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atrophy
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to waste away; wither
the emaciation or wasting away of tissues, organs, or the entire body |
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debilitate
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to make feeble; weaken
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livid
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discolored, as from a bruise; black and blue. Ashen or very pale, as from anger
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moribund
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in the condition approaching death or an end
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noxious
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injurious or harmful to health
injurious or harmful to the mind or morals; corrupting |
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pestilent
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tending to cause death; fatal
likely to cause an epidemic disease |
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prostrate
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to weaken or render helpless; overcome
to make (oneself) bow or kneel in humility or adoration |
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salubrious
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favorable to health or well being
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scourge
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a cause of great suffering or harm
any instrument, such as a whip, used for inflicting punishment, suffering, or vengeance to afflict severely; devastate |
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unscathed
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unharmed; uninjured
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