Chapter 3, Animal-Jest

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place where bees are kept

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apiary

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place where birds are kept

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aviary

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tease; annoy; nag

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badger

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calm, peaceful

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halcyon

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treat as highly important

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lionize

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

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menagerie

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shed feathers,skin, or hair

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molt

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study of birds

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ornithology

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animal plant or person living on others; freeloader

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parasite

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living at the expense of another;sponging

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parasitic

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repeat mechanically

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parrot

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whaddup

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foo

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animal or person removing refuse, decay

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scavenger

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remedy for a poison or evil

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antidote

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substance that shrinks tissues and checks flow of blood

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astringent

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1. severe, stern
2. causing contraction

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astringent

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1. not dangerous
2. gentle, kindly

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benign

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recover health after illness, recuperate

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convalesce

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person recovering from sickness

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convalescent

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form pus; rankle; rot; putrefy

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fester

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

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hypochondriac

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1. resistance (to a disease)
2. freedom (as from an obligation); exemption

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immunity

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make resistant

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immunize

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injury; hurt

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lesion

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1. threatening to cause death
2. very evil

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malignant

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1. gruesome
2. having to do with disease

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morbid

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1. morally harmful
2. pertaining to plague; deadly

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pestilential

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set of rules, especially to improve health

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regimen

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healthful

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salubrious

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greasy

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sebaceous

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curative

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therapeutic

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salve; ointment

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unguent (what an oddly hilarious word)

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caused by a virus

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viral

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1. extremely poisonous, deadly, venomous
2. very bitter

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virulent

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1. disease causing substance too small to be seen through a microscope
2. corruptive force

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virus

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welcome with approval; applaud loudly

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acclaim

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

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encomium

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praise, extol, laud, glorify

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eulogize

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fame or praise due to acheivement

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kudos

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praiseworthy; commendable

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laudable

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expressing praise; eulogistic

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laudatory

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applause; enthusiastic praise, acclaim

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plaudit

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falsely and maliciously accusing, defamatory, slanderous

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calumnious

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expressing low self-esteem, belittling, disparaging

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derogatory

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charge, especially and unjust or false charge, insinuation, accusation

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imputation

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false and defamatory printed or written statement

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libel

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injurious to reputation, defamatory, calumnious

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libelous

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speak evil of, vilify, traduce

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malign

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false and defamatory spoken statement, calumny

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slander

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mark of disgrace

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stigma

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brand with a mark of disgrace

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stigmatize

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playful teasing or joking

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banter

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

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caricature

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odd and laughter-provoking

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droll

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1. in the habit of joking
2. said in jest without serious intent

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facetious

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treating serious matters lightly

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flippant

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buffoon; clown

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harlequin

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boisterously merry, very funny

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hilarious

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noisy gaiety, mirth, jollity, glee

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hilarity

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containing or expressing irony

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ironic or ironical

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1. species of humor whose intended meaning is the opposite of the words used
2. state of affairs contrary to what would normally be expected

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irony

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given to jesting; playfully; humorous; jocular

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jocose

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lack of proper seriousness; trifling gaiety; frivolity

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levity

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exciting laughter; ridiculous; farcical; absurd

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ludicrous

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humorous imitation

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parody

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sneering and often ironic language intended to hurt a person's feelings

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sarcasm

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given to or expressing sarcasm

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sarcastic

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bitterly sarcastic; mocking sneering

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sardonic

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language or writing that exposes follies or abuses by holding them up to ridicule

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satire

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given to or expressing satire

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satiric or satirical

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imitation that makes a serious thing seem ridiculous; mockery

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travesty