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apiary
place where bees are kept
aviary
place where birds are kept
badger
tease, annoy, nag
halycon
calm, peaceful
lionize
treat as highly important
menagerie
place where animals are kept and trained; collection of wild animals
molt
shed feathers, skin, hair,etc.
ornithology
study of birds
parasite
animal, plant, or person living on others; freeloader
parasitic
living at the expense of another; freeloader
parrot
repeat mechanically
scavenger
animal or person removing refuse, decay, etc.
antidote
remedy for a poison or evil
astringent (n)
substance that shrinks tissues and checks flow of blood
astringent (adj)
severe; stern
causing contraction
benign
not dangerous(ant malignant)

gentle; kindly
convalesce (v)
recover health after illness; recuperate
convalescent(n)
person recovering from sickness
fester
form pus; rankle; rot; putrefy
hypochondriac
one who is morbidly anxious about personal health or suffering from an imagined illness
immunity
resistance (to a disease)

freedom (from an obligation); exemption
immunize
make immune
lesion
injury; hurt
malignant
threatening to cause death(ant benign)

very evil
morbid
gruesome

having to do with disease
pestilential
morally harmful

pertaining to a plague; deadly
regimen
set of rules, especially to improve health
salubrious
healthful
sebaceous
greasy; secreting sebum (fatty matter secreted by the glands of the skin)
therapeutic
curative
toxic
poisonous
unguent
salve;ointment
viral
caused by a virus
virulent
extremely poisonous; deadly; venomous

very bitter
virus
deasease causing substance too small to be seen through a microscope

corruptive force
acclaim
welcome with approval; applaud loudly
encomium
speech or writing of high praise; tribute eulogy; panegyric
eulogize
praise;extol; laud; glorify
kudos
fame or praise due to achievement
laudable
praiseworthy; commendable
laudatory
expressing praise;eulogistic
plaudit
applause; enthusiastic praise; acclaim
calumnious
falsely and maliciously accusing; defamatory; slanderous
derogatory
expressing low esteem; belittling; disparaging (and comlimentary)
imputation
charge, esp. an unjust or false charge; insinuation;accusation
libel
false and defamatory printed (or written) statement
libelous
injurious to reputation; defamatory; caluminous
malign
speak evil of; vilify; traduce
slander
false and defamatory spoken statement; calumny
stigma
mark of disgrace
stigmatize
brand with a mark of disgrace
banter
playful teasing; joking; raillery
caricature
drawing, imitation or description that ridiculously exaggerated peculiarities or defects
droll
odd and laughter-provoking
facetious
in the habit of joking

said in jest without serious intent
flippant
treating serious matters lightly
harlequin
buffoon; clown
hilarious
boisterously merry; very funny
hilarity
noisy gaiety; mirth; jollity; glee
ironic or ironical
containing or expressing the opposite of what one expects
irony
species of humor whose intended meaning is the opposite of the words used

state of affairs contrary to what would normally be expected
jocose
given to jesting; playfully humorous; jocular
levity
lack of proper seriousness; trifling gaiety; frivolity
ludicrous
exciting laughter; ridiculous;farcical; absurd
parody
humorous imitation
sarcasm
sneering and often ironic language intended to hurt a persons feelings
sardonic
bitterly sarcastic; mocking; sneering
satire
language or writing that exposes follies and abuses by holding them up to ridicule
travesty
imitation that makes a serious thing seem ridiculous
alacrity
cheerful willingness; readiness; liveliness
aversion
stong dislike; repugnance; antipathy
involuntary
not done of one's own free will; automatic; unintentional; spontaneous
loath (adj)
unwilling; averse; disinclined; reluctant
loathe (v)
have an intense aversion to; detest
volition
will
acclivity
upward slope (ant declevity)
acme
highest point;pinnacle; summit
apogee
farthest point from the earth in the orbit of a heavently body (ant perigee)

highest point; culmination
climactic
arranged in order of increasing force and interest
consummate
perfect; superb; carried to the highest degree
eminence (n)
high rank
eminent (adj)
standing out; notable; famous
ethereal
of the heavens; celestial; airy; delicate; intangible
exalt
lift up with joy, pride; elate

raise in rank, dignity; extol;glorify
precipice (n)
very steep or overhanging place; cliff
precipitous (adj)
steep

hasty; rash
preeminent
standing out above others; superior
sublimate
redirect the energy of a person's bad impulses into socially and morally higher channels

purify; refine
sublime
elevated; noble; exalted; uplifting
vertex
farthest point opposite the base, as in a triangle or pyramid; apex
zenith
highest point; culmination; peak (ant nadir)

point in heavens directly overhead
abject
deserving contempt; sunk to a low condition; wretched
abysmal
deep; profound; immeasurably great
abyss
bottomless depth; immeasurable great space
anticlimax
abrupt decline from the dignified or important to the trivial or ludicrous; comedown; bathos
chasm
deep breach; wide gap or rift
declivity
downward slope
dregs
most worthless part; sediment at teh bottom of a liquid
earthy
down to earth; realistic; coarse; low
humble
low position or condition

not proud; unpretentious; modest ;courteously respectful
humiliate
lower the pride, position or dignity of; abase; degrade; mortify (ant exalt)
humility
freedom from pride; humbleness; lowliness; modesty
menial
low; mean; subservient; servile
nadir
lowest point (ant zenith)
plumb
get to the bottom of; ascertain the depth of; fathom
profound
very deep; deeply felt; intellectually deep
ravine
deep, narrow gorge worn by running water
consanguinuity
blood relationship
filial
of or like a son or daughter
fraternal
of or like a brother
genealogy
a person's or family's descent; lineage; pedigree
genility
good manners

gentry; upper class
kith and kin
friends and relatives; kindred
maternal
of or like a mother
nepotism
favoritism to relatives by those in power
paternal
of or like a father
progenitor
forefather
progeny
offspring; children; descendants
sibling
one of two or more children of a family
aroma
pleasant odor; bouquet
aromatic
sweet scented; fragrant
fragrant
having a pleasant odor; pleasantly odorous or odoriferous
fusty
stale smelling; musty; moldy

old fashioned
incense
substance yielding pleasant odor when burned
malodorous
ill smelling; stinking; fetid; unpleasantly odorous
noisome
offensive to smell; disgusting

harmful; noxious
olfactory
pertaining to the sense of smell
pungent
sharp in smell or taste; acrid; biting; stimulating
putrid
stinking from decay

extemely bad; corrupt
rancid
unpleasant to smell or taste from being spoiled or stale
rank
having a strong, bad odor or tast; offensively gross or coarse

extreme
reek
emit a strong, disagreeable smell; be permeated with
scent
smell; perfume
scent
get a suspicion of
unsavory
unpleasant to taste or smell

marally offensive