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A.D.
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Anno Domini; In the year of the lord
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Quasi
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seemingly; as if
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memorandum
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that which must be remembered; gerundive
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ibid
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ibidem; in the same source
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etc.
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et cetera; and other things
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de iure
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legally
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Q.V.
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quo vide; "which see"
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loco citato
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passage already cited
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viz
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videlicet; in other words
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Nota Bene
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take special notice
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ad inifinitum
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forever
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ad hominem
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appealing to emotion
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ex officio
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by virtue of one's status
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sub iudice
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a case under trial
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ex post facto
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with retroactive effect
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sine die
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no appointed date for resumption
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in loco parentis
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in place of parent
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in camera
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private chambers of the judge
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sine qua non
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absolutely necessary
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prima facie
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accepted as correct until proved otherwise
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ipso facto
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by that very fact
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mea culpa
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acknolwedgement of fault
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pro rata
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proportional
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non compos mentis
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not sane
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per se
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intrinsically
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fear of cats
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ailurophobia
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fear of insects
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entomophobia
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fear of death
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thanatophobia
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fear of friday 13th
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triskaidekaphobia
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love of dead bodies
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necrophilia
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lover of wine
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oenophile
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love of horses
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hippophile
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lover of heat
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thermophile
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ponophobia
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hard work
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agoraphobia
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crowds
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toxophilite
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lover of archery
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hypnophile
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lover of sleep
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ornithologist
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one who studies birds
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stratocracy
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rule by the military
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morphology
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study of the structure of words
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ochlocracy
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rule by the mob
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heliophobia
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fear of sunlight
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acrophobia
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fear of heights
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cynomaniac
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uncontolled passion for dogs
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gymnomaniac
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uncontrolled passion for nudtity
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gerontocracy
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rule by old people
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aetiology
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study of cause of disease
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dispomania
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love of liquor; alcholic
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speleology
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study of caves
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monomania
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one single obsession
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hierocracy
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rule by priests
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hippomaniac
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madness for horses
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anathema
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vehment dislike
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apocryphal
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not authentic
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perfidy
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untrustworthy
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obviate
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remove
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revenant
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one who returns
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traduce
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speak badly about
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anitpathy
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feeling of dislike
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viticulture
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vine growing and grape harvesting
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hypogeal
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underground
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anthropophagist
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cannibal
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demotic
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relating to common people
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pandemic
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prevalent around the world
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catacomb
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underground cemetery
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neophobia
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misoneism
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catholic
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including a variety of things
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diaphanous
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light; delicate
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inter
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dig up
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sanguine
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optimistic; cheerful
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diffident
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painfully shy
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dissolute
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lax in morals
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candiate reflects the notion that a person running for office should be honest
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True
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The calendar was finally reformed by Julius Caesar
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False it was reformed by Gregory
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The word profane and the Latin word for temple are etymogically linked
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True
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Humourous describes a person whose bodily humours were not in balance
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True
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Canary and canine are etymogically linked
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False
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complain and plantiff come from the same latin root
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False
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Decidious Trees are evergreen
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False; they are tree that have their leaves fall off
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fascist serives from the bundle of rods which was the symbol of power in Rome
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True
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An advocate and barrister mean the same thing
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true
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a factotum is a large suitcase that carries all
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False; it is an employee that does all kinds of work
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an inauguration ceremony was orginally linked to the practice of interpreting omens
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True
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Swastika was originally the symbol of the evil eye
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False
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Money derives from the epithet of the goddess Juno
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True
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The root of the word agony means pain
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False
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supercede and supersede are etymogically connected
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False
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appease and pacifist come from the same latin root
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True
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sincere is an example of folk etymology
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True; thought to mean without wax because a sculpture without wax was honest in form
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sms is an example of a conversion
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True
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Gladiator means one who uses sword
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True
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curriculum is an example of a gerundive
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false
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incorrigible is an example of ASSIMILATION
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True
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A biennial event occurs twice a year
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False; once every 2 years
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Binomial classification classifies plants and animals according to genus and domicllium
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false; genus and specific name or epitheph
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a superannuated person holds a supervisory position for a year
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False; someone who is retired
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innocuous and inoculate both derive from nocere
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False
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Minister is a word which has ameliorated in meaning
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True; actually means servant
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greek number represent whole numbers and latin/roman numbers represent fractions
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True
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phillip would be an apprpriate name for a horse lover
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true
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Dog an canine are etymogically linked
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False
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dekalitre means one tenth of a litre
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False; means ten litres
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The metre as a unit of length is defined in terms of the speed of light
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True
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a photosensitive person is camera shy
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false; it means have a chemical or electrical response to light
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A polymath is knowledgable in many disciplines
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True
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xenogamy refers to cross fertilization
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true; specfically by plants
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the drug morphine is named because it induces sleep
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False; came from Roman god morphius
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Hesiod's Theogony gives an account of the origin of the Greek gods
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True
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bitter sweet is an example of metonymy
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False; substitutes name or attribute for the actual thing
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The greet root nano means very tiny
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False; means dwarf
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Sunflowers belong to the genus Helianthus
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True
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politician, policeman, and necropolis are etymogially linked
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True
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Gigabyte, megabyte and terabyte-which one is largest?
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Tera, giga, mega
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Epizootic refers to a rapidly spreading disease in animals
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True
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Hydrophobia
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rabies
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lipoma
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tumor of tissue
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opthalmology
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study of the eye
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hysterectomy
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surgery that removes uterus; cut out the womb
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atrohpy
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without food; wasting away
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melanoma
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tumour associated with skin cancer; black tumour
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myograph
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recording muscle
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nephrectomy
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removal of kidneys; kidney surgery
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gastro-enteritis
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abnormal stomach condition
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hepatitis
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live inflammation
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toxaemia
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blood poisoning by toxins
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neuropathy
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disease of nerves
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mastectomy
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remove breast; to cut out breast
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neuralgia
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intense pain along the nerve; condition of a nerve
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thermometer
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heat measure
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diarrhoea
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liquid excremment; flow through
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hydrocephalus
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fluid accumulates in the brain;water head
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otorhinolaryngologist
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one who studies ears, nose and throat
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megalocephaly
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condition that causes and abnormally large head; large brain
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vulpine
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sly;cunning
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invidious
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unenviable
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Mother Teresa was cannonise in 2002
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False
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Athena
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goddess of wisdom
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Mentor
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Wise and trusted advisor
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Bachanalia
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drunken party from the Roman festival Bacchus
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Halcyon Days
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calm peaceful days; named after king fisher that builds its nest at sea and makes the seas calm for 7 days during winter
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Ares
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Also called Mars; God of War, extremely volatile
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Aphrodite
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Also called Venus; Goddes of sexuality and love
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Hermes
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Also called Mercury; God of thieves and merchants
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Who was Zeus married to?
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Hera
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Form the antonym of heterodox
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orthodox
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What number is in duo decimal
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12
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What number is in dean
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10
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what number is in sesquicentenial
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150
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What number is in sexageneraian
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60
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How many years are in a chiliad
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1000
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What number means Tetra
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4
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What number means hepta
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7
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Give one word of Greek origin which means the art of stuffing dead animals
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taxidermy
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Give one word of Greek origin which means moral
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ethical
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Give one word of greek origin which means prediction
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prophecy
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Give one word which means inability to speak
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aphasia
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Give one word of Greek origin which means the study of the cause and nature of disease
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pathology
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Give the anyonym of philanthropist
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misanthrope
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What is the meaning of synagogue
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meeting place
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What does geocentrism mean?
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Belief that sun revolves around the earth
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What did the greeks call the uterus?
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also called hysteria; a mobile organ that moved around causing abnormal behavior
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How is the word surgery formed?
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work+hand; healing by manual operation
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Marathon
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toponym; named after Greek city Marathon; Olympic competitor Pheidipeedes ran 42 km from there to Athens. Modern Olympics added 42 km
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Improvident
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thoughtless
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Penicillium
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derived from the brush like shape that it takes in mold; another version of penis-Latin for tail
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scrotum
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little watcher
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Quintessence/quintesentail
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refers to the 5th essence "ether", which permeated through all things
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IVY League
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named after 4 school-the league of 4; another explanation is the IvY on the walls
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Impeachment
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Accusation of high crimes or treason
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Binnomail classification started in..
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Greek and was then changed to latin. Now a different system that uses genus and species
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Fiscal shrike is..
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a bird
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Court is a contraction
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True; of cohort..."an enclousre"
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Moneta was...
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an epitheph for goddess Juno; money and mint come from this word
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Pecunia comes from...
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the fact that Romans paid debts with cattle and later imprinted cattle on blocks of copper
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sic means...
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thus
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The French changed "ize" to "ise"
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True
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Agenda and propaganda are...
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gerundives
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to hector
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to bully
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Sisphean task
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endless and frustrating task
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Zeus was the son of...
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Chronos
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Between Scylla and Carybdis
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essentially, between a rock and a hard place
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polyglot
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many tongues
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the rape of persephone
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explains change of seasons; goddess of agriculture Ceres is sad because she has to giver her daughter back to pluto- describes fall and winter and spring occurs when she gets her back
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Echo and narcissus
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story of echo who, after being rejected, wastes away until she is only a voice and narcissus wastes away with love for himself
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venus and adonis
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Venus and Adonis comes from Ovid's Metamorphoses, Book 10. Ovid told of how Venus took the beautiful Adonis as her first mortal lover. They were long-time companions, with the goddess hunting alongside her lover. She warns him of the tale of Atalanta and Hippomenes to dissuade him from hunting dangerous animals, he disregards the warning, and is killed by a boar.
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oedipus complex
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named after greek character Oedipus, who killed his father and married his mother
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vaccine is a...
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generalization, pertaining to a cow
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decimate is a,...
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generalization; killing one tenth of a military unit
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ichthyology
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study of fish
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Audi alteram partem
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hear the other side
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bona fide
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real
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ultra vires
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beyond one's legal power
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re
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in the matter of
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nolo contendere
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a plea by which a defendant in a criminal prosecution accepts conviction as though a guilty plea had been entered but does not admit guilt.
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mens rea
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the intention or knowledge of wrongdoing that constitutes part of a crime
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locus standi
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ability of a party to demonstrate to the court sufficient connection to and harm from the law or action challenged to support that party's participation in the case
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fiat iustitia
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The maxim signifies the belief that justice must be realized regardless of consequences.
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amicus curiae
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an impartial adviser, often voluntary, to a court of law in a particular
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epithet
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a descriptive phrase expressing a quality of the person or thing mentiioned
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epitaph
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a statement written in memory of someone who has died
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hex
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6
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hept
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7
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Languages that have developed from Proto-Indo-European are related and are therefore called
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cognate
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1. Hebrew and Yiddish are both Indo-European languages:
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False; Hebrew is non Indo-European
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Circle the languages which do not belong to the Indo-European family of languages: Afrikaans, Hindi, Zulu, Arabic, English, Chinese, Roumanian.
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Zulu, Chinese, Arabic, Hebrew,
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oviparous
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laying eggs that are then hatched outside
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ovoviviparous
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hatching eggs that are inside
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viviparous
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living young that have developed inside the body
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psephology
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study of elections and voting; comes from greek word psesphos ancient greek practice of using pebbles to cast votes
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anthropomorphic
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having human characteristics
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Why are snakes used today as medical symbols?
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pets of Asclepius; believed to have the power of rejuvination and heal sick by licking them
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scion
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descendant
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supplication
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begging
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redolent
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tainted
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ascetic
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very self disciplined person
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desultory
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aimless, unenthusiastic
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caveat
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"Let him beware"; warning or caution
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caret
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"it is lacking" mmark used to indicate an ommistion
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fiat
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"Let it be done". A decree
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credo
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"I believe"
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sub rosa
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"under the rose" done in secret
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