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geography
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descriptive science dealing with the suface of the earth, its climate, plants, animals, inhabitants, and resources
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gynephobia
Definition
abnormal fear of women
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hemmorrhage
Definition
heavy bleeding
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heliotropism
Definition
tendency to turn under the influence of light
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hippophile
Definition
one who is very fond of horses
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hydraulic
Definition
operated by the movement of water
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ichthyology
Definition
the branch of zoology dealing with fishes
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lithology
Definition
the study of rocks
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odometer
Definition
instrument for measuring the distance travelled by a vehicle
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misanthrope
Definition
a person who hates all people
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morphology
Definition
the branch of biology that deals with the form and structure of plants and animals
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necropolis
Definition
a cemetery, in an ancient city
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odontology
Definition
science of dealing with the structure and diseases of the teeth
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ornithology
Definition
branch of zoology dealing with birds
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osteology
Definition
study of the structure and function of bones
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philanthropy
Definition
a desire to help mankind
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agoraphobia
Definition
abnormal fear of open place
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photophobia
Definition
abnormal fear of light
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phytotoxic
Definition
poisonous to plants
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podiatry
Definition
branch of medicine dealing with the care of the feet
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spore
Definition
a cell that is capable of giving rise to a new individual; seed
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parataxis
Definition
the placing of related clauses in a series without connection words
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theology
Definition
the study of gods and their relations with man and the universe
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toxicology
Definition
the study of poisons and effects
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xenophilia
Definition
an attraction to strangers and strange things
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xerophyte
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a plant adapted to growing in very dry conditions
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xylophone
Definition
percussion instrument with a series of graduated wooden bars that are struck with hammers
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zoophyte
Definition
an animal having somewhat the appearance of the plant
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unilateral
Definition
occurring one side only
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primer
Definition
textbook giving the first principles of any subject
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soliloquy
Definition
lines in a drama spoken to the audience but not heard by other characters on stage
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monomania
Definition
an excessive interest in some one thing
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haploid
Definition
having half the number of chromosomes during meiosisd
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prototype
Definition
the first thing of its kind; model
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henotheism
Definition
belief in one god without denying the existence of others
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binocular
Definition
using or for the use of both eyes at once
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duplex
Definition
double
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dioxide
Definition
an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen per molecule
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diphthong
Definition
a complex vowel sound made by gliding from one vowel to another within the same syllable
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Deuteronomy
Definition
the firth book of the Pentateuch in which the law of Moses is set down a second time
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dichotomy
Definition
a division into two parts
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