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18 Cards in this Set
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What is a perimeter?
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the whole outer boundary or measurement of a surface or figure
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What is an astringent?
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substance that shrinks tissues and checks flow of blood by drawing together blood vessels
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What is a constrict?
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draw together; bind
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What is a stringent?
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strict; rigid; severe
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What is periphery?
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outside boundary
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What is perophrastic?
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expressed in a round-about way
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What is a genocide?
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deliberate extermination of a recial or cultural group
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What is stricture?
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adverse criticism; censure
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What is a sororicide?
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act of killing one's sister
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What is voracious?
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greedy in eating; insatiable
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What is carnivorous?
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flesh-eating
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What is fraticide?
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act of killing one's brother
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What is omnivorous?
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avidly taking in everything; eating everything
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What is herbivorous?
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dependent on eating plants as food
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What is peristalsis?
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wavelike contraction of the walls of the intestines which propels contents onward
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What is a regicide?
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act of killing a king
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What is peristyle?
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row of columns around a building or courtyard
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What is devour?
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to eat greedily or ravenously
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