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10th Grade
06/18/2013

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aesth, esth
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feeling, perception
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eth
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habit, moral
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neur
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nerve
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pneum, pneumat, -pnea
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breath; wind
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opt, ops, op
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sight; view; eye
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ophthalm
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eye
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them, the, thet, thec, thek
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put, place
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thanat, thanas
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death
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necro
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dead
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taph
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tomb
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mnem, mne, mnes
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memory
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soph
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wise
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dys-
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difficult; bad
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-orama
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view
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-oramist
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one who views
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-oramic
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pertaining to viewing
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anesthetic
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Dictionary.com's definition: pertaining to or causing physical insensibility
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ophthalmoscope
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Dictionary.com's definition: an instrument for viewing the interior of the eye or examining the retina.
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philosophical
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Dictionary.com's definition: of or pertaining to philosophy (the rational investigation of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct.)
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ethical
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Dictionary.com's definition:pertaining to or dealing with morals or the principles of morality; pertaining to right and wrong in conduct.
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hypothesis
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Dictionary.com's definition:a proposition, or set of propositions, set forth as an explanation for the occurrence of some specified group of phenomena.
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dyschromatopsia
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Dictionary.com's definition:a defect of vision in which the retina responds to only two of the three primary colors.
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neuralgia
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Dictionary.com's definition:sharp and paroxysmal pain along the course of a nerve.
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necropolis
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Dictionary.com's definition:a cemetery, especially one of large size and usually of an ancient city.
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cyclorama
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Dictionary.com's definition:a pictorial representation, in perspective, of a landscape, battle, etc., on the inner wall of a cylindrical room or hall, viewed by spectators occupying a position in the center; a curved wall or drop at the back of a stage, used for creating an illusion of unlimited space or distance in the background of exterior scenes or for obtaining lighting effects.
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pneumatic
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Dictionary.com's definition: of or pertaining to air, gases, or wind.
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epitaph
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Dictionary.com's definition:a commemorative inscription on a tomb or mortuary monument about the person buried at that site.
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euthanasia
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Dictionary.com's definition: painless death
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thanatopsis
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Dictionary.com's definition: a view or contemplation of death
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amnesia
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Dictionary.com's definition: loss of a large block of interrelated memories; complete or partial loss of memory caused by brain injury, shock, etc.
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synopsis
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Dictionary.com's definition:a brief or condensed statement giving a general view of some subject.
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