Vocabulary Group 5-7 Flashcards
(205 cards)
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Alacrity
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Cheerful willingness; readiness; liveliness
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Aversion
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Strong dislike; repugnance; antipathy
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involuntary
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not done of one’s free will; automatic; unintentional; spontaneous (ant. voluntary)
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Loath
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Unwilling; averse; disinclined; reluctant
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loathe
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have an intense aversion to; detest
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volition
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will
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acclivity
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upward slope (ant. declivity)
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Acme
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highest point; pinnacle; summit
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apogee
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- farthest point from the earth in the orbit of a heavenly body
- Highest point; culmination
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climactic
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arranged in order of increasing force and interest
ant. anticlimactic
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consummate
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perfect; superb; carried to the highest degree
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eminence
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high rank
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eminent
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standing out; notable; famous
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ethereal
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of the heavens; celestial; airy; delicate; intangible
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exalt
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- lift up with joy, pride, etc.; elate
(ant. humiliate) - rise in rank, dignity, etc.; extol; glorify
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Precipice
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Very Steep or overhanging place; cliff
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Precipitous
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- steep as a precipice
2. hasty; rash
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preeminent
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standing out above others; superior
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sublimate
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- redirect the energy of a person’s bad impulses into socially and morally higher channels
- purify; refine
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sublime
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elevated; noble; exalted; uplifting
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vertex
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farthest point opposite the base, as in a triangle or pyramid; apex
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zenith
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- Highest point; culmination; peak (ant. nadir)
2. point in the heavens directly overhead
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abject
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deserving contempt; sunk to low condition; wretched
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abysmal
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deep; profound; immeasurably great
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abyss
bottomless death; immeasurably great space
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Anticlimax
abrupt decline from the dignified or important to the trivial or ludicrous; comedown; bathos (ant. climax)
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chasm
deep breach; wide gap or rift
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declivity
downward slope (ant. acclivity)
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dregs
most worthless part; sediment at the bottom of a liquid
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earthy
down-to-earth; realistic; coarse; low
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humble
1. of low position or condition
| 2. not proud; unpretentious; modest; courteously respectful
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humiliate
lower the pride, position, or dignity of; abase; degrade; mortify (ant. exalt)
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humility
freedom from pride; humbleness; lowliness; modesty
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menial
low; mean; subservient; servile
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nadir
lowest point (ant. zenith)
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plumb
get to the bottom of; ascertain the depth of; fathom
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profound
very deep; deeply felt; intellectually deep
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ravine
deep; narrow gorge worn by running water
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consanguinity
blood relationship
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filial
of or like a son or daughter
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fraternal
of or like a brother
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genealogy
a person's or family's descent; lineage; pedigree
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gentility
1. good manners
| 2. gentry; upper class
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kith and kin
friend and relatives; kindred
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maternal
of or like a mother
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nepotism
favoritism to relatives by those in power
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paternal
of or like a father
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progenitor
forefather
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progeny
offspring; children; descendants
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siblings
one of two or more children of a family
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aroma
pleasant odor; bouquet
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aromatic
sweet-scented; fragrant
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fragrant
having a pleasant odor; pleasantly odorous or odoriferous
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fusty
1. A stale- smelling; musty; moldy
| 2. old-fashioned
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incense
substance yielding pleasant odor when burned
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malodorous
ill-smelling; stinking; fetid; unpleasantly odorous
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noisome
1. offensive to smell; disgusting
| 2. harmful; noxious
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olfactory
pertaining to the sense of smell
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pungent
sharp in smell or taste; acrid; biting; simulating
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putrid
1. sinking from decay
| 2. extremely bad; corrupt
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rancid
unpleasant to smell or taste from being spoiled or stale
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rank
1. having a strong, bad odor or taste; offensively gross or coarse
2. extreme
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reek
emit a strong, disagreeable smell; be permeated with
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scent
smell; perfume
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scent
get suspicion of
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unsavory
1. unpleasant to taste of smell
| 2. morally offensive
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Bliss
Perfect happiness
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blissful
very happy
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blithe
1. Merry; joyous
| 2. Heedless
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buoy
keep afloat; rise the spirit of; encourage
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buoyant
1. cheerful
| 2. able to float
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complacency
self-satisfaction; smugness
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complacent
too pleased with oneself - often without awareness of the possible dangers of defects; self-satisfied; smug
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convivial
fond of eating and drinking with friends; social able
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conviviality
sociability
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delectable
very pleasing; delightful
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ecstasy
state of overwhelming joy; rapture
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ecstatic
in ecstasy; enraptured
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elated
in high spirits; joyful
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elation
state of being elated; euphoria
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frolic
play and run about happily; have fun; romp
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frolicsome
full of merriment; playful
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gala
characterized by festivity
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jocund
merry; cheerful; lighthearted
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jubilant
showing great joy; rejoicing; exultant
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jubilation
rejoicing; exultation
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ascetic
shunning pleasures; self-denying; austere
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chagrin
embarrassment; mortification; disappointment
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chagrined
ashamed; mortified
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compunction
regret; remorse; misgiving; qualm; scruple
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contrite
showing deep regret and sorrow for wrongdoing
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contrition
repentance; remorse; penitence
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dejected
sad; low spirits; depressed; downcast
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dejection
lowness of spirits; sadness; depression
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disconsolate
cheerless; inconsolable
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disgruntled
in bad humor; displeased; discontented
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doleful
causing grief or sadness; mournful; dolorous; lugubrious
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glum
moody; gloomy; dour
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lament
mourn; deplore
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lamentable
pitiable; rueful
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maudin
weakly sentimental and tearful
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nostalgia
1. homesickness
| 2. yearning for the past
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nostalgic
homesick
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pathetic
arousing pity
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pathos
quality in events or in the art that arouses our pity
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pensive
thoughtful in a sad way; melancholy
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plight
unfortunate state; predicament
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poignant
painfully touching; piercing
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sullen
resentfully silent; glum; morose; gloomy
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throes
anguish; pangs
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tribulation
suffering; distress
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burly
strong and heavily built; husky (ant. lank)
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buxom
plump and attractive
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cherubic
chubby and innocent-looking; like a cherub
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obese
extremely overweight; corpulent; portly (ant. skinny)
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obesity
excessive body weight; corpulence
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pudgy
short and plump; chubby
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attenuate
make thin; weaken
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emaciated
made unnaturally thin; abnormally lean because of starvation or illness (ant. fleshy)
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haggard
careworn; gaunt
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lank
lean; ungracefully tall; lanky (ant. burly)
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svelte
slender; lithe
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adulation
excessive praise; flattery
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blandishment
word or deed of mild flattery; allurement; enticement
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cajole
persuade by pleasant words; wheedle; coax
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cajolery
persuasion by flattery; wheedling; coaxing
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curry favor
seek to gain favor by flattery
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fulsome
offensive because of insincerity; repulsive; disgusting
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ingratiate
work (oneself) into favor
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lackey
follower who carries out another's wishes like a servant; toady
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obsequious
showing excessive willingness to serve; subservient; fawning
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Sycophant
parasitic flatterer; truckler
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truckle
submit in a subservient manner to a superior; fawn; make doormat of oneself
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apiary
place where bees are kept
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aviary
place where birds are kept
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badger
tease; annoy; nag
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halcyon
calm; peaceful
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lionize
treat as highly important
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menagerie
place where animals are kept and trained; collection of wild animals
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molt
shed feathers, skin, hair etc.
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ornithology
study of birds
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parasite
animal, plant, or person living on others; freeloader
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parasitic
living at the expense of another; sponging
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parrot
repeat mechanically, like a parrot
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scavenger
animal or person removing refuse, decay etc.
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antidote
remedy for a poison or evil
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astringent
substance that shrinks tissues and checks the flow of blood
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astringent
1. severe; stern
| 2. causing contraction
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benign
1. Not dangerous
| 2. gentle; kindly
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Convalesce
recover health after illness; recuperate
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coalescent
person recovering from sickness
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fester
form pus; rankle; rot; putrefy
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hypochondriac
one who is morbidly anxious about personal health or suffering from imagined illness
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immunity
1. Resistance to disease
| 2. Freedom; exemption
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immunize
make immune
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lesion
injury; hurt
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malignant
1. threatening to cause death (ant. benign)
| 2. very evil
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morbid
1. gruesome
| 2. having to do with disease
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pestilential
1. morally harmful
| 2. pertaining t a pestilence (plague); deadly
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Regimen
set of rules, esp. to improve health
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salubrious
healthful
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sebaceous
greasy; secreting sebum (fatty matter secreted by the glands of the skin)
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therapeutic
curative
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toxic
poisonous
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unguent
salve; ointment
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viral
caused by virus
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virulent
1. extremely poisonous; deadly; venomous
| 2. Very bitter
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Virus
1. disease-causing substance too small to be seen through a microscope
2. corruptive force
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Acclaim
welcome with approval; applaud loudly
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encomium
speech or writing of high praise; tribute; eulogy; panegyric
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eulogize
Praise; extol; laud; glorify (ant. vilify)
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kudos
fame or praise due to achievement
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laudable
praiseworthy; commendable
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laudatory
expressing praise; eulogistic
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plaudit
(used mainly in the plural) applause; enthusiastic praise; acclaim
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calumnious
falsely and maliciously accusing; defamatory; slanderous
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derogatory
expressing low esteem; belittling; disparaging (ant. complimentary)
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imputation
charge, esp. an unjust or false charge; insinuation; accusation
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libel
false or defamatory printed (or written) statement
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libelous
injurious to reputation; defamatory; calumnious
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malign
speak evil of; vilify; traduce
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slander
false or defamatory spoken statement; calumny
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stigma
mark of disgrace
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stigmatize
brand with a mark of disgrace
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Banter
Playful teasing; joking; raillery
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caricature
drawing, imitation or description that ridiculously exaggerates peculiarities or defects
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droll
odd and laughter - provoking
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facetious
1. In the habit of joking
| 2. said in jest without serious intent
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flippant
treating serious matters lightly
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harlequin
buffoon; clown
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hilarious
boisterously merry; very funny
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hilarity
noisy gaiety; mirth; jollity; glee
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hilarity
noisy gaiety; mirth; jollity; glee
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ironic or ironical
containing or expressing irony
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irony
1. species of humor whose intended meaning is the opposite of the words used
2. State of affairs contrary to what would be normally expected
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Jocose
given the jesting; playfully humorous; jocular
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levity
lack of proper seriousness; trifling gaiety; frivolity
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ludicrous
exciting laughter; ridiculous; farcical; absurd
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parody
humorous imitation
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sarcasm
sneering and often ironic language intended to hurt a person's feelings
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sarcastic
given to or expressing sarcasm
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sardonic
bitterly sarcastic; mocking; sneering
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satire
language or writing that exposes follies or abuses by holding them up to ridicule
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satiric or satirical
given to or expressing satire
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travesty
imitation that makes a serious thing seem ridiculous; mockery
