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vocab GREEK
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9th Grade
12/03/2008

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Hyper
Definition
"over" "above" "beyond the ordinary"
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Hypo
Definition
"under "beneath" "less than the ordinary"
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Hypoglycemia
Definition
abnormally low level of sugar in the blood
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Hypertension
Definition
abnormally high blood pressure
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Hypothermia
Definition
subnormal body temperature
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Hyperactive
Definition
overactive
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hyperbole
Definition
extravagant exageration of statement
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Hypothetical
Definition
assumed without proof for the purpose of resoning, conjectural
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endocrine
Definition
secreting internally
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exogamy
Definition
marriage outside the tribe, caste, or social group
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endoskeleton
Definition
internal skeleton or supporting framework in an animal
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endo carditis
Definition
inflammation of the lining of the heart
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endo
Definition
within
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exo
Definition
out of, outside
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exoteric
Definition
known externally (outside a select group; publicly); readily understandable
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exotic
Definition
1. introduced from another country: foreign
2. strikingly unusual; strange
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archy
Definition
rule
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anarchy
Definition
total absence of rule or government; confusion; disorder
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matriachy
Definition
form of social organization in which the mother rules the family or tribe, descent being traced through the mother
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oligarchy
Definition
form of government in which a few people have the power
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geo
Definition
earth, ground
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geology
Definition
science dealing with the earth's history as recorded in rocks
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geomorphic
Definition
pertaining to the shape of the earth or the form of its surface
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geopolitics
Definition
study of government and its policies as affected by physical geography
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path
Definition
1. feeling, suffering
2. disease
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antipathy
Definition
aversion, dislike
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apathy
Definition
lack of feeling, emotion, interest, or excitement, indifference
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pathetic
Definition
arousing pity
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psychopathic
Definition
1. pertaining to the mental disease
2. insane
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morph
Definition
form
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metamorphosis
Definition
change of form
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morphology
Definition
1. branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of animals and plants
2. form and structure of an organism or any of its parts
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amorphous
Definition
having no definite form; shapeless; unorganized
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peri
Definition
around, about, near, enclosing
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pericardium
Definition
membranous sac enclosing the heart
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peripatetic
Definition
traveling about; itinerant
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periscope
Definition
instrument permitting those in a submarine a view of the surface
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