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Atheist

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meaning the one who don’t believe

in god.

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Theist

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Thei- meaning god/religion
Ist- meaning follower

Theist meaning the one who believes in god

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Monotheist

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mono+theist
mono(only one)
theist meaning the one who believes in god

so monotheist means the one who believes
in one god.

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Polytheist

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Poly means many
and theist meaning the one who believes in god

so polytheists mean the one who believes in many gods.

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Pantheist

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Pan means all over
and theist meaning the one who believes in god

so pantheist is one who believes in all gods across all
religions.

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Theology

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Theo means god or religion
Logy means study of something

so theology means study of religion

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Anthropology

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Anthrop means human being
Logy means study of something

so anthropology means study of human being

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Morphology

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Morph means structure
Logy means study of something

so morphology means study of structures.

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Anthropomorphism

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Its antrop+morph+ism

meaning is giving human structure to god.

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Zoomorphism

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Its zoo+morph+ism

meaning giving animal structure to god.

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Amorphic

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It’s a+morph

means no particular structure.

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Zoophobia

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zoo+phobia
zoo- animals
phobia means fear or dislike

means fear of animal

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Androphobia

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Andro means boys/male
phobia means fear or dislike so

androphobia means the one who doesn’t like
boys

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Gynophobia

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Gyno means girl/women
phobia means fear or dislike so

gynophobia means the one who doesn’t like
girls

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Pedophobia

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Pedo means child
phobia means fear or dislike so

pedophobia is the one who doesn’t like
children.

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Demophobia

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demo means people
phobia means fear or dislike so

demophobia means the one who fears
public speaking.

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Anthropophobia

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anthro means human
phobia means fear or dislike so

being anthropophobic mean fearing
human beings or their company
in simple words, a person who is aloof (prefers living alone)

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Theophobia

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theo+phobia
Theo means god or religion
phobia means fear or dislike so

means fear of religion

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Democracy

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demo+cracy
demo means people
cracy means govt /system

means govt of people

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Autocracy

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auto+cracy
auto means self
cracy means govt /system

dictatorship/kingship (when one person
rules the whole government or system)

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Theocracy

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Theo+cracy
theo means god or religion
cracy means govt /system

means when the government is comprised of religious people like priests, bishops etc.

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Plutocracy

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Pluto means wealthy
cracy means govt /system

so plutocracy means when the government is controlled by wealthy people or industrialists.

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Oligocracy

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Oligo means selected few
cracy means govt /system so

Oligocracy means when selected few run
the government.

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Mobocracy

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Mob means crowd
cracy means govt /system so

mobocracy means when the crowd takes over
government or in other words lawlessness.

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Monarchy
monarch means top official like king and monarchy is the rule of king.
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Anarchy
means lawlessness it’s just similar | to mobocracy.
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Gerontocracy
geron mean aged/experienced cracy means govt /system so gerontocracy means when position are determined by the experience or the age.
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Meritocracy
merito means performance cracy means govt /system so meritocracy means when positions of power are decided by performance of candidates
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Cleptocracy
clepto means thief cracy means govt /system so cleptocracy is when the government is run by thieves
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Beaurocracy
beauro means top officials so beaurocracy means when the government is run by top officials.
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Aristocracy
aristo means nobility so aristocracy means when the government is run by noble families.
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Somniferous
Somnia- sleepness ferrous means things causing something so somniferous are the things that cause sleep like pills etc.
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Insomnia
means lack of sleep
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Somnambulist
som+amb+ist here som means sleep ambu means walk so somnambulist means the one who walks while sleeping.
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Ambulant
ambu means walk means things able to walk
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Somniloquist
som means sleep, loquist means talking so somniloquist means the one who talks while sleeping.
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Loquacious
loquis means talking so cious means to do something means the one who talks a lot
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Voracious
vora means eat cious means to do something so voracious means the one who eats a lot.
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Avaricious
avari means greed cious means to do something so avaricious means greedy
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Pugnacious
pug means fight cious means to do something so pugnacious means the one who fights a lot.
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Infanticide
infant+cide cide meaning kill/ murder meaning to kill children.
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Uxoricide
uxor means wife cide meaning kill/ murder so uxoricide means a husband who murders his wife.
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Mariticide
marit means husband cide meaning kill/ murder so maritcide means the murder of a husband by his wife.
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Patricide
patri means father cide meaning kill/ murder so Patricide means A person who murders their father.
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Matricide
matri mean mother cide meaning kill/ murder so Matricide means A person who murders their mother.
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Fratricide
frat means brother cide meaning kill/ murder so Fratricide means A person who murders their brother.
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Amble
Ambul- Walk,move to walk in a slow, relaxed way
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Ambulant
Ambul- Walk,move walking or moving
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Ambulance
Ambul- Walk,move a vehicle that moves a patient
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Animal
Anim- Life, spirit a living organism
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Animate
Anim- Life, spirit to make alive
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Equanimity
Equ- equal Anim- Life, spirit of balanced spirit
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Antibody
Anti- Against, opposite of means a substance that destroys micro-organisms
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Antiseptic
Anti- Against, opposite of means to prevent infection
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Antisocial
Anti- Against, opposite of means opposing social norm
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Arborist
Arbour- Tree means someone working with trees
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Arbour
Arbour- Tree a shady area formed by trees
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Arborous
Arbour- Tree having many trees
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Autocrat
Auto- Self, same, one cracy means govt /system so a person who governs with absolute power
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Autograph
Auto- Self, same, one Graph- 'to write, a person’s own signature
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Automatic
Auto- Self, same, one matos- thinking, animated, willing moving by itself
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Benefactor
Bene- Good, well facere- to do person who gives money to a cause
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Beneficial
Bene- Good, well ficus- making, doing producing a good effect
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Benevolent
Bene- Good, well volent- to wish showing kindness or goodwill
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Cataclysm
Cata (kata)- downward movement, against, completely intensive a flood or other disaster
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Catalogue
Cata (kata)- downward movement, against, completely intensive logue- speech a complete listing
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Catastrophe
Cata (kata)- downward movement, against, completely intensive turning for the worst, a substantial disaster
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Ascertain
Cert- sure to find out something with certainty
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Certify
Cert- sure to state that something is true
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Circumnavigate
Circum- Around, about to sail around
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Circumscribe
Circum- Around, about to draw around
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Circumspect
Circum- Around, about looking around
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Circumvent
Circum- Around, about to go around or bypass restrictions;
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Clarification
Clar- clear an explanation
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Inclination
Cline- lean a leaning toward
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Recline
Cline- lean to lean back and relax
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Counteract
Counter-Opposite, contrary, opposing to oppose the effects of an action
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Countermand
Counter-Opposite, contrary, opposing to cancel a previous order
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Counteroffensive
Counter-Opposite, contrary, opposing attack against an attack
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Craniology
Cranio- skull the study of skull characteristics
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Cranium
Cranio- skull skull of vertebrates
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Cranial
Cranio- skull - pertaining to the skull
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Credence
Cred- believe belief that something is true or valid
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Credulous
Cred- believe believing things too easily, gullible
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Incredible/ Incredulous
Cred- believe unbelievable
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Cryptic
Crypto- Hidden, secret of hidden meaning
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Cryptography
Crypto- Hidden, secret science of secret fcodes
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Encrypt
Crypto- Hidden, secret encode into secret code
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Accumulate
Cumul- Mass, heap to gather or pile up
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Cumulative
Cumul- Mass, heap gradually building up
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Bicycle
Cycl- Circle, ring a vehicle with two wheels
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Cycle
Cycl- Circle, ring a sequence that is repeated
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Cyclone
Cycl- Circle, ring a storm with circling winds

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