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135 Cards in this Set
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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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halycon
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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,etc.
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ornithology
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study of birds
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parasite
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animal, plant, or person living on others; freeloader
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parasitic
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living at the expense of another; freeloader
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parrot
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repeat mechanically
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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 (n)
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substance that shrinks tissues and checks flow of blood
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astringent (adj)
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severe; stern
causing contraction |
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benign
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not dangerous(ant malignant)
gentle; kindly |
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convalesce (v)
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recover health after illness; recuperate
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convalescent(n)
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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 an imagined illness
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immunity
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resistance (to a disease)
freedom (from an obligation); exemption |
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immunize
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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(ant benign)
very evil |
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morbid
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gruesome
having to do 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 of rules, especially 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 the 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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salve;ointment
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viral
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caused by a virus
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virulent
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extremely poisonous; deadly; venomous
very bitter |
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virus
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deasease 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
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kudos
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fame or praise due to achievement
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laudable
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praiseworthy; commendable
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laudatory
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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 (and comlimentary)
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imputation
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charge, esp. an unjust or false charge; insinuation;accusation
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libel
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false and defamatory printed (or written) statement
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libelous
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injurious to reputation; defamatory; caluminous
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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
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mark of disgrace
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stigmatize
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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 exaggerated peculiarities or defects
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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
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boisterously merry; very funny
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hilarity
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noisy gaiety; mirth; jollity; glee
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ironic or ironical
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containing or expressing the opposite of what one expects
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irony
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species of humor whose intended meaning is the opposite of the words used
state of 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
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sneering and often ironic language intended to hurt a persons feelings
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sardonic
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bitterly sarcastic; mocking; sneering
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satire
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language or writing that exposes follies and abuses by holding them up to ridicule
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travesty
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imitation that makes a serious thing seem ridiculous
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alacrity
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cheerful willingness; readiness; liveliness
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aversion
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stong dislike; repugnance; antipathy
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involuntary
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not done of one's own free will; automatic; unintentional; spontaneous
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loath (adj)
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unwilling; averse; disinclined; reluctant
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loathe (v)
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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 declevity)
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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 heavently body (ant perigee)
highest point; culmination |
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climactic
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arranged in order of increasing force and interest
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consummate
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perfect; superb; carried to the highest degree
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eminence (n)
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high rank
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eminent (adj)
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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; elate
raise in rank, dignity; extol;glorify |
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precipice (n)
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very steep or overhanging place; cliff
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precipitous (adj)
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steep
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)
point in heavens directly overhead |
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abject
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deserving contempt; sunk to a low condition; wretched
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abysmal
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deep; profound; immeasurably great
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abyss
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bottomless depth; immeasurable great space
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anticlimax
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abrupt decline from the dignified or important to the trivial or ludicrous; comedown; bathos
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chasm
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deep breach; wide gap or rift
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declivity
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downward slope
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dregs
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most worthless part; sediment at teh bottom of a liquid
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earthy
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down to earth; realistic; coarse; low
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humble
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low position or condition
not proud; unpretentious; modest ;courteously respectful |
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humiliate
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lower the pride, position or dignity of; abase; degrade; mortify (ant exalt)
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humility
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freedom from pride; humbleness; lowliness; modesty
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menial
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low; mean; subservient; servile
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nadir
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lowest point (ant zenith)
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plumb
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get to the bottom of; ascertain the depth of; fathom
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profound
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very deep; deeply felt; intellectually deep
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ravine
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deep, narrow gorge worn by running water
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consanguinuity
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blood relationship
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filial
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of or like a son or daughter
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fraternal
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of or like a brother
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genealogy
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a person's or family's descent; lineage; pedigree
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genility
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good manners
gentry; upper class |
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kith and kin
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friends and relatives; kindred
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maternal
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of or like a mother
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nepotism
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favoritism to relatives by those in power
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paternal
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of or like a father
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progenitor
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forefather
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progeny
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offspring; children; descendants
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sibling
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one of two or more children of a family
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aroma
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pleasant odor; bouquet
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aromatic
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sweet scented; fragrant
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fragrant
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having a pleasant odor; pleasantly odorous or odoriferous
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fusty
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stale smelling; musty; moldy
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incense
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substance yielding pleasant odor when burned
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malodorous
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ill smelling; stinking; fetid; unpleasantly odorous
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noisome
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offensive to smell; disgusting
harmful; noxious |
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olfactory
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pertaining to the sense of smell
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pungent
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sharp in smell or taste; acrid; biting; stimulating
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putrid
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stinking from decay
extemely bad; corrupt |
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rancid
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unpleasant to smell or taste from being spoiled or stale
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rank
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having a strong, bad odor or tast; offensively gross or coarse
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reek
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emit a strong, disagreeable smell; be permeated with
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scent
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smell; perfume
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scent
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get a suspicion of
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unsavory
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unpleasant to taste or smell
marally offensive |