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67 Cards in this Set
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Abate |
Become less in amount of intensity |
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Abdicate |
To give up or leave |
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Abstain |
Refrain; choose to avoid or not participate |
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Adhere |
Hold closely to an idea or course; be devoted |
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Adversity |
A state of burden or hardship |
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Assiduous |
Very careful and hardworking |
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Benevolent |
Showing sympathy, understanding and generosity |
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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 standards |
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Brusque |
Attitude of shortness or rudeness; gruff |
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Capacious |
Large in size or quantity |
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Circuitous |
Lengthy due to being indirect or roundabout |
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Concise |
Brief and compact |
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Contingent |
Depending on something not certain , conditional |
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Contraindication |
Discouragement of the use of a treatment |
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Copious |
Abundant and plentiful |
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Deleterious |
Harmful or deadly to living things |
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Deter |
To prevent or discourage |
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Digression |
A deviation or detour from the central topic or focus |
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Dilatw |
Expand; make larger; distend |
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Disdain |
Lack of respect or intense dislike |
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Distended |
Dilated, expanded, or swollen |
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Endogenous |
Something produced within the body |
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Enervating |
Causing debilitation or weakness |
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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 of aggravate |
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Exasperate |
Worsen, make angry, frustrate |
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Exogenous |
Something produced outside the body |
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Extenuating |
Diminish the seriousness of something |
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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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Garble |
Confusing, not understandable |
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Hematologic |
Dealing with the blood |
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Imminent |
Very likely to happen |
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Impending |
The point of occurring; imminent |
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Impetuous |
Undue haste without thought of consequences |
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Inconsequential |
Something without importance or significance |
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Innocuous |
Harmless |
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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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Languid |
Tired and slow |
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Novice |
A beginner; inexperienced |
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Occluded |
Shut in or out; closed; absorbed |
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Ominous |
Foretelling disaster; threatening |
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Overt |
Plain to the view; open |
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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 of violent outburst |
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Patent |
Open for all to read; plain; obvious |
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Pragmatic |
Concerned with practical matters and results |
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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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Prognosis |
Forecast |
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Renal |
Pertaining to the kidneys |
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Sagacity |
Sound knowledge, judgement, and foresight |
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Sublingual |
Beneath the tongue |
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Superfluous |
More than is needed, desired, or necessary |
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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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Terse |
To the point; concise |
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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 |
The act or result of sending something along or onward to a recipient or destination |
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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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Venerate |
To regard with much respect |
