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7th Grade
05/21/2011

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Term
phobia
Definition
fear, dislike, aversion
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acrophobia
Definition
fear of heights
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claustrophobia
Definition
fear of confined spaces
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monophobia
Definition
fear of being alone
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phobe
Definition
one who fears or dislikes
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germaphobe
Definition
one who dislikes germs
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phil (philo)
Definition
loving, fond of
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philanthropy
Definition
love of mankind
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philanthropist
Definition
lover of mankind
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philology
Definition
study (love of) language
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philosopher
Definition
lover of wisdom
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phile
Definition
one who loves or supports
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mis

(the opposite of "phil")

Definition
hate
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misanthrope
Definition
hater of mankind
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misoneism
Definition
hater of anything new
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dys
Definition
bad, ill, difficult
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dyspepsia
Definition
difficult digestion; indigestion
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dysphagia
Definition
difficulty in swallowing
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eu
Definition

good, well, advantageous

(the opposite of "dys")

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euthanasia
Definition
illegal practice of painlessly putting someone to death
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eulogize
Definition
write or speak in praise of someone
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euphemism
Definition

substitution of a "good" expression for an unpleasant sounding one

 

(ex: "passed away" instead of "died")

 

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euphoria
Definition
sense of well-being
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macro
Definition
large, long
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micro
Definition
small
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macrocosm
Definition
great world or universe
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microcosm
Definition
little world or universe
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microscopic
Definition
invisible to the naked eye
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macroscopic
Definition
large enough to be seen to the naked eye
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microwave
Definition
very short electromagnetic wave
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A (an)
Definition
not, without
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anonymous
Definition
nameless; of unknown or unnamed origin
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atrophy
Definition
lack of growth from disuse or want of nourishment
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atypical
Definition
unlike the typical
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anomaly
Definition
deviation from the common rule
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mono (mon)
Definition
one, single, alone
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poly
Definition
many
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monarchy
Definition
ruled by a single person
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polyarchy
Definition
rule by many
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monochromatic
Definition
of one color
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polychromatic
Definition
showing a variety of colors
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monotheism
Definition
belief that there is but one God
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polytheism
Definition
belief that there is a plurality of gods
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monogram
Definition
two or more letters interwoven to represent a name
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logy
Definition
science, study, account of
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anthropology
Definition
study of dealing with the origins, races, customs, and beliefs of man
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biology
Definition
science dealing with the study of living organisms
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genealogy
Definition
account of the decent of a person or family from an ancestor
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psychology
Definition
science of the mind
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theology
Definition
study of religion and religious ideas
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bio
Definition
life
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autobiography
Definition
story of a person's life written by the person himself
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biography
Definition
story of a person's life written by another person
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biopsy
Definition
diagnostic examination of a piece of tissue from the living body
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tomy (tom)
Definition
cutting, operation of incision
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anatomy
Definition
dissection of plants or animals for the purpose of studying their structure; structure of a plant or animal
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appendectomy
Definition
surgical removal of the appendix
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dichotomy
Definition
cutting of division into two; division
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pod
Definition
foot
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arthropod
Definition

any invertebrate (animal having no backbone) with jointed legs

 

(ex. an insect)

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monopode
Definition
one-footed creatures
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tripod
Definition
utensil, stool, or caldron having three legs
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homo
Definition
one and the same, like
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hetero
Definition
different
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homogenous
Definition
of the same kind, similar
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heterogenous
Definition
differing in kind, dissimilar
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homonym
Definition

a word that sounds like another, but differs in sound and in spelling

 

(ex: "principal" and "principle)

Term
heteronym
Definition

a word that is spelled like another, but differs in sound and meaning

 

(ex: "bass" pronounced "base and "bass", the fish, rhymes with "pass")

Term
hyper
Definition
over, above, beyond the ordinary
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hypo
Definition
under, beneath, less than ordinary
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hyperactive
Definition
overactive
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hypoactive
Definition
underactive
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hypertension
Definition
abnormally high blood pressure
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hypotension
Definition
abnormally low blood pressure
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hypothesis
Definition
a theory used as a basis for reasoning
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hypothetical
Definition
assumed without proof for the purpose of reasoning
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endo
Definition
within
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exo
Definition
out of, outside
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endoskeleton
Definition
internal skeleton or supporting framework in an animal
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exoskeleton
Definition
hard protective structure developed outside of the body; shell
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