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601 Words Lesson 11-15 Flashcards

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Abscess

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Swollen, inflamed area of body tissues.

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Aphasia

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Loss of power to use or understand words, usually caused by brain disease or injury.

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Arteriosclerosis

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A thickening and hardening of the walls of the arteries, as in old age.

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Benign

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Beneficial; not malignant.

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Biopsy

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The cutting of a piece of tissue for diagnostic examination by microscope.

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Cadaver

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Dead body; corpse for dissection.

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Carcinogen

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Any substance that causes cancer.

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Comatose

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As if in a coma; lethargic.

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Etiology

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The science of the causes and origins of disease.

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Malingerer

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One who fakes illness and pretends to be suffering.

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Mastectomy

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The surgical removal of a breast.

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Prosthesis

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Replacement for a missing part of the body

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Simian

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Of or like a monkey or an ape.

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Therapeutic

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Curative; serving to heal.

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Vasectomy

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The surgical removal of the duct that conveys the male sperm-the vas deferens.

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Behemoth

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Huge animal; something enormous.

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Bestial

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Savage; like an animal.

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Bovine

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An ox, cow, or related animal; having ox like qualities; slow, dull, stupid, or stolid.

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Carnivorous

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Flesh eating.

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Equine

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A horse; of, like, or characteristic of a horse.

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Feline

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A member of the family that includes lions, tigers, jaguars, and wild and domestic cats; resembling or suggestive of a cat, as in suppleness, slyness, treachery, or stealthiness.

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Harbinger

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Forerunner.

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Leonine

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Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a lion.

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Porcine

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Of or pertaining to swine or pigs; piglike.

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Predator
An animal the preys on others; one who abuses others for his own gain.
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Saurian
Of or having the characteristics of lizards; a lizard.
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Ursine
Of or characteristic of a bear.
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Venomous
Malicious, spiteful, or poisonous.
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Vixen
A female fox; a quarrelsome shrewish, or malicious woman.
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Vulpine
Of, resembling, or characteristic of a fox; clever devious, or cunning.
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Ambiguous
Subject to more than one interpretation; indefinite.
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Atonement
Amends for wrong-doing; expiation. The theological use of this word can be readily understood if its interpreted to mean "being at one" with God, taking the proper action to correct am injury or repair a relationship.
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Bicameral
Composed of two houses, chambers, or branches.
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Decalogue
The Ten Commandments. The precepts spoken by God to Israel on Mt. Sinai are the basis of Mosaic Law.
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Decimate
To destroy a great number or proportion of; selecting by lot and killing one in every ten people.
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Dichotomy
Division in usually two contradictory parts or opinions.
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Double-think
The belief of two contradictory ideas at the same time.
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Millennium
A span of a thousand years; a period of general righteousness and happiness, especially in the near future.
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Nihilism
Total rejection of established laws and institution; total destructiveness toward the world and oneself; as a noun- a person who adopts the extreme position that nothing exists or can be communicated, hence they live in a lonely, empty world.
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Penultimate
Next to the last.
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Primeval
Original, belonging to the first or earliest ages.
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Protocol
Forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by and heads of states; the first copy of a treaty or document.
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Quatrain
A stanza or poem of four lines, usually with alternate rhymes.
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Quintessence
The most perfect embodiment of something; the purest or most typical instance. In ancient philosophy, the fifth and highest essence was supposed to be the constituent matter of the heavenly bodies, the others being earth, air, wind, fire, and water.
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Untrammeled
Unhampered; unstrained; a three-layered fishing net
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Adjudicate
To hear and settle a case by judicial procedure; to act as a judge
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Appellate
Having the power to hear appeals and to reverse lower court decisions.
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Collusion
A secret agreement for a deceitful or fraudulent purpose; conspiracy.
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Deposition
Testimony under oath, especially a written statement by a witness for use in court in his or her absence.
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Equity
Something that is just, impartial, and fair; the value of a business or property in excess of any claim against it; justice applied in circumstances not covered by law.
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Exhume
To dig out of the earth; disinter; reveal
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Incommunicado
Without the means or right of communication with others, as one held in solitary confinement.
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Intestate
Having made no valid will; one who dies without a legal will.
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Ipso Facto
By the fact itself; by that very fact.
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Lien
The right to take and hold or sell the property of a debtor as security or payment for a debt; mortgage.
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Litigation
Legal action or process. A person who will sue at the drop of a hat is said to be this.
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Perjury
The deliberate willful giving of false, misleading, or incomplete testimony by a witness under oath in a criminal proceeding.
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Pettifogging
A petty, quibbling, unscrupulous lawyer; a shyster.
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Tort
Any wrongful act not involving breach of contract for which a civil suit can be brought.
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Tribunal
A seat or court of justice
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Circumspect
Careful; cautious; prudent.
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Demure
Modest; shy; comes from a Latin word meaning mature or proper.
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Dispassionate
Fair; impartial; calm.
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Dolorous
Painful; mournful
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Edacious
Devouring; consuming.
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Effete
Worn out; spent and sterile.
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Feisty
Touchy; excitable; quarrelsome.
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Flaccid
Weak; feeble; flabby.
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Flippant
Disrespectful; saucy; impertinent.
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Florid
Ruddy; rosy; ornate.
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Glabrous
Bald; smooth.
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Imperious
Overbearing; arrogant; domineering.
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Ingenious
Clever, original; inventive; resourceful.
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Intractable
Hard to manage; unruly; stubborn.
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Intransigent
Uncompromising; refusing to come to an agreement.

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