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Pseudoevent

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An event that is staged primarily so that it can be reported in the media.

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Neuralgia

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Sharp and paroxysmal pain along the course of a nerve.

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Paroxysmal

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Any sudden, violent outburst; a fit of violent action or emotion.

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Neurotomy

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The cutting of a nerve, as to relieve neuralgia.

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Hematic

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  • Of or pertaining to blood.

- (Noun) a medicine that tends to increase the amount of hematin or hemoglobin in the blood.

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Hematite

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A very common mineral, iron oxide, occurring in steel-gray to black crystals and in red earthy masses, the principal ore of iron.

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Hematology

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The study of the nature, function, and diseases of the blood and of blood-forming organs.

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Hematoma

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A circumscribed collection of blood, usually clotted, in a tissue or organ, caused by a break in a blood vessel.

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Hemal

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Of or pertaining to the blood or blood vessels.

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Hematogenesis

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The formation of blood.

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Protohuman

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Of, pertaining to, or resembling extinct hominid populations that had some but not all the features of modern homo sapiens.

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Protomorphic

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(Biology) having a primitive character or structure.

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Phonetic

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  • Of or pertaining to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols.
  • Corresponding to pronunciation.
  • Agreeing with pronunciation.
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Euphony

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Agreeableness of sound; pleasing effect to the ear, especially a pleasant-sounding or harmonious combination or succession of words.

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Monomania

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  • A psychosis characterized by thoughts confined to one idea or group of ideas.
  • An inordinate or obsessive zeal for or interest in a single thing, subject, idea, or the like.
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Inordinate

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  • Not within proper or reasonable limits; immoderate; excessive.
  • Unrestrained in conduct, feelings, etc.
  • Disorderly, uncontrolled.
  • Not regulated, irregular.
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Psychosis

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  • A mental disorder characterized by symptoms, such as delusions or hallucinations, that indicate impaired contact with reality.
  • Any severe form of mental disorder.
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Monocular

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  • Having only one eye.

- Of, pertaining to, or for the use of only one eye: “a monocular microscope”.

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Monogamous

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Of or pertaining to monogamy (marriage with only one person at a time).

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Monolithic

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  • Of or pertaining to a monolith.
  • Made of only one stone: “a monolithic column”.
  • Consisting of one piece; solid or unbroken.
  • Constructed of monoliths or huge blocks of stone.
  • Characterized by massiveness, total uniformity, rigidity, invulnerability, etc.
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Vivisection

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  • The action of cutting into or dissecting a living body.
  • The practice of subjecting living animals to cutting operations, especially in order to advance physiological and pathological knowledge.
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Convivial

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  • Friendly; agreeable.
  • Fond of feasting, drinking, and merry company; jovial.
  • Of or befitting a feast; festive.
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Bon vivant

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A person who lives luxuriously and enjoys good food and drink.

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Viviparous

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(Zoology) bringing forth living young rather than eggs.

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Micron

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The millionth part of a meter.

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Homogenize

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To make uniform or similar.

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Homophone

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A word pronounced the same as another word but differing in meaning.

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Homozygous

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Having identical pairs of genes for any given pair of hereditary characteristics.

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Homologous

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Having the same or a similar relation; corresponding, as in relative position or structure.

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Specious

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  • Apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible.
  • Pleasing to the eye but deceptive.
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Panopoly

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A wide-ranging and impressive array or display.

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Homonym

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A word that sounds the same as another word but means something else.

Example: heir and air, two and too

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Ductile

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  • Capable of being hammered out thin, as certain metals; malleable.
  • Capable of being drawn out into wire or threads, as gold.
  • Able to undergo change of form without breaking.
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Defer

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To put off, to delay.

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Auriferous

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Yielding or containing gold.

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Pendulous

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Hanging down loosely.

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Microcosm

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A little world; a world in miniature.

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Hypotenuse

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The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.

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Polyphony

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(Phonetics) representation of different sounds by the same letter or symbol.

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Enumerate

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  • To mention separately as if in counting; name one by one; specify, as in a list
  • To ascertain the number of; to count
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Allopolyploidy

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Having more than two haploid sets of chromosomes that are dissimilar and derived from different species.

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Polygyny

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The practice or condition of having more than one wife at a time.

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Polygamy

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The practice or condition of having more than one spouse, especially wife, at one time.

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Elucidate

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To make lucid or clear; throw light upon; explain; clarify; illuminate.

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Exculpate

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To clear from a charge of guilt or fault; free from blame; vindicate.

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Omnifarious

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Of all forms, varieties, or kinds.

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Reiterate

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To say or do again or repeatedly; repeat, often excessively.

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Pseudoscience

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Any of various methods, theories, or systems, as astrology, psychokinesis, or clairvoyance, considered as having no scientific basis.

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Pseudomorphic

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An irregular or unclassifiable form

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Neurosis

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  • Also called psychoneurosis. A functional disorder in which feelings of anxiety, obsessional thoughts, compulsive acts, and physical complaints without objective evidence of disease, in various degrees and patterns, dominate the personality.
  • A relatively mild personality disorder typified by excessive anxiety or indecision and a degree of social or interpersonal maladjustment.
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Pentarchy

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  • A government by five persons.

- A governing body of five persons.

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Videlicet

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That is to say; namely (used especially to introduce examples, details, etc.)

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Invidious

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  • Calculated to create ill will or resentment or give offense; hateful.
  • Offensively or unfairly discriminating.
  • Causing or tending to cause animosity, resentment, or envy.
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Telesthesia

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Sensation or perception received at a distance without the normal operation of the recognized sense organs.

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Pentahedron

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A solid figure having five faces.

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Pentathlon

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An athletic contest comprising five different track and field events and won by the contestant gaining the highest total score.

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Dichotomy

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  • Division into two parts, kinds, etc.; subdivision into halves or pairs.
  • Division into two mutually exclusive, opposed, or contradictory groups.
  • (Astronomy) the phase of the moon or of an inferior planet when half of its disk is visible.

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