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abstain

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To choose not to do or have something or to refrain deliberately

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deficit

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Inadequacy

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pragmatic

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Relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters

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“wise or judicious in practical affairs

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Prudent

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Persecute

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regulation

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act of creating something

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palatable

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pleasant to taste

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endogenous

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Coming from the inside of something

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concise

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covering much in few words

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defecate

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To excrete waste matter from the bowels

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word similar to lift up

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elevate

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potent

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Chemically or medicinally effective

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Which word has a similar meaning to “being, living, occurring, or administered under the skin”?

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Subcutaneous

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vacuous

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Not showing intelligent thought or purpose

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embolism

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An obstruction of an artery, typically by a clot of blood or an air bubble

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abrasion

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An area that is sore, scraped, or rubbed away

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Ebola

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A very serious infectious disease with fever and bleeding inside the body

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obscure

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Not known to many people

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relocate

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immagrate

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laden

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Carrying or holding a lot of something (ladel holds soup)

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congestive

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Related to or affected by an abnormal collection of blood or other fluids

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Which word has a similar meaning to “exceeding what is sufficient or necessary”?

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Superfluous

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Which word has a similar meaning to “not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped”?

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Inexorable

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Which word has a similar meaning to “concealed or disguised”?

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Covert

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virulent
Marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course
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suppress
abolish; stop
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external
Applied to the outside of a body
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intact
not altered, untouched
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Which word has a similar meaning to “suggest; insinuate”?
Imply
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priority
The state or quality of being earlier in time, occurrence
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sputum
Saliva mixed w/ mucus or pus from lungs
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Which word has a similar meaning to the word “omnipresent; everywhere”?
Ubiquitous
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Which word has a similar meaning to “keenness and depth of perception”?
Acumen
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What is the meaning of the word auscultate?
To examine by auscultation
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What is the meaning of the word confines?
Something (such as borders or walls) that encloses
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Which word has a similar meaning to “to insert a tube into an orifice or hollow organ, such as the larynx, for the administration of gasses or to admit air”?
intubate
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Which word has a similar meaning to “causing sorrow or pity”?
Rueful
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What is the meaning of verbal?
Spoken rather than written
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What is the meaning of abscess?
A swollen, inflamed area in bodily tissues, in which pus gathers
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What is the meaning of geriatric?
Relating to the elderly, especially with regard to their healthcare
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Which word has a similar meaning to “rude; inconsiderate”?
Boorish
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What word meaning accuracy best fits in the sentence? The witness was questioned about the _______ of his statement, as inconsistencies were noticed in his recounting of the events.
Veracity Endogenous Secession Abundance
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What is the meaning of the word suppository?
A small, solid pill containing a drug that is put inside the anus, where it dissolves easily
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What is the meaning of the word periodontitis?
A condition in which the tissue around the teeth becomes swollen and the gums move away from the teeth
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Which word has a similar meaning to “performed, exercised, received, or suffered in place of another”?
Vicarious
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Ostracize
To exclude from a group
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Adulation
Excessive praise
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What is the meaning of tenacious?
Holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold
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What is the meaning of the word scope?
The range of a subject covered by a book, program, discussion, class, et
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Exogenous factors led to the patient’s sudden illness.
Caused by factors or an agent from outside the organism or system
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What is the meaning of construct?
A subjective idea or theory
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Which word has a similar meaning to “mysterious; difficult to understand”?
Enigmatic
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What word meaning “sickly; disabled” fits best in the following sentence? Tuberculosis made the novelist become a bedridden __________.
invalid
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What is the meaning of efficacy?
The ability to produce intended results
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What is the meaning of wary?
Watchful; being on one's guard against danger
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hat is the meaning of ambivalent?
Having mixed feelings
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What is the meaning of carbuncle?
inflammation of skin with openings for pus
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Which word has a similar meaning to “an act or practice of causing death painlessly, so as to end suffering: advocated by some as a way to deal with persons dying of incurable, painful diseases?”
Euthanasia
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What is the meaning of hone?
To make more acute, intense, or effective
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What word meaning “reduce pain” best fits in the sentence? The ________ treatment focused on providing comfort and pain relief to improve the quality of life for the patient with a terminal illness.
Palliative
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What word meaning “increases urine output” best fits in the sentence? The doctor prescribed a _______ to help reduce the patient’s fluid retention and lower blood pressure.
Diuretic
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What is the meaning of amenable?
Willing to accept, or be influenced by a suggestion
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Which word has a similar meaning to “a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior?”
Disdain
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What is the meaning of burgeoning?
Growing or developing quickly
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Despite his victory, he showed a magnanimous spirit by offering a helping hand to his opponent and praising their efforts.
Someone who is very kind and generous towards an enemy or someone you have defeated
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Which word has a similar meaning to the word range?
Gamut
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What is the meaning of dejected?
Low in spirits
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Which word has a similar meaning to pleasantly “easy to approach and to talk to”?
Affably
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Which word has a similar meaning to “not hidden; open; observable; apparent; manifest”?
Overt
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distended
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Which word has a similar meaning to “the act, process, or an instance of making something happen or evident”?
Manifestation
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What word has a similar meaning to “bulge; swelling”?
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Which word has a similar meaning to “calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments”?
Venerable

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