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redundant

it means extra, not needed

examples of redundant statements:
gay homo
cold as ice

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anglo

having to do with Britian, its people, or its culture

anglology-study of Britian, its people, or its culture
anglonics-British speaking
anglophobe-lover of Britian, its people, or its culture
anglophile- fearer of Britian, its people, or its culture

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cide

comes from the latin root "cid", which means "kill" or "annhilate"

(noun)(vowel)cide
suicide = killing of self
"sui" is a corrupted way of saying "self"
genocide = killing of kind/race/origin
latin root "gen" means kind/race/origin
homocide = killing of man
latin root "homo" means "man"(Greek root might mean "same")
infanticide = killing of infants
infant is a young animal/human
herbicide = killing of plants
herb means plant

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stereotype

an assumption to label a group of people though someone only knows a few things about them. often, stereotypes limit judgement and can be racist and sexist. sometimes they are true with evidence, but they are mostly based on incorrect opinions

things that are commonly stereotyped:
races- white black asian indian arabs hispanics etc...
music- rap rock classical country jazz r'n'b etc...
subcultures- emo goth chav wigger thug/gangsta prep geeks nerds etc...
sexes- male female gays lesbians transexuals hermaphrodites etc...
physical characteristics- blondes brunettes short tall etc...
social standing- suburban ghetto poor middle-class rich filthy rich etc...

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phobe

someone who has a phobia, or an irrational fear of

a pedophobe is someone who fears children

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octapedal

octa=8/eight
pedal=legs

Therefore, an octapedal has 8 legs

Spiders are octapedals

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