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ASTRONOMER • Roots: Astron ~ Star; Celestial ~ Heavenly/Divine; Nomos ~ Arrangement • ASTRONOMY ~ Study of stars & celestial bodies – URANOLOGY
• ASTRONOMICAL ~ Very large figures – ASTRONOMIC; GALACTIC
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ASTRONAUT/COSMONAUT • Roots: Nautes ~ Sailor; Kosmos ~ Universe • ASTRONAUT ~ Space traveler – COSMONAUT
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ASTROLOGY • ASTROLOGY ~ Influence of stars/planets on human events – STAR DIVINATION
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NAUTICAL • NAUTICAL ~ Relating to ships/sailors/navigation – MARINE; MARITIME
• NAUSEA ~ Sea-sickness; Stage preceding vomiting
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ASTER • ASTER ~ Star-shaped flower • ASTERISK ~ Star-shaped symbol
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ASTROPHYSICS • ASTROPHYSICS ~ Physics of heavenly bodies – ASTRONOMY
• DISASTER ~ Falling of a star – Calamity, tragedy – CATACLYSM, CATASTROPHE
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GEOLOGY • Root: Geo ~ Earth • GEOLOGY ~ Study of earth composition
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GEOGRAPHY • GEOMETRY: Measurement of figures (Plane & Solid) • GEOGRAPHY: Writing/mapping of earth
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BIOLOGY • BIOLOGY ~ Life science – Root: Bio ~ Life – BIOPSY ~ Examination of living tissue
• AUTOPSY ~ Post-mortem – NECROPSY
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BOTANY & ZOOLOGY • BOTANY ~ Plants – FLORA
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ZOOLOGY ~ Animals -- FAUNA
ZODIAC • ZODIAC ~ Paths of celestial bodies with animal names in Astrology
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METRONOME • METRONOME ~ Measures musical time
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ENTOMOLOGY • Roots: Tome ~ Cut; En ~ Inside; Ex ~ Outside • ENTOMOLOGY ~ Study of Insects • ANATOMY ~ Cutting up/analysis of animals and humans
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ECCENTRIC • ECCENTRIC ~ Out of centre/Unconventional behavior ~ BIZARRE, FREAKY, ODDBALL, OUTLANDISH
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DICHOTOMY • DICHOTOMY ~ Two-fold – DUALITY
• EPITOME ~ Essence, Representative – PARADIGM, PROTOTYPE, MODEL
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PHILOLOGY • Root: Phil ~ Love • PHILOLOGY ~ Love of words – Study of language & literature ~ LINGUISTICS ~ SEMANTICS - Of words and meanings
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PHILANDER • PHILANDER ~ Promiscuous; Multiple sexual affairs – FLIRT, WOMANIZE, COQUETTE, Unrestrained in sexual behavior
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PHILATELY • PHILOSOPHY ~ Love of wisdom • PHILATELY ~ Stamp collection • PHILHARMONIC ~ Love of music – ORCHESTRA, SYMPHONY
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PHILTRE • Root: Aphrodite ~ Greek goddess of love • PHILTRE ~ Love potion – APHRODISIAC
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BIBLIOPHILE • BIBLIOPHILE – Lover of books
• ANGLOPHILE – Love anything English
• FRANCOPHILE – Love anything French
• INDOPHILE – Love anything Indian
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ANTI-SOCIAL • Root : Socius ~ Companion – SOCIOLOGY ~ Study of human societies
• HIGH-SOCIETY ~ Fashionable Elite – BEAU MONDE, BON TON
• ASOCIAL ~ Withdrawn from society • ANTI-SOCIAL ~ Hostile & against society
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