery

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inflamtion of a large intestine

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dyspepsia

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difficult digestion or indigestion

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dysphagia

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difficulty swallowing

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dysphasia

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difficulty in speech from brain disease

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dystrophy

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faulty nutrition

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eugenics

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the science dealing with imrove the herterty qualities of the human race

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eulogize

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write or speak promise of someone

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eupepsia

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good digestion

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euphemism

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substitution of a good expression for an unpleasant one

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euphonious

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pleasing in sound

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euphoria

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a sense of well-being

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euthanasia

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illegal practice of painless putting to death a person suffering from an incurable, painful, distressing disease

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euthenics

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the science dealing with improving living conditions

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cacophonous

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harsh sounding

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macro

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large, long

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micro

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small

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macrocosm

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the great world or universe

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macron

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a horizontal mark indicating the vowel is long

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macroscopic

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large enough to be visible to the naked eye

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microbe

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a very small organisms

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microbicide

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an agent that destroys microbes

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microcosm

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little world

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microdont

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having small teeth

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microfilm

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film of an very small size

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micrometer

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an instrument for measuring very small distance

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microscopic

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invisible to the naked eye

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microwave

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very short electromagnetic waves

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amoral

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without a sense of moral responsibility

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amorphous

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without having a defiant shape or form

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anemia

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lack of normal numbers of red blood cells

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anesthesia

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loss of feeling or sensation from artificial means

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anhydrous

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without water

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anomaly

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deviation from the common rule

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anonymous

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nameless or an unknown origin

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anoxia

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without or deprivation of oxygen

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aseptic

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free from disease caused by micro-organisms

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atheism

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godlessness

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atrophy

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lack of growth from disuse

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hypertrophy

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enlargement of an organism from excessive use

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atypical

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unlike the typical

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mono (mon)

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one, single, alone

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poly

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many

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monarchy

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ruled by a single person

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polyarchy

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ruled by many

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monochromatic

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one color

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polychromatic

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a variety of colors

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monogamy

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married to one mate at a time

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polygamy

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married to several mates at a time

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monomorphic

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having a single form

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polymorphic

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having various forms

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monosyllabic

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having one syllable

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polysyllabic

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having more than three syllables

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monotheism

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belief in one god

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polytheism

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belief in many gods

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monocle

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eyeglasses for one eye

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monogram

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two or more letters interwoven to represent one name

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monograph

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a written account of a single thing

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monolith

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a single stone of a large size

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monologue

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a long speech by one person

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monomania

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derangement of the mindof one subject only

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monotonous

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continuing the unchanging tone, wearying

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polyglot

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speaking several languages

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polygon

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closed plane figure having many sides and many angles

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polyphonic

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having many voices

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homophonic

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having the same sound

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polytechnic

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dealing with many arts or sciences

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