Merriam-Webster's Unit 04

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carnivorous

Back 1

Meat-eating or flesh-eating

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herbivorous

Back 2

plant-eating

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omnivorous

Back 3

eating every kind of food; eagerly taking in everything, interested in everything

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voracious

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having a huge appetite, greedy, ravenous; excessively eager

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vor

Back 5

to eat

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carn

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Flesh

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carnage

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great destruction of life; slaughter

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carnal

Back 8

Having to do with bodily pleasures

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carnival

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A season of merrymaking just before Lent; an occasion for festivities and excess, a traveling group that presents a variety of amusements

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incarnation

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a particular physical form or version of something, embodiement

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cred

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to believe

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credence

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belief, acceptance as true

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creditable

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worthy of praise

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credulity

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Readiness and willingness to believe on the basis of little evidence

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creed

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Any statement or system of belief, principles, or opinions that guides a person's actions.

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fid

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faithfulness

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affidavit

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a sworn written statement

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diffident

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lacking self-confidence; timid, unassertive

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fiduciary

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1. held in trust for another 2. confidentiality

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perfidy

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Faithlessness, disloyalty, or treachery

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curr/curs

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to run (current, excursion, occurrence)

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concurrent

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occurring or operating at the same time

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cursory

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hastily/carelessly done and without attention to detail

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discursive

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rambling, moving from one topic to another randomly

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precursor

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a person who goes before or announces the coming of another

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ped

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foot

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expedient

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Suitable for bringing about a desired result, often without regard for what is fair or right

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expedite

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speed up the progress of

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impediment

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Anything that gets in the way; an obstacle

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pedestrian

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Ordinary or dull

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flect/flex

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to bend

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deflect

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turn away from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest

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flexor

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a muscle that bends a part of the body, such as an arm or a leg

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genuflect

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To kneel on one knee and then rise as an act of respect

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inflection

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A change in the pitch, tone, or loudness of the voice

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post

Back 36

after, behind

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posterior

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Toward or at the back of the body; behind

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posthumous

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occurring or published after death

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postmodern

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Having to do with a movement in art, architecture, or literature that is a reaction against modernism and that calls for the reintroduction of traditional elements and techniques as well as elements from popular culture

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postmortem

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occurring or done after death; usually related to an examination of the body after it is dead

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calypso

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A folk song or style of singing of West Indian origin that has a lively rhythm and words that are often made up by the singer

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odyssey

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a long, adventurous, wandering journey; an intellectual or spiritual quest

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palladium

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A precious, silver-white metal related to platinum that is used in electrical contacts and as an alloy with gold to form white gold

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penelope

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A modest domestic wife

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procrustean

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strictly disregarding individual differences or special circumstances

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protean

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versatile; able to take on many forms

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sibyl

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female prophet or fortune teller

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siren

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A woman who tempts men with bewitching sweetness