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n. excessive acidity, especially in the stomach
The indiscriminate taking of antacids to relieve _________________ can lead to serious consequences. |
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adj. excessively active
Let me warn you not to believe all the stories the child has been telling; she has a __________________ imagination. |
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adj. excessively fault-finding;captious
Why must you always find fault with others and never say a good word about anyone? Why are you so _______________? |
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adj. abnormally sensitive
Lori's feelings are easily hurt; she is __________________. |
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n. abnormally high blood pressure
__________________ is quite common. Almost every one of us knows someone who has high blood pressure. |
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n. small syringe with a hollow needle for making injections beneath the skin
Addicts may contract hepatitis if they give themselves a dose of drugs with an unclean ______________. |
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adj. afflicted with hypoglycemia (an abnormally low concentration of sugar in the blood)
Patients whose blood sugar level is abnormally high are hyperglycemic, and those whose level is abnormally low are _________________. |
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v. make less sensitive
The patient received treatment to ___________________ her to the pollen causing her allergic reaction. |
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n. abnormally low blood pressure
Do you have _______________? My blood pressure, too, is abnormally low. |
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n. subnormal body temperature
With the temperatures mostly below normal, the poorly clad troops began to suffer from _________________. |
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adj. underwater
Professional divers have been able to photograph a variety of _________________ animals and plants. |
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adj. being, living, or introduced beneath the skin
A first-degree burn reddens only the outer layer of the skin, with no ________________________ damage. |
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adj. not quite lethal (death-causing); insufficient to cause death
The would-be suicide had taken a ________________ dose and was therefore able to recover. |
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adj. below minimum standards; inadequate for some end; unproductive
Future increases in silver prices may make it economically feasible to reopen mines now considered _________________. |
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adj. useful in an "under," or subordinate, capacity; excessively submissive
The staff member who differed with the director's views was ousted and replaced by someone more _________________. |
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adj. beyond the requirements of duty; performed to an extent not demanded
Since I am not in charge, it would be ________________________ of me to give orders. |
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adj. over or on the surface only; not profound or thorough
The injury is quite ______________________: the underlying tissues have not been damaged. |
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adj. beyond what is natural or observable; not explainable by the laws of nature
Bloodless and fleshless beings, like ghosts and spirits, belong to the ____________________ world, not the real world. |
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adj. exceeding the standard or prescribed number; extra
If the only tooth you have ever had extracted was a ________________________ one, you still have a complete set of teeth. |
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adj. having a speed beyond that of sound
Sound travels about 750 miles an hour through air at sea level; any speed greater than that is ______________. |
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