Interpreter Of Maladies Flashcards

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Emaciated

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Excessively thin

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Unencumbered

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Free from burden or financial debt

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Defile

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To sully, mar or damage

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Itinerant

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Wandering, nomadic, roving

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Diaphanous

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Delicate, light, translucent, sheer

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Ruminate

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To ponder, reflect, or think deeply about

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Recrimination

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An accusation in respond to one from someone else

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Protuberant

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Sticking out

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Auspicious

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Promising success, favorable

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Malaise

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A general comfort of discomfort or unease with an unknown source

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Disconsolate

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Unhappy without the possibility of being comforted

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Paroxysm

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A sudden outbreak or attack of emotion or activity

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Propitious

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Indicating a good chance of success

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Contour

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The shape or outlines

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Conjugal

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Relating to marriage or the relationship between a married couple

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Regale

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To entertain or amuse with talk or stories; to lavish with food or drink

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Vindicate

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To clear from suspicion or blame

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Assiduous

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Showing perseverance or diligent work ethic

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Tumid

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Swollen

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Autonomy

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Independence or self direction

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Ascertain

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To learn with certainty or assurance, pinpoint

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Mawkish

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Sentimental or feeble in a sickly way

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Maudlin

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Self pitying or tearfully sentimental, usually through drunkeness

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Auscultation

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The sound derived from listening to the heart lungs or other organs through a stethoscope

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Austere

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Severe or strict. Allowing few luxuries, living plainly or proffering harsh surroundings