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10th Grade
02/21/2012

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dog,dox
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opinion, teaching
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dyn(am)
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power
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erg,urg
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work
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gam
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marriage
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gnos
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to know
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agnostic
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a person who believes that the human mind cannot know the nature of God or whether there is a God; characteristic of such a belief
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dogmatic
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controlled by a single teaching or docterine; stated without sufficent proof
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dynamic
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having power and physical energy; vigorous
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dynasty
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the succession of power, as by members of one political group or family of rulers
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ergonomics
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the study of the problems that people have in adjusting to their environment, especially when that environment may be changing; the science dealing with the adjustment of working conditions to suit the laborers
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metallurgy
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the science or technology of removing metal from ores
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misogamist
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a person with an intense dislike for marriage
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monogamous
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related to the practice of being married to only one person at a time 
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orthodox
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conforming to establish or proper beliefs, teachings, or customs; conventional
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paradoxical
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possessing (apperently) contradictory teaching or opinion; self-contradictory
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prognosis
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a forecast or prediction , as of the outcome of a diagnosed illness; foreknowledge
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synergetic
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related to working together in a cooperative manner to produce a greater effect than could be accomplished through individual labor
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