gre35 Flashcards
8-17
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insomnia
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inability to fall asleep or remain asleep
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somnolent
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sleepy
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somniferous
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inducing sleep
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sophist
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one who is skilled in deceptive argumentation
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sophistry
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plausible but misleading argumentation
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sophomoric
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showing lack of judgment
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specimen
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a representation of a class or whole; a sample
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speculate
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take something as true based on insufficient evidence
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perspicacious
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shrewd, astute, keen-witted
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aspiration
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expulsion of breath in speaking
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spirograph
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device that records the movements of breathing
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static
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having no motion; fixed; stationary
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subterfuge
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trick or tactic used to avoid something
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supernal
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celestial; heavenly
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surtax
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additional tax
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syllogism
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argument with a conclusion deduced from two premises
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synchronous
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occurring at the same time; moving at the same rate
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syndicate
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association of people who undertake a duty or transact business
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tactus
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sense of touch
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tangent
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digression, diversion
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telemeter
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an instrument that measures distance
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telemetry
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science of transmitting data from someplace remote to a distant receiving station
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teleseism
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tremor from a distant earthquake
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telephony
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sound transmission between distant stations
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temporal
related to time
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temporize
act evasively to gain time, avoid an argument, or postpone a decision
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extemporaneous
unrehearsed
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temporality
being bound in time
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tenacious
stubborn, holding firm
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contend
strive in opposition; to struggle
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contention
act of striving in controversy
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tensor
a muscle that stretches a body part
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termless
having no limits; unending
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terraqueous
consisting of land and water
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terraceous
earthen
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terrestial
earthly
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terra firma
dry land
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terra incognita
unknown land
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complaisant
overly polite; willing to please
| the novel is mainly about a woman and her complaisant husband
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complicity
partnership in wrongdoing
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compunction
uneasiness caused by guilt
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conception
something conceived in the mind
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conciliatory
overcoming distrust or hostility
| Ben felt bad about starting the argument with Sue and talked to her in a conciliatory way
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concoct
to invent
| the teacher waited to see what excuse billy would concoct for not doing his assignment
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concomitant
existing concurrently
| the increase in poverty led to a concomitant increase in crime
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concur
to agree
| a majority of the committee concurs with the proposal
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condone
to overlook voluntarily; forgive
| the teacher condoned the student's poor behavior
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conduit
a pipe or channel for conveying fluids; conveyor of information
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conformity
harmony; agreement
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congenial
similar in tastes and habits; friendly; suited to
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congenital
existing at or before birth
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conglomerate
group of varied things
| the painting uses a conglomerate of colors
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conglomeration
an accumulation of diverse things
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congruent
corresponding
| the two triangles are congruent
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conjunction
a simultaneous occurrence; a combination
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connoisseur
a person with refined taste
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connotation
a meeting suggested by a word or thing
| the word 'lady' has acquired unfavorable connotations for many people
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connote
to suggest or imply in addition to literal meaning
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consanguinity
relationship by blood or by a common ancestor; close connection
The woman is seeking a divorce on grounds of consanguinity
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consign
to entrust; commit irrevocably
| My wife consigned my five-year-old sweatshirt to the garbage
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consolidate
to combine; form into one system
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consonance
something consistent with; in agreement with
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consortium
an association formed for joint venture
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conspicuous
very noticeable; striking
| Beth's orange hair makes her conspicuous
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constituency
body of voters of the residents of a district represented by an elected official
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consituent
part; citizen, voter
| The senator visits her constituents regularly
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consummate
accomplished, complete
| A consummate pianist, Jun had performed all over the world
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contemporary
belonging to the same period of time; current, modern
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contemptuous
manifesting or feeling contempt; scornful
| The novelist is contemptuous of the work of other writers
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contend
to battle, compete, assert
| Harry plans to contend for the middle weight boxing title
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continence
self control
| Continence is a virtue that he aspires to
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contingent
dependent on conditions not yet established
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contrite
feeling very sorry and guilty for something bad that you have done
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conundrum
riddle; puzzle with no solution
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convalesce
to return to health after illness; recuperate
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convention
an accepted technique or device; practice widely observed in a group
The conventions of English spelling are difficult to master
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conviction
a fixed belief
| Julie's conviction is that more should be done to help the poor
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Conviviality
sociable state or condition
| Everyone praised the conviviality of the hosts
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convoke
to call together
| The national association convoked a meeting of all its local chapters
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copious
abundant, plentiful
| The teacher provided copious notes for her students
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coquette
woman who flirts
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cornucopia
horn overflowing with fruit and grain; state of abundance
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corpus
a large collection of writings on a specific subject or of a specific kind
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cosset
to give a lot of attention to making someone comfortable
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pamper
하고싶은대로 하게하다
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coterie
small group of persons with a similar interest
| The coterie of poets met regularly
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coterminous
having common boundaries
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countenance
1)facial expression
2)verb) to favor, support
The principal countenanced greater involvement of the student council in running the school
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overhang
to project over/ 일부가 돌출된 부분
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tertial
relating to the third row of flight feathers on the basal selection of a bird's wing
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tertian
recurring after three days
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tertiary
third in degree or rank
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tertium quid
a third thing of indeterminate character
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tertiary color
a color that results from mixing two secondary colors
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apotheosis
glorification; glorified ideal
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theogamy
marriage of gods
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physiotherapy
treatment of physical injury with therapeutic exercise
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thermoduric
able to survive high temperatures
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thermolabile
subject to change or destruction by heating
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dermatome
instrument used to cut slices of the skin in skin grafts
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microtome
instrument that cuts specimens into slices for examination with microscopes
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gastrotomy
surgical incision into the stomach
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vasectomy
surgical removal of a duct that carries semen
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topography
the configuration of a land surface
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topology
regional anatomy
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toponym
the name of a place
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topophobia
fear of certain places
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topos
a traditional theme
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torsion
act of twisting or turning
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tortuous
winding; twisting; circuitous
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protract
draw out; prolong
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tremulous
marked by shaking or trembling
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tremolo
a quivering effect produced by quickly repeating a single tone
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turbid
in a state of turmoil
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turbine
machine that converts the energy of moving fluid to rotary mechanical power
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typal
relating to or serving as a type
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typify
represent as a typical example of; symbolize
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typology
the study or classification of types
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ultramundane
extending beyond the world or the universe
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unfetter
free from restraints; liberate
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national commission
unesco
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ingrained
firmly fixed/ established
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quota
the share or proportional part of a total
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femur
대퇴골
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pelivs
골반
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backhoe
폴크레인
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rancher
목장주인
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weather out
악천후로 --- 에 들어가지 못하게 하다
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quarry
1) 채석장
| 2) 사냥감
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amicus curiae
법정 조언자
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en banc
전원 합의체
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rivalrous
경쟁의, 대항의, 맞서는
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morass
늪
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punt
to propel
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urbane
refined, sophisticated, suave
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urbanite
city dweller
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urbanologist
specialist in city life
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usury
lending money at exorbitant rates
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utile
useful
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utilitarian
concerned with usefulness rather than beauty
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vacuity
emptiness of mind; lack of ideas
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vacuole
small cavity in cell cytoplasm
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convection
transmission
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veritable
real; genuine
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verity
truthfulness
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aver
to affirm; declare to be true
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veracity
accuracy, truthfulness
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verisimilitude
quality of appearing true or real
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verbatim
corresponding word for word
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proverbial
widely referred to
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verbiage
an excess of words; wordiness
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versatile
adaptable; all-purpose
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vertigo
diziness
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viatical
relating to a road or traveling
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viaticum
traveling provisions
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via media
middle way or course
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vista
a distant view or prospect
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virile
having the characteristics of an adult male
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virulent
very harmful; poisonous; hostile
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virago
woman who is noisy and scolding
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virility
manly characteristic; potency
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virilism
male sexual characteristics in a female
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curriculum vitae
summary of a person's education and professional life
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vivarium
enclosure where living things are raised for observation and research
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vivisection
the practice of cutting into or otherwise injuring living animals
