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VCR midterms
| bibliophile | a lover of books |
| congenital | existing at birth |
| coveted | greedily desired or wished for |
| domicile | a home; residence |
| dormant | inactive |
| dyslexia | impairment of the ability to read |
| enamored | in love with; charmed by |
| engender | to produce, cause, or bring about |
| entity | anything having existence , either physical or mystical |
| euthanasia | the act of painlessly killing a suffering person or animal; mercy killing |
| gentile | a non-jewish person |
| homicide | the killing of one person by another |
| humane | having the worthy qualities of human beings, such as kindness of compassion |
| indigenous | native to a certain area |
| inimical | hostile, unfriendly |
| innate | inborn; natural |
| matriculate | to enroll, especially at a college |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or despises people |
| mortify | to embarrass or humiliate |
| pacify | to calm down |
| patriarch | the male head of a family or tribe |
| pedant | a person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning |
| philanthropist | lover of humanity; person active in promoting human welfare |
| phobia | fear of |
| puerile | childish; immature |
| virile | having certain characteristics traditionally associated with masculinity, especially physical strength, vitality, and assertiveness |