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18 Cards in this Set
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pocketbook |
a woman's purse or handbag |
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TB |
tuberculosis, a disease of the lungs |
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simultaneous interpreter |
translator |
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neurotic |
a person with neurosis (any of various functional disorders characterized by anxiety, compulsions, phobias, depression, dissociations, etc.) |
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dybbuk |
(pronounced "dib-ick") - the spirit of a dead person that enters the body of a living person and possesses it (in Jewish folklore); a demon |
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WAC |
Women's Army Corps |
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WAVES |
Women Appointed for Voluntary Emergency Service - the women's branch of the U.S. Navy |
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pinned |
going-steady; practically engaged; when a young man gives his fraternity pin to a young woman, an informal token of betrothal (engagement) |
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alcove |
a recess opening out of a room or a recessed space in a wall; as for a bed |
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sanatorium (sanitarium) |
a quiet resort, usually in the mountains, where people go to rest and regain strength, especially when recovering from tuberculosis in the early 20th century |
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shorthand |
any system of speed writing using quickly made symbols to represent letters, words, and phrases |
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boss |
a circular protuberance or knoblike swelling |
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nonplussed |
perplexed |
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reproachful |
expressing blame or disapproval |
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wistful |
longing pensively (dreamily thoughtful); expressing vague yearnings |
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baleful |
harmful; ominous; deadly; menacing or malign; threatening evil |
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bell jar |
a cylindrical glass vessel with a rounded top and open base used to protect and display fragile objects or to establish a controlled atmosphere or environment in scientific experiments |
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wry |
bitingly ironic or amusing |
