Terms in this set (298)
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impetus -
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(n.) the force or energy with which something moves; momentum.
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obsolete -
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(adj.) no longer in use or in practice.
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probable -
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(adj.) likely to happen.
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(n.) a vulnerability or lack of resistance to damage or disease
; easily affected
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v. annoyed or harassed consistently
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intestine -
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(n.) That part of the digestive tube below or behind the stomach, extending to the anus.
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smearing -
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(Adj.) rubbing all over
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bowers -
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(n.) shaded, leafy area ; structures built to attract mates (building and choosing are learned
behaviors)
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inept -
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(Adj.) revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse
Ex. "an inept remark"; "it was tactless to bring up those disagreeable"
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pharmaceutical -
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(Adj.) of or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists
Ex. "the pharmaceutical industry"
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(n). a swindler, deceiver; one who uses a false name or character in order to cheat syn:cheat,
trickster, four- flushed, pretender
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(n.) a passage taken from a book, article, etc.; (v.) to take such a passage; to quote
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afflict -
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(v.) cause pain or suffering in
Ex. "afflict with the plague"; "That debasement of the verbal currency that afflicts terms used in
advertisement"
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impetus -
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(n.) the force or energy with which something moves; momentum.
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obsolete -
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(adj.) no longer in use or in practice.
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probable -
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(adj.) likely to happen.
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, susceptibility -
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(n.) a vulnerability or lack of resistance to damage or disease
; easily affected
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persecuted -
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v. annoyed or harassed consistently
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intestine -
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(n.) That part of the digestive tube below or behind the stomach, extending to the anus.
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smearing -
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(Adj.) rubbing all over
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bowers -
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(n.) shaded, leafy area ; structures built to attract mates (building and choosing are learned
behaviors)
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inept -
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(Adj.) revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse
Ex. "an inept remark"; "it was tactless to bring up those disagreeable"
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pharmaceutical -
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(Adj.) of or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists
Ex. "the pharmaceutical industry"
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, impostor -
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(n). a swindler, deceiver; one who uses a false name or character in order to cheat syn:cheat,
trickster, four- flushed, pretender
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excerpt -
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(n.) a passage taken from a book, article, etc.; (v.) to take such a passage; to quote
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afflict -
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(v.) cause pain or suffering in
Ex. "afflict with the plague"; "That debasement of the verbal currency that afflicts terms used in
advertisement"
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spleen -
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