Ap English Vocab Ch 3.6-10

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Apiary

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place where bees are kept

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Aviary

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place where birds are kept

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badger

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tease, annoy, nag

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halcyon

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calm, peaceful

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lionize

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treat as highly important

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menagerie

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place where animals are kept and trained, collection of wild animals

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molt

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shed feathers, skin, hair

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ornithology

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study of birds

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parasite; parasitic

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animal, plant or person living on others, freeloader; living at the expense of others, sponging

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parrot

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repeat mechanically (imitate like a parrot)

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scavenger

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animal or person removing refuse, decay, etc

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antidote

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remedy for a poison or evil

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astringent; astringent

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substance that shrinks tissues and checks flow of blood; severe, stern or causing contraction

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benign

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not dangerous (malignant); gentle, kindly

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convalesce; convalescent

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recover health after illness, recuperate; person recovering from sickness

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fester

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form pus, rankle, rot, putrefy

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hypochondriac

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one who is morbidly anxious about personal health, or suffering from imagined illness

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immunity; immunize

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resistance (to a disease),,freedom, exemption; make immune

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lesion

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injury, hurt

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malignant

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threatening to cause death (benign); very evil

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morbid

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gruesome; having to with disease

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pestilential

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morally harmful, pertaining to a plague, deadly

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regimen

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set up of rules, esp. to improve health

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salubrious

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healthful

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sebaceous

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greasy; secreting sebum (fatty matter secreted by glands of the skin)

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therapeutic

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curative

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toxic

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poisonous

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unguent

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slave, ointment

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viral;virulent

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caused by a virus; extremely poisonous, deadly, venomous,, bitter

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virus

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disease causing substance too small to be seen through a microscope, corruptive force

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acclaim

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welcome with approval; applaud loudly

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encomium

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speech or writing of high praise, tribute, eulogy, panegyric

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eulogize

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praise, extol, laud, glorify (vilify)

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kudos

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fame or praise due to achievement

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laudable; laudatory

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praiseworthy, commendable; expressing praise, eulogistic

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plaudit

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applause, enthusiastic praise, acclaim

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calumnious

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falsely and maliciously accusing, defamatory, slanderous

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derogatory

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expressing low esteem, belittling, disparaging (complimentary)

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imputation

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charge, an unjust or false charge, insinuation, accusation

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libel; libelous

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false and defamatory printed or written statement; injurious to reputation, defamatory, calumnious

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malign

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speak evil of, vilify, traduce

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slander

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false and defamatory spoken statement; calumny

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stigma; stigmatize

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mark of disgrace; brand with a mark of disgrace

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banter

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playful teasing, joking, raillery

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caricature

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drawing, imitation, or description that ridiculously exaggerates peculiarities or defect

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droll

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odd and laughter provoking

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facetious

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in the habit of joking; said in jest without serious intent

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flippant

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treating serious matters lightly

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harlequin

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buffoon, clown

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hilarious; hilarity

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boisterously merry, very funny; noisy gaiety, mirth, jollity, glee

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ironic/ironical; irony

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containing or expressing irony; species of humor whose intended meaning is the opposite of the words used, state the affairs contrary to what would normally be expected

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jocose

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given to jesting, playfully humorous, jocular

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levity

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lack of proper seriousness, trifling, gaiety, frivolity

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ludicrous

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exciting laughter, ridiculous, farcical, absurd

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parody

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humorous imitation

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sarcasm; sarcastic

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sneering and often ironic language intended to hurt a person's feelings; given to or expressing sarcasm

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sardonic

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bitterly sarcastic, mocking, sneering

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satire; satiric/satirical

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language or writing that exposes follies or abuses by holding them up to ridicule, given to or expressing satire

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travesty

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imitation that makes a serious thing seem ridiculous, mockery