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21 Cards in this Set
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vicarious
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experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
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rationalize
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To devise self-satisfying but incorrect reasons for (one's behavior):
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gregarious
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Seeking and enjoying the company of others; sociable
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obsequious
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serving you in any way if they can get something out of it, if not they stop serving you.
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maudlin
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excessively sentimental, over emotional
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ascetic
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practices rigid abstinence; shuns all luxuries and physical pleasures of life.
ex) drinking, sex |
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pander
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To act as a go-between or liaison in sexual intrigues; function as a procurer
ex) to find a sexual partner for another |
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sublimate
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To divert the energy associated with (an unacceptable impulse or drive) into a personally and socially acceptable activity
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wanton
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lives life to the fullest; party animal, luxuriant, merciless.
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effete
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Depleted of vitality, force, or effectiveness; exhausted, worn out
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obstetrician
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provides care for pregnant women, delivers babies, and gives post-natal care to the babies.
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pediatrician
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specializes in treatment of infants and very young children.
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podiatrist
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treats minor ailments of the feet
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osteopath
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works on theory that diseases arise chiefly from the displacement of bones.
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ophthalmologist
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medical doctor and often a trained surgeon who treats the troubles and the diseases of the eyes.
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optometrist
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checks and corrects vision, usually by prescribing glasses or contact lenses.
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optician
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a technician who grinds lenses to an ophthalmogist or optometrists prescription or who makes or sells eye glasses, binoculars, etc.
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gynecologist
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specializes in diseases that are peculiar to women.
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dermatologist
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specializes in diseases of the skin-rash, acne,allergies, etc.
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psychiatrist
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medical specialist in mental ailments, emotional problems, etc.
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orthodontist
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specializes in straightening teeth and in correcting "bad bites"
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