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Vocab 2 Flashcards

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Apiary
[Animal]

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n. A shed containing a number of beehives

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Aviary
[Animal]

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n. A building where birds are kept

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Antidote
[Health/Medicine]

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n. a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison

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Astringent
[Health/Medicine]

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adj. tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue

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Banter
[Jest]

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n. light teasing repartee

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Badger
[Animal]

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n. sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws

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Benign
[Health/Medicine]

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adj. not cancerous

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Convalesce
[Health/Medicine]

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v. get over an illness or shock

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Calumnious
[Defamation]

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adj. harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign

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Caricature
[Jest]

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n. representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect

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Deragatory
[Defamation]

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adj. expressive of low opinion

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Droll
[Jest]

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adj. comical in an odd or whimsical manner

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Encomium
[Praise]

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n. a formal expression of praise

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Eulogize
[Praise]

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praise formally and eloquently

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Extol
[praise]

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v. praise enthusiastically

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Farce
[Jest]

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n. a comic dramatic work using buffoonery and horseplay in improbable situations

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Fester
[Health/Medicine]

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v. a wound or sore becoming septic; suppurate

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18
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Halcyon
[Animal]

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n. a tropical asian and african kingfisher with colored plumage

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Lionize
[Animal]

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v. give a lot of public attention and approval to someone; treat as a celebrity

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Molt
[Animal]

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v. shed old feathers, hair, or skin, or an old shell, too make way for a new growth

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Ornithology
[Animal]

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n. the scientific study of birds

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Parasite
[Animal]

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n. an organism that lives in or on an organism of another species (its host) and benefits by deriving nutrients at the other’s expense.

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Parrot
[Animal]

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girl like its a bird

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Scavenger
[Animal]

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n. an animal that feeds on carrion, dead plant material, or refuse

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Hypochondriac
[Health/Medicine]

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n. A person who is abnormally anxious about their health

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Immunity
[Health/Medicine]

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n. the state or quality of being resistant to a particular infectious disease or pathogen

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Lesion
[Health/Medicine]

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n. a region in an organ or tissue which has suffered damage through injury or disease, such ad a wound, ulcer, abscess, or tumor.

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Malignant
[Health/Medication]

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adj. very virulent or infectious

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pestilential
[health/medicine]

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adj. relating to or tending to cause infectious diseases

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Regimen
[Health/Medicine]

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n. a systematic plan especially designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient

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Salubrious
[Health/Medicine]

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adj. Health-giving; healthy

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Sebaceous
[Health/Medicine]

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microscopic glands found in you hair follicles that secrete sebum

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Therapeutic
[Health/Medicine]

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adj. relating to the healing of disease

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Toxic
[Health/Medicine]

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adj. poisonous

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Virulent
[Health/Medicine]

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adj. extremely severe or harmful in its effects

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Virus
[Medicine/Health]

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n. an infective agent that typically consists or a nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat, is too small to be seen by light microscopy, and is able to multiply only within the living cells of a host

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Acclaim
[Praise]

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v. praise enthusiastically and publicly

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Laudable
[Praise]

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adj. deserving of praise and commendation

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Laudatory
[Praise]

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adj. (of a speech or writing) expressing praise and commendation

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Plaudit
[Praise]

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n. an expression of praise and approval

41
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Plaudit
[Praise]

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n. an expression of praise and approval

42
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Imputation
[Defamation]

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n. a charge or claim that someone has done something undesirable; an accusation

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Libel
[Defamation]

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n. a published false statement that is damaging to a person’s reputation

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Malign
[Defamation]

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adj. evil in nature or effect, malevolent

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Rankle
[Defamation]

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v. (comment, event, fact) cause annoyance or resentment that persists

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Raillery
[Defamation]

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n. good-humored teasing

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Slander
[Defamation]

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n. the action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person’s reputation

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Stigma
[Defamation]

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n. a mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or person

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Stigmatize
[Defamation]

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v. describe or regard as worthy of disgrace or great disapproval

50
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Traduce
[Defamation]

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v. speaking badly of or tell lies about someone so as to damage their reputation

51
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Flippant
[Jest]

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adj. not showing a serious or respectful attitude

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Harlequin
[Jest]

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n. a mute character in traditional pantomime, typically masked and dressed in a diamond patterned costume

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Hilarity
[Jest]

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n. extreme amusement, especially when expressed by laughter

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Irony
[Jest]

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n. the expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite , typically for humorous or emphatic effect

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Jocose
[Jest]

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adj. playful or humorous

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Levity
[Jest]

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n. Humor or frivolity, especially the treatment of a serious matter with humor or in a manner lacking due respect

57
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Ludicrous
[Jest]

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adj. so foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing; ridiculous

58
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Parody
[Jest]

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n. an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect

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Sarcasm
[Jest]

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n. the use of irony to mock or convey contempt

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Sardonic
[Jest]

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adj. grimly mocking or cynical

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Satire
[Jest]

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n. the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues

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Travesty
[Jest]

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n. a false, absurd, or distorted representation of something

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