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Apiary
[Animal]

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n. A shed containing a number of beehives

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Aviary
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n. A building where birds are kept

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Antidote
[Health/Medicine]

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n. a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison

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Astringent
[Health/Medicine]

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adj. tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue

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Banter
[Jest]

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n. light teasing repartee

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Badger
[Animal]

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n. sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws

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Benign
[Health/Medicine]

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adj. not cancerous

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Convalesce
[Health/Medicine]

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v. get over an illness or shock

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Calumnious
[Defamation]

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adj. harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign

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Caricature
[Jest]

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n. representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect

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Deragatory
[Defamation]

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adj. expressive of low opinion

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Droll
[Jest]

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adj. comical in an odd or whimsical manner

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Encomium
[Praise]

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n. a formal expression of praise

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Eulogize
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praise formally and eloquently

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Extol
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v. praise enthusiastically

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Farce
[Jest]

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n. a comic dramatic work using buffoonery and horseplay in improbable situations

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Fester
[Health/Medicine]

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v. a wound or sore becoming septic; suppurate

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Halcyon
[Animal]

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n. a tropical asian and african kingfisher with colored plumage

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Lionize
[Animal]

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v. give a lot of public attention and approval to someone; treat as a celebrity

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Molt
[Animal]

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v. shed old feathers, hair, or skin, or an old shell, too make way for a new growth

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Ornithology
[Animal]

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n. the scientific study of birds

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Parasite
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n. an organism that lives in or on an organism of another species (its host) and benefits by deriving nutrients at the other’s expense.

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Parrot
[Animal]

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girl like its a bird

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Scavenger
[Animal]

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n. an animal that feeds on carrion, dead plant material, or refuse

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Hypochondriac [Health/Medicine]
n. A person who is abnormally anxious about their health
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Immunity [Health/Medicine]
n. the state or quality of being resistant to a particular infectious disease or pathogen
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Lesion [Health/Medicine]
n. a region in an organ or tissue which has suffered damage through injury or disease, such ad a wound, ulcer, abscess, or tumor.
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Malignant [Health/Medication]
adj. very virulent or infectious
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pestilential [health/medicine]
adj. relating to or tending to cause infectious diseases
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Regimen [Health/Medicine]
n. a systematic plan especially designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient
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Salubrious [Health/Medicine]
adj. Health-giving; healthy
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Sebaceous [Health/Medicine]
microscopic glands found in you hair follicles that secrete sebum
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Therapeutic [Health/Medicine]
adj. relating to the healing of disease
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Toxic [Health/Medicine]
adj. poisonous
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Virulent [Health/Medicine]
adj. extremely severe or harmful in its effects
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Virus [Medicine/Health]
n. an infective agent that typically consists or a nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat, is too small to be seen by light microscopy, and is able to multiply only within the living cells of a host
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Acclaim [Praise]
v. praise enthusiastically and publicly
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Laudable [Praise]
adj. deserving of praise and commendation
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Laudatory [Praise]
adj. (of a speech or writing) expressing praise and commendation
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Plaudit [Praise]
n. an expression of praise and approval
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Plaudit [Praise]
n. an expression of praise and approval
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Imputation [Defamation]
n. a charge or claim that someone has done something undesirable; an accusation
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Libel [Defamation]
n. a published false statement that is damaging to a person’s reputation
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Malign [Defamation]
adj. evil in nature or effect, malevolent
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Rankle [Defamation]
v. (comment, event, fact) cause annoyance or resentment that persists
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Raillery [Defamation]
n. good-humored teasing
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Slander [Defamation]
n. the action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person’s reputation
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Stigma [Defamation]
n. a mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or person
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Stigmatize [Defamation]
v. describe or regard as worthy of disgrace or great disapproval
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Traduce [Defamation]
v. speaking badly of or tell lies about someone so as to damage their reputation
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Flippant [Jest]
adj. not showing a serious or respectful attitude
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Harlequin [Jest]
n. a mute character in traditional pantomime, typically masked and dressed in a diamond patterned costume
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Hilarity [Jest]
n. extreme amusement, especially when expressed by laughter
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Irony [Jest]
n. the expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite , typically for humorous or emphatic effect
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Jocose [Jest]
adj. playful or humorous
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Levity [Jest]
n. Humor or frivolity, especially the treatment of a serious matter with humor or in a manner lacking due respect
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Ludicrous [Jest]
adj. so foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing; ridiculous
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Parody [Jest]
n. an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect
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Sarcasm [Jest]
n. the use of irony to mock or convey contempt
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Sardonic [Jest]
adj. grimly mocking or cynical
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Satire [Jest]
n. the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues
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Travesty [Jest]
n. a false, absurd, or distorted representation of something

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