Vocabulary Flashcards
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auscultate
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v To examine by auscultation (listening to internal organs.) (AHD4)
2
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esculent
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(as an adjective) adj. Suitable for eating; edible. (AHD4)
3
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hoosegow
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n slang, a jail. (AHD4)
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legerdemain
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n AHD4 definition: Sleight of hand. (AHD4)
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orotundity
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n (interpolated from the definition of orotund): Pomposity, bombast. (AHD4)
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osculation
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n A kiss. (AHD4)
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palliative
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(as a noun) n Relieving or soothing the symptoms of a disease or disorder without effecting a cure. (AHD4)
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schadenfreude
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n Pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others. (AHD4)
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sternutation
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n A sneeze. (AHD4)
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ukase
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n An authoritative order or decree; an edict. (AHD4)
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pudenda
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external genitals of a human, esp. woman
