Vocabulary for the College-Bound Student AMSCO – Flashcards
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phobia
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fear, dislike, aversion
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acrophboia
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fear of being at a great height
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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 enclosed or narrow 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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dread of water, rabies
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monophobia
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fear of being alone
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photophobia
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aversion to light
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xenophobia
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aversion to foreigners
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-phobe
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one who fears or dislikes
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phil (philo)
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loving, fond of
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philanthropist
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lover of humanity, person active in promoting human welfare
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philanthropy
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love of humanity, especially as shown in donations to charitable and socially useful causes
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philatelist
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stamp collector
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philtately
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collection and study of stamps
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philharmonic
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pertaining to a musical organization, such as a symphony orchestra (originally, "loving music")
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philhellenism
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support of Greece or the Greeks
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philogyny
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love of women
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philology
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study (love) of language and literature
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philsopher
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lover of, or searcher for, wisdom or knowledge, person who regulates his or her life by the light of reason
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-phile
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one who loves or supports
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Anglophile
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supporter of England or the English
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audiophile
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one who is enthusiastic about high-fidelity sound production
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bibliophile
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lover of books
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Francophile
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supporter of France or the French
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Sinophile
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supporter of China or the Chinese
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dysentery
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inflammation of the large intestine
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dysfunctional
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abnormal functioning as of an organ of the body
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dyslexia
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impairment of the ability to read
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dyslogistic
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expressing disapproval or censure, uncomplimentary
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dyspepsia
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1) difficult digestion; indigestion 2) ill humor; disgruntlement
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dysphagia
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diffculty in smallowing
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dysphasia
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speech difficulty resulting from brain injury
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dysphoria
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sense of great unhappiness or dissastifaction
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dystopia
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imaginary place where living conditions are dreadful
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dystrophy
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1) faulty nutrition 2) muscle disorder
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misandry
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hatred of males
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misanthrope
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hater of humanity
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misanthropy
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hatred of humanity
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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, reasoning, or discussion
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misoneism
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hatred of anything new
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eugenics
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science dealing with improving hereditary qualities (e.g., of the human race)
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euologize
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write or speak in praise of someone
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eupepsia
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good digestion
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euphemisim
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substation 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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sense of great happiness or well-being
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euthanasia
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controversial practice of mercifully putting to death a person suffering from incurable, painfully distressing disease
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euthenics
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science dealing with improving living conditions
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macro
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computer instruction standing for a series of steps
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macrocosm
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great world; universe
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macron
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horizontal mark indicating that the vowel over which it is placed 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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microscopic life-form, microorganism, germ
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microbicide
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agent that destroys microbes
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microdont
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having small teeth
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microfilm
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film of a very small size
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microgram
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millionth of a gram
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micrometer
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1) millionth of a meter 2) instrument for measuring small lengths
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microorganism
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microscopic animal or plant
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microsecond
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millionth of a second
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microsurgery
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surgery with the aid of microscopes and minute instruments or laser beams
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microvolt
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millionth of a volt
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microwatt
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millionth of a watt
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microwave
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1) very short electromagnetic wave 2) microwave oven
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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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rule by a single person
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monochrmoatic
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of one color
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monocle
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eyeglass for one eye
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monogamy
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marriage with one mate at a time
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monogram
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two or more letters interwoven to represent a name
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monograph
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written account of a single thing or class or things
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monolith
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single stone of large size; obelisk
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monolithic
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massive and rigidly uniform
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monolog(ue)
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long speech by one person
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monomania
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excessive concentration on one idea or subject
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monomorphic
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having a single form
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monosyllabic
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having one syllable
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monotheism
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belief that there is one God
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monotonous
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continuing in an unchanging tone; wearying
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polymarchy
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rule by many; government having three or more rulers
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polychromatic
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having a variety of colors; multicolored; variegated
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polygamy
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marriage to several at the same time
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polyglot
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speaking several languages; person who speaks several languages
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polygon
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closed plane figure having many angles and therefore many sides
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polymorphic
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having various forms
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polyphonic
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having many sounds or voices
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polysyllabic
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having more than three syllables
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polytechnic
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dealing with many applied sciences and technical arts
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polytheism
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belief that there is a plurarity of gods
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homochromatic
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having the same color; monochromatic; unicolor
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heterochromatic
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having different
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homogenous
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of the same kind; similar; uniform
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heterogenous
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differing in kind; dissimilar; varied
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homology
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similarity in structure
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heterology
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dissimilarity in structure
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homomorphic
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exhibiting similarity of form
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heteromorphic
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exhibiting diversity of form
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homonym
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word than sounds like another but differs in meaning and spelling, e.g principal and principal
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heteronym
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word spelled like another, but differing in sound and meaning, e.g., bass (the tone, pronounced "base") and bass (the fish, rhyming with "pass")
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homocentric
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having the same center; concentric
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homophonic
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having the same sound or voice
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heteroclite (adj.)
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deviating from the common rule; abnormal; atypical
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heteroclite (n.)
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person or thing deviating from the common rule
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heterodox
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opposed to accepted beliefs or established doctrines, especially in religion; unorthodox
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homo-
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one and the same, like
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hetero-
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different
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hyper-
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over, above, beyond the ordinary
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hypo-
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under, beneath, less than the ordinary
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hyperacidity
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excessive acidity
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hypoacidity
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weak acidity
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hyperglycemia
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excess or sugar in the blood
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hypoglycemia
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abnormally low level of sugar in the blood
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hypertension
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low blood pressure
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hyperthemia
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especially high fever; hyperpyrexia
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hypothermia
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subnormal body temperature
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hyperthyroid
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marked by excessive of the thyroid gland
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hypothyroid
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marked by deficient activity of the thyroid gland
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hyperactive
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overactive
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hyperbole
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extravagant exaggeration of statement
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hypercritical
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overcritical
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hyperemia
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superabundance of blood
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hyperopia
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farsightedness
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hypersensitive
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excessively sensitive; supersensitive
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hypertrophy
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excessive growth or development, as of a body part
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hypodermic
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injected under the skin
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hypothesis
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theory or supposition assumed as a basis for reasoning (something "placed under")
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hypothetical
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assumed without proof for the purpose of reasoning; conjectural
