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238538253-gyn; -gynecwoman; female
238538254a person who dislikes, hates, or distrusts womenmisogynist
238538255kind; descent; origin; race-gen; -gon
238538256progenya descendent or offspring; child, plant, animal
238538257-geoearth
238538258the most distant point; claimapogee
238538259human being-anthrop
238538260misanthropista hater of human kind
238538261-gammarriage
238538262marriage with one person at a timemonogamy
238538263life-bio
238538264symbiotichaving an interdependent relationship
238538265-theoGod
238538266the manifestation or appearance of God to a persontheophany
238538267sun-helio
238538268heliotrophicturning or growing toward the light
238538269-phonsound
238538270pleasant in sound; pleasing to the eareuphonious
238538271people-dem
238538272pandemica disease prevalent throughout an entire country, continent, or world
238538273-dyn; -dynampower; strength
238538274an electric generatordynamo
238538275color-chrom; -chromat
238538276achromaticfree from color
238538277-chrontime
238538278constant; habitualchronic
238538279heat-therm
238538280thermophilean organism that thrives under warm conditions
238538281-graph; -gramwrite; draw
238538282any witty, ingenious, or pointed sayingepigram
238538283rule; govern-arch
238538284matriarchthe female head of a family or tribal line
238538285the male head of a family or tribal linepatriarch
238538286-hydrowater
238538287hydrophobiaa fear of water
238538288book-bibl; -biblio
238538289a lover of books and literaturebibliophile
238538290-cosmworld; order; universe
238538291cosmopolitanbelonging to all the world; not limited to one part of the globe
238538292light-phot; -phos
238538293exhibiting a luminous appearancephosphorescent
262631211-gno; -gnosto know
262631212prognosticateto forecast from present indications; to prophesy
262631213work-erg; -urg
262631214the interaction or cooperation of 2 organizationssynergy
262631215-algiapain
262631216analgesica remedy that relieves pain
262631217inflammation-itis
262631218inflammation of the skindermatitis
262631219-iatrytreatment; heal; cure
262631220pediatricsa branch of medicine concerned with the development, care, and disease of babies and children
262631221rule; government-cracy
262631222gov't in which one person has uncontrolled or unlimited power over othersautocracy
262631223-clast; -clasmbreak; destroy
262631224iconoclasta person who attacks cherished beliefs, traditional institutes, etc.
262631225prophesy; divination-mancy
262631226divination by forms appearing in firepyromancy
262631227-latryworship; devotion
262631228zoolatrythe worship of animals
262631229loosening; dissolving-lysis
262631230systematic structures of theories concerning psychological processespsychoanalysis
262631231-machystruggle; war
262631232logomachya foolish dispute concerning words
262631233madness; craving; abnormal preoccupation-mania
262631234a symptom of mental illness marked by delusions of greatness and wealthmegalomania
263115210-polis; -politcity; state; citizen
263115211politicshrewd or prudent in practical manners; diplomatic
263115212place-top
263115213detailed mapping or charting characteristics of the landtopography
263115214-crit; -crisdiscern; judge; separate
263115215critiqueany analysis of a work
276242888under; less thanhypo-, hyp-
276242889hetero-other, different, unalike
276242890good; well-eu
276242891homo-same; equal; alike
276242892over; above; more thanhyper-
276242893amphi-two; both sides
276242894not; withouta-; an-
276242895caco-bad; poor; harsh
276242896selfauto-
276242897arche-ancient; original
276242898off; from; away fromapo-
276242899acro-height; tip end
276242900out; outside of; fromex-; ec-; ecto-
276242901em-; en-; endo-in; within
276242902on; upon; over; besidesepi-
276242903anti-opposite
276242904up; against; backana-
276242905dys-bad; impaired; difficult
276242906through; acrossdia-
276242907cata-, cath-down; away; complete; against
276253185hypotheticalhighly conjectural; not well supported by available evidence
276253186different in kind; unalikeheterogeneous
276253187eulogya speech or writing in praise of a person or thing, especially a set oration of the deceased
276253188of the same kind or nature; composed of similar elementshomogeneous
276253189hyperboleobvious and intentional exaggeration
276253190living on both land and wateramphibious
276253191apathyabsence of feeling
276253192harsh discord of sound; dissonancecacophony
276253193autonomyindependent of freedom, as the will of one's actions
276253194the original pattern/model from which all things are copiedarchetype
276253195apostasytotal desertion of one's religious principals
276253196pathological fear of heightsacrophobia
276253197eclecticselecting from various sources
276253198a disease regularly found among a particular peopleendemic
276253199epithetany word or phrase applied to a person to describe an attribute
276253200a direct opposite of an ideaantithesis
276253201anachronisman error in chronology in which a person is assigned to a date/period other than the correct one
276253202a society characterized by human misery, disease, oppression, and overcrowdingdystopia
276253203diabolicalhaving the qualities of a devil; fiendish
276253204a descent of water over a steep surfacecataract
307508067ante-before; prior to
307508068antecedentproceeding; prior
307508069both; aroundambi-
307508070having mixed feelingsambivalent
307508071ad-to; toward; near; addition to
307508072alleviateto make easier to endur, lessen, mitigate
307508073from; away; downab-
307508074departing from the right, normal, or usual courseaberrant
307508075bene-; bon-good; well
307508076beneficentdoing or producing good; acts of kindness and charity
307508077between; amonginter-; intel-
307508078a person who take part in a conversation or dialogueinterlocutor
307508079in-in; within; into; on; not
307508080inexorableunyielding, unalterable
307508081outside of; beyondextra-
307508082spending much more than is necessary or wiseextravagant
307508083en-; em-in; within
307508084enjointo describe a course of action with authority or emphasis
307508085out of; frome-; ex-
307508086requiring immediate action or aidexigent
307508087dis-apart; in a different direction; not
307508088disconsolatewithout consolation or solace, hopelessly unhappy
307508089together; withcon-
307508090a feeling of uneasiness/anxietycompunction
307508091de-down, away from, reverse action of
307508092despondentfeeling or showing profound hopelessness, dejection, or gloom
307508093againstcontra-
307508094to come in conflict with; go or act againstcontravene
307508095circum-around; about; surrounding
307508096circumlocutiona roundabout way of speaking
307508097not; oppositeneg-; non-
307508098of no recognized kindnondescript
307508099multi-many
307508100multisyllabicconsisting of several syllables
307508101bad; ill; wrongmal-
307508102a person who violates the law; criminalmalefactor
307508103magn-great; large
307508104magnanimousgenerous in forgiving an insult or injury
307508105within; inside ofintro-; intra-
307508106observation or examination of one's own mental stateintrospection

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