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ABRUPT

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SUDDEN

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ABSTAIN

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TO REFRAIN FROM SOMETHING

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ADVERSE

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UNDESIRED EFFECT, POSSIBLY HARMFUL
EX. THE AMOUNT OF ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION HAD AN ADVERSED REACTION ON HIS LIVER

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AEGIS

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CONTROL, PROTECTION

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AFFFECT

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APPEARNCE OF OBSERVABLE EMOTIONS

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AMBIVALENT

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HAVING MIXED FEELINGS OR CONTRADICTORY IDEAS ABOUT SOMETHING OR SOMEONE

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APPLICABLE

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RELEVANT/ APPROPRIATE

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ASSIDUOUS

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CAREFUL/HARDWORKING

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AUDIBLE

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LOUD ENOUGH TO BE HEARD

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BENEVOLANT

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SHOWING SYMPATHY

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BILATERAL

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PRESENT ON 2 SIDES
EV. BILATERAL HEARING IS ESSENTIAL FOR SOUND LOCATION

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BOISTEROUS

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ROUGH,ROWDY, UNRULY

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BRAZEN

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BOLD OR UNRESTRAINED

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CARDIAC

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RELATING TO HEART

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CIRCUITIOUS

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OF A ROUTE OR JOURNEY, LONGER THAN THE MOST DIRECT WAY EX. THE UBER DRIVER FOLLOWED THE CIRCUITIOUS ROUTE

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COLLATERAL

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SOMETHING PLEDGED AS SERCUIRITY FOR PAYEMENT OF A LOAN

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CONCAVE

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ROUNDED INWARDS, CURVE
EX. HER CONTACT LENSES HAS A CONAVE SHAPE

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CONTIGENT

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SUBJECT TO CHANCE

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CONVULSION

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A VIOLENT DISTURBANCE

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CONTRACT

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TO DRAW TOGETHER, REDUCE IN SIZE

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CONSTRICT

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BECOME SMALLER

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DILATE

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TO ENLARGE OR EXPAND

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DISDAIN

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LACK OF RESPECT

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DIGRESSION

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DETOUR FROM CENTRAL TOPIC OR FOCUS

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DISTENDED
ENLARGED OR EXPANDED PRESSURE(BLOATION)
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DOCILE
EASILY HANDLED OR MANAGED(TAME)
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ERADICATE
TO DESTROY COMPLETELY
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EPHEMERAL
ONLY LASTING FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME
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ETIOLOGY
THE CAUSE OR ORIGIN OF DISEASE
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EXOGENOUS
PRODUCED OUTSIDE THE BODY
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EXPECTORATE
TO COUGH UP PHLEGM FROM THE LUNGS AND OUT THE MOUTH
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FLACCID
LACKING TONE
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FORTUITIOUS
OCCURING BY HAPPY CHANCE
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HEMATOLOGIC
RELATING TO BLOOD
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HYPERBOLE
AN EXAGERATION EX. HE RAN FAST LIKE THE S[EED OF LIGHT
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IMPENDING
LIKELY TO OCCUR SOON
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IMPERVIOUS
UNABLE TO BE AFFECTED BY
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LABILE
CHANGING RAPIDLY AND OFTEN
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INVASIVE
INSERTING OR ENTERING A BODY PART
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LACERATION
CUT /TEAR
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LATENT
PRESENT/ DORMANT WILL SHOW UP OVERTIME
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LETHARGIC
DIFFICULT TO AROUSE
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MILEU
THE ENVIROMENT CONDITION OR SETTING
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MUSCOSKELETAL
OF OR RELATIONG TO THE MUCLE AND SKELETON
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NEUROLOGIC
OF OR RELATING TO THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
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NEUROVASCULAR
OF OR RELATING TO THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND BLOOD VESSELS
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OCCLUDED
CLOSED/OBSTRUCTED
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OMINOUS
SIGNIFICANTLY IMPORTANT AND DANGEROUS
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OTIC
RELATING TO THE EAR
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OVERT
DONE AND SHOWN OPENLY
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PATENT
OPEN,COPYRIGHT AND CLEAR
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PATHOGENIC
RELATIONG TO CAUSING DISEASE
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PAROXYSMAL
BEGINING SUDDENLY OR ABRUPTLY
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PRAGMATIC
CONCERNED WITH PRACTICAL MATTERS AND SOLUTIONS
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POTENT
PRODUCING A STRONG EFFECT
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PRAGMATIC
CONCERNED WITH PRACTICAL MATTERS AND SOLUTIONS
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PRECIPITOUS
OVER HASTY, UNCONTROLLED
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SAGACITY
SOUND KNOWLEDGE,JUDGEMENT AND FORESIGHT
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SPUTUM
MUCOUS SECRETION FROM THE LUNGS,BRONCHII AND TRACHEA
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SUBLINGUAL
UNDER THE TONGUE
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SUPERFLOUS
MORE THAN IS NEEDED
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SUPPOSITION
A MESSAGE EXPRESSING IN AN OPINION BASED ON INCOMPLETE EVIDENCE
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SUPRESS
TO STOP
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TENACIOUS
DETERMINED WITHOUT CHANGE OR DOUBT FROM THE PLAN
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TERSE
TO THE POINT
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TRANSDERMAL
CROSSING THROUGH THE SKIN EX. COMMON USE OF DRUGS IS NICOTINE PATCHES.
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TRANSIENT
LASTING ONLY FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME
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TRIAGE
EVALUATING THE URGENCY OF MEDICAL NEED
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TRITE
DULL EX. HIS VOICE SOUNDED TRITE TO ME
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UBIQUITOUS
EVERYWHERE AT ONCE
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VASCULAR
RELATING TO BLOOD VESSELS
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VENERABLE
TO REGARD WITH RESPECT
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VOLUME
THE AMOUNT OF SPACE OCCUPIED WITH FLUID
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WARY
TO BE CAUTIOUS
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LANGUID
TIRED AND SLOW
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ANTEBELLUM
BEFORE WAR
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VIRULENT
HARMFUL AND SEVERE
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CONCAVE
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