unit 9

Question 1

hara-kiri

Answer 1

noun
a ritual suicide practiced by Japanese samurai; used to die with honor rather than fallen into the hands of the enemies

Question 2

anemic

Answer 2

adjective
lack of power, vigor, or vitality; referring to hemoglobin deficiency in the blood

Question 3

asphyxiate

Answer 3

verb
to choke; to suffocate; to smother

Question 4

atrophy

Answer 4

verb
to decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue

Question 5

corporeal

Answer 5

adjective
refferring to the body; bodily

Question 6

countenance

Answer 6

noun
the face, especially as an indication of mood, emotion, or character.

Question 7

degloving

Answer 7

noun
an injury in which an extensive section of skin is completely torn off the underlying tissue

Question 8

disembodied

Answer 8

adjective
separated from a body or a corporeal existence

Question 9

effigy

Answer 9

noun
a crude representation or figure of a hated person

Question 10

emaciated

Answer 10

adjective
abnormally thin due to lack of nutrition or disease

Question 11

hemorrhage

Answer 11

verb
to undergo heavy or uncontrollable bleeding

Question 12

moribund

Answer 12

adjective
in a dying state; near death

Question 13

necrosis

Answer 13

noun
localized death of living tissue

Question 14

ossify

Answer 14

verb
to harden like a bone; to become rigid or inflexible in habits, attitude, opinions, etc.

Question 15

visage

Answer 15

noun
the face, usually with reference to shape or features

Question 16

viscera

Answer 16

noun
the organs in the abdominal cavity, especially the intestines

Question 17

visceral

Answer 17

adjective
characterized by instinct rather than intellect

Question 18

eviscerate

Answer 18

verb
to remove the entrails from; disembowel; to deprive of vital or essential parts

Question 19

vivisect

Answer 19

verb
to dissect a living body; to to conduct surgery for experimental purposes on a living organism

Question 20

callipygian

Answer 20

adjective
having well-shaped buttocks