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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 surface or figure.
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periphery
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outside boundary
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periphrastic
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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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fratricide
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act of killing 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 a king
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sororicide
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act of killing 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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adverse criticism
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stringent
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strict
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carnivorous
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flesh-eating
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devour
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1) to eat greedily
2) to 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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eating everything (plant and animal)
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voracious
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1) greedily eating
2) insatiable, as a voracious appetite |
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peristyle
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1) rows or columns around a building or courtyard
2) the space so enclosed |
