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54 Cards in this Set
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menagerie
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place where animals are kept and trained
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astringent(N.)
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substance that srinks tissues and checks flow of blood
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astringent(adj.)
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severe;stern
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convalesce
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recover health after illness;recuperate
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convalescent
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person recovering from sickness
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fester
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form pus;rot
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hypochondriac
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one who is morbidly anxious about personal health, or suffering from imagined illness
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immunity
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resistance(to a disease)
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immunize
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make immune(resistant to a disease)
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lesion
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injury;hurt
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malignant
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threatening to cause death
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morbid
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gruesome
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pestilential
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morally harmful
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salubrious
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healthful
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sebacious
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greasy;secreting sebum
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therapeutic
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curative
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toxic
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poisenous
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ungent
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salve;ointment
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virulent
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extremely poisenous
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viral
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caused by a virus
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virus
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disease-causing substance too small to be seen through a microscope
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acclaim
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welcome with approval
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encomium
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speech or writing of high praise
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eulogize
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praise;extol
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audable
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praiseworthy;commendable
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laudatory
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expressing praise
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plaudit
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applause
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calumnious
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falsely & maliciously accusing
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derogatory
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expressing low esteem
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imputation
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charge,esp. an unjust or false charge
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libel
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false and defamatory printed statement
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libelous
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injurious to reputation
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malign
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speak evil of
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slander
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false and defamatory spoken statement
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stigma
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mark od disgrace
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stigmatize
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brand with mark of disgrace
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banter
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playful teasing
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caricature
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drawing imitation
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droll
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odd and laughter-provoking
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flippant
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treating serious matters lightly
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harlequin
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buffoon;clown
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hilarious
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boisterously merry;very funny
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hilarity
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noisy gaiety
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ironic or ironical
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containing or expressing irony
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irony
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species of humor whose intended meaning is the opposite of the words used
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jacose
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given to jesting;playfylly humorous
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levity
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lack of proper seriousness
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ludicrous
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exciting laughte, ridiculous
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parody
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humorous imitation
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sarcasm
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sneering language intended to hurt a person's feelings
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sarcastic
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given to or expressing sarcasm
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sardonic
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bitterly sarcastic
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satiric or satirical
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given to or expressing satire
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travesty
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imitation that makes a serious thing seem ridiculous
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