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29 Cards in this Set
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the killing of many people; massacre
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carnage
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dead and decaying flesh; pertaining to death flesh
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carrion
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embodied in human form
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incarnate
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any honor, award, or expression of approval;a ceremonial tap on the shoulder with the flat side of a sword
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accolade
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a low neckline on a garment or a garment with a low neckline
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decolletage
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relating to or having an effec on the human body
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corporal
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characteristic of or resembling the physical body; having material substance, able to be seen
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corporeal
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a military organization of officers or of officers and enlistees; an army unit; a group of peoplehaving purpose and direction i common
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corps
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excessively bulky, fat
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corpulent
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a body or collection of writings, a structure of special character in an animal body
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corpus
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harmony, agreement; to grant or bestow upon; to agree
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accord
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hearty, warm, sincere; stimulating; after dinner drink
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cordial
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a state of agreement, harmony; an alphabetical index of all the words in a text or corpus of texts, showing every occurrence of a word
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concordance
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to turn into bone, to become bony; to become rigid
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ossify
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the sceintific study of the skin and its diseases
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dermatology
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the outer protective layer of the skin or outer layer of various organisms
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epidermis
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pertaining to the back, especially of animals
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dorsal
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a set of documents containing information about a person or event, a file
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dossier
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to write one's signature on the back of a check or other document; to sign a contract; to acknowledge receipt of payment; to support actively, to sanction
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endorse
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pertaining to the stomach
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gastric
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a person who is knowledgeable about good food and drink, a gourmet
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gastronome
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to deprive of strength, to weaken
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enervate
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cheerful, hopeful; reddish or ruddy
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sanguine
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blood relationship; any close relationship
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consanguinity
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unceasingly attentive, devoted; persistent, diligent
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assiduous
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differing, disagreeing, dissenting; a person who disagrees
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dissident
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a meeting at which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the dead
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seance
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characterized by much sitting, remaining in one area, not migratory
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sedentary
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to take the place of, to replace
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supersede
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