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46696715endocrinesecreting internally
46696716exocrinesecreting externally
46696717endogamymarriage within the tribe, caste, or social group
46696718exogamymarriage outside the tribe, caste, or social group
46696719endogenousproduced from within; due to internal causes
46696720exogenousproduced from without; due to external causes
46696721endoskeletoninternal skeleton or supporting framework in an animal
46696722exoskeletonhard protective structure developed outside the body
46696723endosmosisosmosis inward
46696724exosmosisosmosis outward
46696725endocarditisinflammation of the lining of the heart
46696726endodermmembranelike tissue lining the digestive tract
46696727endoparasiteparasite living on the inside of its host
46696728endoparasite (A)ectoparasite (A)
46696729exotericknown externally; readily understandable
46696730exoteric (A)esoteric (A)
46696731exoticintroduced from another country; foreign
46696732exotic (A)native (A)
46696733exoticstrikingly unusual; strange
46696734anarchytotal absence of rule or government; confusion; disorder
46696735autarchyrule by an absolute sovereign
46696736hierarchybody of rulers or officials grouped in ranks, each being subordinate to the rank above it; pecking order
46696737matriarchyform of social organization in which the mother rules the family or tribe, descent being traced through the mother
46696738monarchystate ruled over by a single person, as a king or queen
46696739oligarchyform of government in which a few people have the power
46696740patriarchyform of social organization in which the father rules the family or tribe, descent being traced through the father
46696741geocentricmeasured from the earth's center; having the earth as a center
46696742geodeticpertaining to geodesy; mathematics dealing with the earth's shape and dimension
46696743geographystudy of the earth's surface, climate, continents, people, products, etc.
46696744geologyscience dealing with the earth's history as recorded in rocks
46696745geometrymathematics dealing with the lines, angles, surfaces, and solids
46696746geomorphicpertaining to the shape of the earth or the form of its surface
46696747geophysicsscience treating of the forces that modify the earth
46696748geopoliticsstudy of gevernment and its policies as affected by physical geography
46696749geoponicsart or science of agriculture
46696750georgicagricultural
46696751georgicpoem on husbandry, farming
46696752geotropismresponse to earth's gravity, as the growing of roots downward in the ground
46696753apogeefarthest point from the earth in the orbit of a heavenly body
46696754apogee (A)perigee (A)
46696755antipathyaversion; dislike
46696756antipathy (A)sympathy (A)
46696757apathylack of feeling, emotion, interest, or excitement; indifference
46696758empathycomplete understanding of another's feelings, motives
46696759patheticarousing pity
46696760pathosquality in drama, speech, literature, music, or events that arouses a feeling of pity or sadness
46696761sympathysharing of another's trouble; compassion
46696762telepathytransference of the thoughts and feelings of one person to another by no apparent means of communication
46696763homeopathytreatment of disease with minute doses of a remedy that, if given in massive doses to a healthy person, would produce effects like those of the disease
46696764homeopathy (A)allopathy (A)
46696765osteopathpractiioner of osteopathy, treatment of diseases by manipulation of bones, muscles, nerves
46696766pathogeniccausing disease
46696767pathologicaldue to disease
46696768psychopathicpertaining to mental disease; insane
46696769pathfeeling, suffering, disease
46696770geoearth, ground
46696771archyrule
46696772endowithin
46696773exoout of, outside
46696774morphform
46696775periaround, about , near, enclosing
46696776amorphoushaving no definite form; shapeless; unorganized
46696777anthropomorphicattibuting human form or chacteristics to beings not human, especially gods
46696778dimorphousoccuring under two distinct forms
46696779endomorphichaving a form deriving largely from the embryo's inner layer; having a heavy body build
46696780endomorphic (A)ectomorphic (A)
46696781heteromorphicexhibiting diversity of form
46696782metamorphosischange of form
46696783monomorphichaving a single form
46696784morphologybranch of biology dealing with the form and structure of animals and plants; form and structure of an organism or any of its parts
46696785pericardiummembranous sac enclosing the heart
46696786perigeenearest point to the earth in the orbit of a heavenly body
46696787perihelionnearest point to the sun in the orbit of a heavenly body
46696788perihelion (A)aphelion (A)
46696789perimeterwhole outer boundary or measurement of a surface or figure
46696790peridonticsbranch of dentistry dealing with diseases of the bone and gum tissues supporting the teeth
46696791peripatetictraveling about; itinerant
46696792peripheralon the periphery, outside boundary; outside or away from teh central part as in peripheral vision; only slightly connected iwth what is essential; merely incidental
46696793peripheraldevice tha can be attached or used with a computer, such as a keyboard, monitor, printer, or scanner
46696794periphrasticexpressed in roundabout way; circumlocutory
46696795periscopeinstrument permitting those in a submarine in a view of the surface
46696796peristalsiswavelike contraction of the walls of the intestines, which propels contents onward
46696797peristylerow of columns around a building or court; the space so enclosed
46696798peritonitisinflammation of the peritoneum, the membrane lining the abdominal cavity and surrounding the organs within it
46898119endophyteplant growing within another plant

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