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18 Cards in this Set
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perimeter
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the whole outer boundary or measurement of a suface or figure
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periphrastic
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discussed in a round about way
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periphery
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outside boundary
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peristalsis
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expressed in a roundabout way
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peristalsis
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wavelike contraction of the walls of the intestines which propels contents onward
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peristyle
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(1) row of columns around a building or courtyard
(2) the space so enclosed |
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fratricide
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act of killing (or killer of) one's brother
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genocide
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deliberate extermination of a racial or cultural group
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regicide
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act of killing (or killer of) a king
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sororicide
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act of killing (or killer of) one's sister
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astringent
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substance that shrinks tissues and checks flow of
blood by drawing together blood vessels |
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constrict
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draw together, bind
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stricture
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strict (literally, "binding tight"); rigid; severe
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carnivorous
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flesh-eating
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devour
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(1) to eat greedily or ravenously (2) seize upon and destroy
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herbivorous
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dependent on ("eating") plants as food
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omnivorous
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(1) eating everything, both plant and animal substances (2) avidly taking in everything, as an omnivorous reader
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voracious
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(1) greedy in eating (2) insatiable, as a voracious appetite
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