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191 Cards in this Set
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Abate |
Become less in amount or intensity |
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Abbreviate |
To shorten or abridge |
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Abdicate |
To give up or leave |
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Abrupt |
Changing or terminating suddenly |
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Abstain |
Refrain; choose to avoid or not participate |
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Access |
Means of approach or admission |
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Accountable |
Liable or responsible |
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Adhere |
Hold closely to an idea or course; be devoted |
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Adverse |
Harmful to one's interests; unfortunate |
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Adversity |
A state of burden or hardship |
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Affect |
Change or influence |
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Anecdote |
A short story or account of an event |
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Annual |
Occurring or returning once a year |
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Apply |
Bring into physical contact; lay on; bring into operation |
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Assiduous |
Very careful and hardworking |
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Audible |
Laugh enough to be heard |
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Benevolent |
Showing sympathy |
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Buas |
An unfair preference or dislike |
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Bilateral |
Having two sides |
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Boisterous |
Rough, rowdy, unruly |
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Brazen |
Bold or unrestrained by normal standard |
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Brusque |
Attitude of shortness or rudeness; gruff |
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Capacious |
Large in size or capacity |
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Cardiac |
Pertaining to the heart |
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Cast |
A molded protective device used to support broken bones |
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Cavity |
Any hollow place or space |
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Cease |
Stop doing an action; discontinue |
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Circuitous |
Lengthy due to being indirect or roundabout |
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Collaborate |
Working together in a common project |
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Collateral |
Adjourning or accompanying |
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Conpassion |
Awareness and sympathy for suffering of others |
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Compensatory |
Making up for; offsetting; paying for |
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Complication |
Something intricate, involved or aggravating |
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Comply |
Acquiesce to another's wish, command |
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Compromise |
An accommodation in which both sides make concessions |
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Concave |
With an outline or surface curved inward |
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Concise |
Brief and compact |
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Condescending |
An attitude of superiority or being snobby towards others |
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Conditional |
Dependent on something else being done |
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Consistency |
A state of being congruous; conforming to regular patterns, habits, principles |
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Constrict |
Cost to shrink, cramp,crush |
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Contingent |
Depending on something not certain; conditional |
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Contour |
The outline of a figure or shape |
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Contract |
Legal or business agreement; acquire a habit or disease |
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Contraindication |
Discouragement of the use of a treatment |
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Copious |
Abundant and plentiful |
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defecate |
Have a bowel movement |
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Deficit |
Shortage; excess of liabilities over assets |
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Deleterious |
Harmful or deadly to living things |
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Depress |
Weaken; sadden |
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Depth |
Deepness; distance measured downward, onward, or backward |
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Deter |
To prevent or discourage |
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Deteriorating |
Growing worse; reducing and worth; impairing |
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Device |
A gadget; a mechanical apparatus |
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Diagnosis |
Analysis of a present condition |
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Diameter |
A line dividing a circle into halves; it's length |
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Digeession |
A deviation or detour from the central topic or focus |
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Dilate |
Expand;make larger; distend |
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Diligent |
Persistent and hard-working |
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Dilute |
Weaken by a mixture of water or other liquid; reduce in strength |
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Discrete |
Separate; discontinuous |
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disdain |
Lack of respect or intense dislike |
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Disintended |
dilated; expanded; or swollen |
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Dysfunction |
Impaired functioning |
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Elevate |
Raise; lift up |
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Empathy |
Understanding of another's feelings |
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Endogenous |
Something produced within the body |
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Enervating |
Causing debilitation our weakness |
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Enhance |
To improve; to increased clarity |
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Ephemeral |
Lasting only for a short period of time |
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Exacerbate |
Make more bitter, angry, or violent; irritate or aggravate |
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Exasperate |
Worsen, make angry, or frustrate |
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Excess |
The state of being more or too much; A surplus or remainder |
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Exemplary |
Worthy of imitation; setting the example |
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Exogenous |
Something produced outside the body |
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Expand |
Increase in extent, bulk, or amount; spread or stretch out; unfold |
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Exposure |
State of being exposed or open to external environments |
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Extenuating |
Diminish the seriousness of something |
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External |
Located outside of something and/or apart from something |
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Fatal |
Causing death or ruin |
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Fatigue |
Weariness physical or mental exertion |
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Flaccid |
Soft; flabby |
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Flushed |
Suffused with color; Ashe sour with copious flow of water |
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Fortitude |
Strength and endurance during a difficult situation |
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Fortuitous |
Occurring by happy chance |
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Gaping |
To be open; to have a break in continuity |
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Garble |
Confusing; not understandable |
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Gastrointestinal |
Pertaining to the stomach and intestines |
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Gender |
Classification of masculine or feminine |
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Hematologic |
Dealing with the blood |
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Hydration |
The act of meeting body fluid demands |
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Hygiene |
The science that deals with the preservation of health |
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Hyperbole |
Exaggerating; making something more than it is |
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Hypothesis |
A theory that has not yet been tested or investigated |
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Imminent |
Very likely to happen |
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Impaired |
Made worse, damaged, or weakened |
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Impending |
The point of occurring; imminent |
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Impetuous |
Undue haste without the thought of consequence |
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Incidenence |
Frequency or range of occurrence; extent of effects |
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Incompatible |
Unable to be or work together |
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Inconsequential |
Something without importance or significance |
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Inevitable |
And possible to avoid or prevent from happening |
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Infection |
Tainted with germs or disease |
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Inflamed |
Condition in which the body is inflicted with heat, swelling, or redness |
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Ingest |
To take into the body for digestion |
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Initiate |
Set going; begin; originate |
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Innocuous |
Harmless |
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Insidious |
Operating stealthily with evil effect; deceitful; treacherous |
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Intact |
Remaining uninjured, unimpaired, whole or complete |
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Internal |
Situated within something; enclosed; inside |
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Intuitive |
To know by Instinct alone |
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Invasive |
Being intrusive or encroaching upon |
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Labile |
Apt to lapse or err; unstable |
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Laceration |
A rough tear; an affliction |
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Languid |
tired and slow |
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Latent |
Hidden; dormant; undeveloped |
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Lathargic |
Not wanting to move; sluggish |
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Longevity |
Having a long life |
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Manifestation |
A Demonstration or display |
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Musculoskeletal |
Pertaining to muscles and the skeleton |
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Neurological |
Dealing with the nervous system |
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Neurovascular |
Pertaining to the nervous system and the blood vessels |
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Novice |
A beginner; inexperienced |
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Nutrient |
Something affording nutrition |
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Occluded |
Shut in or out; closed; absorbed |
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Ominous |
Foretelling disaster; threatening |
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Ongoing |
Continuous; constant |
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Iral |
Spoken, not written; pertaining to the mouth |
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Overt |
Plain to View; open |
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Paradox |
Appearing conflicting or contradictory |
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Parameter |
A variable quantity whose values depend on the special case |
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Paroxysmal |
Having to do with a spasm or violent outburst |
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Patent |
Open for all to read; plain; obvious |
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Pathogenic |
Causing disease |
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Pathology |
The science of the nature and origin of disease |
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Posterior |
Located in the back or rear |
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Potent |
Wielding power; strong; effective |
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Potential |
Possible; possibility |
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Pragmatic |
Concerned with practical matters and results |
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Precaution |
An app done in advance to ensure safety or benefit; prudent foresight |
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Precipitous |
Overhasty; rash; uncontrolled |
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Precocious |
Showing advanced development or maturity at an early age |
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Predispose |
Give a tendency or inclination to; dispose in advance |
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Pre-existing |
Already in place; already occurring |
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Primary |
First; earliest; most important |
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Priority |
Right of precedence order of importance |
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Procrastinate |
To postpone doing something |
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Prognosis |
A forecast |
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Prudent |
Careful and sensible; using good judgment |
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Rationale |
Rational basis for something; justification |
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Recur |
Appear again; return |
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Renal |
Pertaining to the kidneys |
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Resilient |
Quick to recover |
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Respiration |
Breathing |
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Restrict |
Attach limitations to; restrain |
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Retain |
Hold or keep in possession, use or practice |
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Sagacity |
Sound knowledge, judgment and foresight |
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Scrutinize |
Examine closely and carefully |
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Site |
Location |
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Status |
Relative standing; position; condition |
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Strict |
Precise, exacting or severe |
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Sublingual |
Beneath the tongue |
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Subtle |
Understand; not obvious |
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Superficial |
Shallow in character and attitude; only concerned with things on the surface |
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Superfluous |
More than is needed, desired, or necessary |
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Supplement |
An addition to something substantially completed; to add to |
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Suppress |
Restrain; abolish; repress |
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Symmetric |
Similar proportion in the size or shape of something |
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Symptom |
A sign or indication of a problem or disease |
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Syndrome |
A set of symptoms that characterize a certain disease or condition |
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Tactful |
Showing concern to not offend others |
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Tenacious |
Determined without change or doubt from the plan |
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Terae |
To the point; concise |
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Therapeutic |
Pertaining to the curing of disease; having remedial effect |
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Transdermal |
Passing through the skin |
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Transient |
Lasting for only a short time or duration |
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Transmission |
Yakked a result of sending something a longer onward to a recipient or destination |
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Trauma |
A bodily injury or mental shock |
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Triage |
The act of sorting or categorizing conditions and diseases in preparation for treatment |
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Trite |
Dull; common |
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Untoward |
Unfavorable; troublesome |
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Urinate |
discharge Urine |
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Vascular |
Pertaining to bodily ducts that convey fluid |
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Venerable |
Worthy of respect because of wisdom or age |
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Venerate |
To regard with much respect |
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Virus |
An agent of infection |
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Verbal |
It's your express in words; oral, not written |
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Vital |
Pertaining to life; alive; essential to existence or well-being |
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Void |
Empathy; evacuate |
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Volume |
Space field by liquid |
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Wary |
To be cautious or suspicious |
