DECK 22 Flashcards
1
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MALADY
A
disease; something bad (mal)
2
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BLIGHT
A
a diseased condition; a curse
3
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AFFLICTION
A
causes suffering
4
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ELEGY
A
a poem relating to or lamenting death
5
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EPITAPH
A
an inscription on a gravestone
6
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DOLDRUMS
A
a state of unhappiness
7
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ADVERSITY
A
hardship
8
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SEMANTICS
A
the study of the meanings of words
9
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GENEALOGY
A
the study of ancestry
10
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ONCOLOGY
A
the study of tumors and/or cancer
11
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PARIAH
A
an outcast
12
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RELEGATE
A
to banish or demote in rank
13
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PROLIFERATE
A
to grow rapidly; to produce offspring at a rapid rate
14
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DISTEND
A
to swell or increase in size
15
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PROPAGATE
A
to cause to multiply; to publicize
