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VOCAB Flashcards

1
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ABRUPT

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SUDDEN

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ABSTAIN

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TO REFRAIN FROM SOMETHING

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3
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ADVERSE

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UNDESIRED EFFECT, POSSIBLY HARMFUL
EX. THE AMOUNT OF ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION HAD AN ADVERSED REACTION ON HIS LIVER

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4
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AEGIS

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CONTROL, PROTECTION

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5
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AFFFECT

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APPEARNCE OF OBSERVABLE EMOTIONS

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AMBIVALENT

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HAVING MIXED FEELINGS OR CONTRADICTORY IDEAS ABOUT SOMETHING OR SOMEONE

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7
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APPLICABLE

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RELEVANT/ APPROPRIATE

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8
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ASSIDUOUS

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CAREFUL/HARDWORKING

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9
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AUDIBLE

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LOUD ENOUGH TO BE HEARD

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10
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BENEVOLANT

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SHOWING SYMPATHY

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11
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BILATERAL

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PRESENT ON 2 SIDES
EV. BILATERAL HEARING IS ESSENTIAL FOR SOUND LOCATION

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12
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BOISTEROUS

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ROUGH,ROWDY, UNRULY

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13
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BRAZEN

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BOLD OR UNRESTRAINED

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14
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CARDIAC

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RELATING TO HEART

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15
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CIRCUITIOUS

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OF A ROUTE OR JOURNEY, LONGER THAN THE MOST DIRECT WAY EX. THE UBER DRIVER FOLLOWED THE CIRCUITIOUS ROUTE

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16
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COLLATERAL

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SOMETHING PLEDGED AS SERCUIRITY FOR PAYEMENT OF A LOAN

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17
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CONCAVE

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ROUNDED INWARDS, CURVE
EX. HER CONTACT LENSES HAS A CONAVE SHAPE

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18
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CONTIGENT

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SUBJECT TO CHANCE

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19
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CONVULSION

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A VIOLENT DISTURBANCE

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20
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CONTRACT

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TO DRAW TOGETHER, REDUCE IN SIZE

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21
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CONSTRICT

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BECOME SMALLER

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22
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DILATE

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TO ENLARGE OR EXPAND

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23
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DISDAIN

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LACK OF RESPECT

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24
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DIGRESSION

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DETOUR FROM CENTRAL TOPIC OR FOCUS

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25
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DISTENDED

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ENLARGED OR EXPANDED PRESSURE(BLOATION)

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26
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DOCILE

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EASILY HANDLED OR MANAGED(TAME)

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27
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ERADICATE

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TO DESTROY COMPLETELY

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28
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EPHEMERAL

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ONLY LASTING FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME

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29
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ETIOLOGY

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THE CAUSE OR ORIGIN OF DISEASE

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30
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EXOGENOUS

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PRODUCED OUTSIDE THE BODY

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31
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EXPECTORATE

A

TO COUGH UP PHLEGM FROM THE LUNGS AND OUT THE MOUTH

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32
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FLACCID

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LACKING TONE

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FORTUITIOUS

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OCCURING BY HAPPY CHANCE

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HEMATOLOGIC

A

RELATING TO BLOOD

35
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HYPERBOLE

A

AN EXAGERATION
EX. HE RAN FAST LIKE THE S[EED OF LIGHT

36
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IMPENDING

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LIKELY TO OCCUR SOON

37
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IMPERVIOUS

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UNABLE TO BE AFFECTED BY

38
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LABILE

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CHANGING RAPIDLY AND OFTEN

39
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INVASIVE

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INSERTING OR ENTERING A BODY PART

40
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LACERATION

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CUT /TEAR

41
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LATENT

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PRESENT/ DORMANT WILL SHOW UP OVERTIME

42
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LETHARGIC

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DIFFICULT TO AROUSE

43
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MILEU

A

THE ENVIROMENT CONDITION OR SETTING

44
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MUSCOSKELETAL

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OF OR RELATIONG TO THE MUCLE AND SKELETON

45
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NEUROLOGIC

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OF OR RELATING TO THE NERVOUS SYSTEM

46
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NEUROVASCULAR

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OF OR RELATING TO THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND BLOOD VESSELS

47
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OCCLUDED

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CLOSED/OBSTRUCTED

48
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OMINOUS

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SIGNIFICANTLY IMPORTANT AND DANGEROUS

49
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OTIC

A

RELATING TO THE EAR

50
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OVERT

A

DONE AND SHOWN OPENLY

51
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PATENT

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OPEN,COPYRIGHT AND CLEAR

52
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PATHOGENIC

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RELATIONG TO CAUSING DISEASE

53
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PAROXYSMAL

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BEGINING SUDDENLY OR ABRUPTLY

54
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PRAGMATIC

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CONCERNED WITH PRACTICAL MATTERS AND SOLUTIONS

55
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POTENT

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PRODUCING A STRONG EFFECT

56
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PRAGMATIC

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CONCERNED WITH PRACTICAL MATTERS AND SOLUTIONS

57
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PRECIPITOUS

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OVER HASTY, UNCONTROLLED

58
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SAGACITY

A

SOUND KNOWLEDGE,JUDGEMENT AND FORESIGHT

59
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SPUTUM

A

MUCOUS SECRETION FROM THE LUNGS,BRONCHII AND TRACHEA

60
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SUBLINGUAL

A

UNDER THE TONGUE

61
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SUPERFLOUS

A

MORE THAN IS NEEDED

62
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SUPPOSITION

A

A MESSAGE EXPRESSING IN AN OPINION BASED ON INCOMPLETE EVIDENCE

63
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SUPRESS

A

TO STOP

64
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TENACIOUS

A

DETERMINED WITHOUT CHANGE OR DOUBT FROM THE PLAN

65
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TERSE

A

TO THE POINT

66
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TRANSDERMAL

A

CROSSING THROUGH THE SKIN
EX. COMMON USE OF DRUGS IS NICOTINE PATCHES.

67
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TRANSIENT

A

LASTING ONLY FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME

68
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TRIAGE

A

EVALUATING THE URGENCY OF MEDICAL NEED

69
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TRITE

A

DULL
EX. HIS VOICE SOUNDED TRITE TO ME

70
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UBIQUITOUS

A

EVERYWHERE AT ONCE

71
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VASCULAR

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RELATING TO BLOOD VESSELS

72
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VENERABLE

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TO REGARD WITH RESPECT

73
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VOLUME

A

THE AMOUNT OF SPACE OCCUPIED WITH FLUID

74
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WARY

A

TO BE CAUTIOUS

75
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LANGUID

A

TIRED AND SLOW

76
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ANTEBELLUM

A

BEFORE WAR

77
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VIRULENT

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HARMFUL AND SEVERE

78
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CONCAVE

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INWARD WITH AN OUTLINE

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