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antibiotic
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drug usually derived from living organisms
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antibody
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immunizing substance formed in the body to counteract invading anitgen (foreign body)
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anticlimax
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sudden drop in importance or dignity
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anticoagulant
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prevents substance that delays clotting of the blood
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antiestablishment
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opposed to the principles of a ruling class or inner circle
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antihistamine
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drug that prevents allergic reactions
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antihypertensive
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reduces high blood pressure
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antimacassar
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small cover for arms or backs of sofas or chairs, either as a decoration or a protection from soiling
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antioxidant
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chemical compound that slows down oxidation (changes produced by oxygen)
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antipathy
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strong feeling against someone or something, dislike aversion
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antipersonnel
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designed for use against an enemy nation's military personnel or civilians
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antipodes
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parts of the earth directly opposite of each other
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antipyretic
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reduces fever
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antiscorbutic
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preventing scurvy
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antiseptic
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combats germs that cause sepsis(disease)
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antithesis
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exact opposite, contrast
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antitrust
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opposing, or intended to oppose
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antiviral
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make virus ineffective
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anatomy
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cutting apart or dissection of a body or organism to determine the science of the structure, morphology
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TOM
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cutting out
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CID
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cutting down or killing
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CIS
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cut like concise- cut out unnecessary words
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SECT
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cut with a line
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conciseness
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cutting out of useless words
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entomology
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study of insects
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excise
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remove by cutting out
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fratricidal
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relating to fatricide (act of killing one's brother, sister, or fellow citizen)
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gingivectomy
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excision of gum tissue
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herbicide
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plant destroying chemical
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homicidal
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murderous
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incisive
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sharp; keen
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laparotomy
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incision into the abdominal cavity
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lobotomy
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operation on a lobe of the brain
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rescission
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act of rescinding, cancellation
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sectionalism
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exaggerated devotion to the interests of one section, bias
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tome
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piece of a large work or book
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vivisection
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surgical experiment on animals
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antecedent
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word that pronoun refers to
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antemeridian
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occurring before noon
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ante
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before
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pre
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before
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pro
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before
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meta
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after
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post
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after
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entepenult
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syllable before the penult (next-to-last syllable, third to last syllable
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anterior
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towards the front
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metaphysics
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branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of existence
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metastasis
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spread of a malignancy (cancer) from its original site to other parts of the body
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metempsychosis
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after death your soul passes to a another body or animal
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posterior
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coming after, toward the back
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posterity
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future generations
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posthumous
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born after the death of one's father
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postprandial
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after a meal
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predecease
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die before another person
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prerecord
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record in advance
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prescient
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able to tell the future
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presentiment
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feeling something bad is about to happen
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prognosis
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prediction of the probably course of an illness
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prophesy
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foretell
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prophylaxis
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preventive treatment against disease
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Adonis
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very handsome man
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atlas
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book of maps
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Baedeker
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guidebook
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Bowdlerize
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remove objectionable stuff from a book
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chauvinist
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fanatical patriot
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cicerone
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guide who explains history to tourists
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Damoclean
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involving imminent disaster
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Machiavellian
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crafty, cunning, deceitful
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malapropism
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humorous misuse of words by a person unaware of the error
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philippic
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bitter retiring speech
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quisling
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traitor
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quixotic
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impractically idealistic
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sadistic
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deriving pleasure by inflicting pain
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stentorian
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very loud
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alchemy
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medieval chemistry to turn metals into gold
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baksheesh
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tip, gratuity
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bellicose
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inclined to fight or quarrel
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carp
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be critical in judging
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collation
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light meal
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cull
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select
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demur
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object
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desuetude
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obsolete
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divert
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destract
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dun
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make insistent demands for payment
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empirical
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relying solely on experience
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equivocate
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use misleading terms so as to not commit oneself
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imprimatur
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authorization
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ingenious
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innocent and simple
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mendacious
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lying, untrue
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panegyric
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formal speech in high praise of something
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pusillanimous
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cowardly
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quagmire
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difficult situation
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taciturn
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silent, uncommunicative
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