Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
30 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
aseptic
|
free of germs
|
|
|
biota
|
combined flora and fauna of a region
|
|
|
dichotomy
|
division into two contradictory parts or opinion
|
|
|
hypertrophy
|
a nontumorous enlargement of an organ or a tissue as result of an increase in size (rather than number) of cells
|
|
|
exocrine
|
secreting externally
|
|
|
apogee
|
farthest or highest point
|
|
|
perigee
|
closest point
|
|
|
anthropomorphic
|
an inanimate object given human motivation, characteristics, or behavior
|
|
|
astringent
|
(noun); sharp and penetrating; constricts tissues (medicine)
|
|
|
stringent
|
(adj); severe; contstricted
|
|
|
stricture
|
restraint or restriction
|
|
|
vivisection
|
cutting into or injuring living animals, esp. for research
|
|
|
fractious
|
unruly, peevish
|
|
|
omnifarious
|
of all varieties
|
|
|
genuflect
|
kneel
|
|
|
pertinacious
|
tenacious
|
|
|
retinue
|
followers of high-ranking person
|
|
|
tenure
|
hold
|
|
|
admonish
|
warn
|
|
|
countermand
|
reverse
|
|
|
remand
|
send back (as in to prison)
|
|
|
credence
|
trustworthiness
|
|
|
diffident
|
timid
|
|
|
fiduciary
|
trustee
|
|
|
perfidious
|
breaching trust
|
|
|
gratis
|
without charge
|
|
|
ingratiate
|
to bring yourself into the favor of another, esp. by effort
|
|
|
moribund
|
about to die
|
|
|
ductile
|
easily molded or shaped
|
|
|
traduce
|
to humiliate or disgrace someone by spreading rumors
|
