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10886210710Maniain Latin, means madness0
10886216251KLeptomaniaa mental illness in which a person has a strong desire to steal things1
10886237267Dispomaniaca person with an extreme and uncontrollable desire for alcohol2
10886261194Megalomaniaca mental disorder marked by feelings of great personal power and importance3
10886271492Egomaniacsomeone who is extremely self-centered and ignores the problems and concerns of others4
10886283267Psychcomes from the Greek word psyche, meaning breath, life, soul5
10886301583Psychesoul, personality, mind6
10886306411Psychedelicof or relating to a drug such as LSD that produces abnormal and often extreme mental effects such as hallucinations; imitating the effects of psychedelic drugs7
10886333069Psychosmaticcaused by mental or emotional problems rather than by physical illness8
10886341091Psychotherapistone who treats mental or criminal disorder or related body ills by psychological means9
10886357493Ceptcomes from the Latin verb meaning take, seize10
10886376598Perceptionthe act of receiving; a social gathering where guests are formally welcomed11
10886386782Interceptto stop, seize, or interrupt someone or something before arrival12
10886563722Perceptiblenoticeable or able to be felt by the senses13
10886580438Susceptibleopen to some influence; responsive; able to be submitted to an action or process14
10886594918Fincomes from the Latin word for end or boundary15
10886603413Confineto keep someone or something within limits; to hold someone in a location16
10886619279Definitiveauthoritative and final; specifying perfectly and precisely17
10886629489Finitehaving definite limits18
10886634187Infinitesimalextremely or unmeasureably small19
10886651690Jectcomes from jacere, the Latin verb meaning throw or hurl20
10886657674Interjectto interrupt a conversation with a comment or remark21
10886664593Conjectureto guess22
10886669128Projectionan estimate of what might happen in the future based on what is happening now23
10886680458Trajectorythe curved path that an object makes in space, or that a thrown object follows as it rises and falls to the earth24
10886694114Tractcomes from trajere, the Latin verb meaning drag or draw25
10886703588Tractionthe friction that allows a moving thing to move over a surface without slipping26
10886719908Retractto pull back something into something larger; to take back something said or written27
10886729763Protracteddrawn out, continued, or extended28
10886739355Intractablenot easily handled, led, taught, or controlled29
10886746566Duc/Ductfrom the Latin verb ducere, to lead30
10886754255Conducivetending to promote, encourage, or assist; helpful31
10886763470Deductionsubtraction; reaching of a conclusion by reasoning32
10886777031Inducepersuade; influence; bring about33
10886782652Seducitontemptation to sin, especially temptation to sexual intercourse; attraction or charm34
10886795012Sequcomes from the Latin verb sequi, meaning to follow35
10886808196Sequentialarranged in order or in a series36
10886816522subsequentfollowing in time, order, or place; later37
10886829856Consequentialresulting; important38
10886833418Non Sequitara statement that does not follow logically from anything previously said39
10886854833Appolonianharmonious, ordered, calm, rational40
10886858127bacchanalianfrenzied, orgiastic41
10886864172Delphicunclear, ambiguous, or confusing42
10886877168Dionysianfrenzied, delirious43
10886881791Jovialjolly, good-natured44
10886886656Mercurialhaving rapid and unpredictable changes of mood45
10886892847Olympianlofty, superior, and detached46
10886899500Venerealhaving to do with sexual intercourse or diseases transmitted by it47

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