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12 Cards in this Set
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Tuperware is a famous brand of _______ containers.
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plastic (adj) capavle of being molded or shaped
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The paleontologists had to be skilled in the art of _____ in order to dissect the fossils with care.
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Osteotomy (n) a cut in a bone
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My mother told me never to pick up a ________ needle, because of fear of disease.
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hypodermic (adj) below the skin
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______ runs in my family. In fact all of my cousins had surgery on their nasal passages
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sinusitis(n) an inflammation of ths sinuses
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Migranes are characterized by severe _______
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cephalagia (n) pain in the head
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I felt like I had the _________ becuase I jsut could not get intersted in anyting.
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Doldrums(n) low spirits, dull gloomy, listless
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The ______ Bible was used by scholars of ancient languages.
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Ployglot (n) speaking or writing in several languages
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His _______ evnetually required a special cream to soothe the dryness.
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dermatitis (n) any inflammation of the skin
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His _________ eventually required a special cream to soothe the dryness.
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dactylogoy(n) the use of a finger language as in sign language
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Gallaudet University, a school for the deaf, is a place where you can see ________in action.
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chiromancy (n) prophesy based on the characteristics of the hands; palmistry
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I simply can not believe that someone can tell not only your future, but also your personality using_______.
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dolor(n) sorrow, or grief
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I am so ______ because my dog died.
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dolorous (adj) very sorrowful or sad
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