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39 Cards in this Set
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Carnage
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the killing of many people; massacre
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caro, carnis
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latin for flesh
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carrion
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dead and decaying flesh
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incarnate
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embodied in human form
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collum
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latin for neck
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accolade
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1- any hnor, award, or expression of approval 2- a ceremonial tap on the shoulder with the flat side of a sword
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decolletage
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a low neckline on a garment or a garment with a low neckline
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corpus, corporis
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latin for body
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corporeal
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1- characteristic of or resembling the physical body 2- having material substance, able to be seen
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corps
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1- a military organization of officers or of officers and enlistees
2- an army unit 3- a group of people having purpose and direction in common |
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corpulent
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excessively bulky, fat
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corpus
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1- a body or collection of writings 2- a structure of special character in an animal body
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cor, cordis
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latin for heart
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accord
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harmony, agreement
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coridal
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1- hearty; warm; sincere 2- stimulating
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concordance
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1- a state if agreement, harmony 2- an alphabetical index of all the words in a text or corpus of texts, showing every occurence of a word
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os, ossis
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latin for bone
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ossify
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1- to turn into bone; to become bony
2- to become rigid |
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derma
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greek for skin
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dermatology
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the scientific study of the skin and its diseases
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epidermis
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the outer protective layer of the skin or outer layer of various organisms
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dorsum
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latin for back
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dorsal
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pertaining to the back, especially of animals
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dossier
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a set of documents containing information about a person or evente, a file
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endorse
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1- to write ones signature on the back of a check or other document
2- to sign a contract 3- to acknowledge receipt of payment 4- to support actively; to sanction |
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gaster, gastreros
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greek for stomach, belly
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gastric
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pertaining to the stomach
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gastonome
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a person who is knowledgeable about good food and drink; a gourmet
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nervus
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latin for sinew, nerve
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enervate
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to deprive of strength; to weaken
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sanguis, sanguinis
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latin for blood
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sanguine
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1. cheerful, hopeful
2. reddish or ruddy |
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consanguinity
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1. blood relationship
2. any close relationship |
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sedeo, sedere, sedi, sessum
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latin for sit to settle
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assiduous
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1- unceasingly attentive, devoted
2. persistent, diligent |
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dissident
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adj- differing, disagreeing, dissenting
n- a person who diasgrees |
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seance
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a meeting at which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the dead
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sedentary
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1- characterized by much sitting
2- remaining in one area, not migratoy |
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supersede
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to take the place of; to replace
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