Vocabulary 8 Flashcards

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Apothecary

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A health professional who is trained in the art of preparing drugs.

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Cankered

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Morally corrupt, bad tempered.

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Countenanced

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Admit as acceptable or possible.

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Deportment

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Way that a person behaves towards other people.

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Garb

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Clothing of a distinct style or of a particular occasion.

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Inured

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To become accustomed to hardship; made tough through habitual exposure.

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Irrefragable

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Not to be disputed or contested.

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Jocularity

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A feeling of humor, joy, laughter, jest, entertainment.

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Alloy

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Mixing good and evil.

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Mollified

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To soften in feeling or temper; pacify; appease.

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Obeisance

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Bending the head or body in reverence or submission.

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Quaff

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Drink a usually intoxicating beverage in hearty enjoyment greedily or hurriedly in one draught.

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Rapturously

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Feeling great delight or joy.

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Vex

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Disturb, especially minor irritations.

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Vicissitude

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A change or variation in the course of an occurrence.

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