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21 Cards in this Set
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Entity
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something that has a real or independant existence
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Essence
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1)the basic element;the identifying characteristics 2)a substance in concentrated form obtained from a plant or drug
3)a perfume |
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Euthanasia
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the act of painlessly killing a suffering person or animal;mercy killing
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Innate
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possessed at birth;inborn
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Moribund
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about to die or end
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Mortify
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1)to shame 2)to discipline onself by denial
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Naive
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1)childlike;unsophisticated
2)gullible |
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Nascent
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emerging;coming into existence
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Nonentity
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1)a person or thing of no importance
2)something that doesn't exist or exists only in imagination |
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Orthopedics
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branch of medicine treating disorders of the skeletal system and tissues related to movement
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Pedagogue
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a teacher
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Pedant
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a person who pays excessive attention to learning rules rather than to understanding
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Postmortem
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1)an examination to determine the cause of death;an autopsy 2)(informal) an analysis of something that is over
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puerile
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childish,immature
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renaissance
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1)rebirth;renewal
2)a revival of humanism in 14th century to 16th century Europe |
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Puer
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a male child
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Pais,Paidos
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child,boy
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Sum,Esse,Fui,Futurum
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to be
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Morior,Mori,Mortuum
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to die
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Thanatos
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death
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Nascor,Nasci,Natum
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to be born
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