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Vocabulary #3
Mr. McNulty 2009
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English
11th Grade
11/22/2009

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Health/Medicine: Lesion (N)
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A physical change in a body part that is the result of illness or injury.
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Health/Medicine: Hypochondriac (N)
Definition
Somebody with imaginary illness: somebody who is excessively preoccupied with health and persistently believes that he or she is ill or in danger of becoming ill.
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Health/Medicine: Convalesce (V)
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Recuperate; To recover ones health.
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Health/Medicine: Benign (adj)
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Not a threat to life or long-term health, especially by being non cancerous.
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Health/Medicine: Astringent (N)
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Substance which shrinks body tissue. Adj; bitter, stern, severe
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Health/Medicine: Virulent (adj)
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Pathogens; Extremely poisonous, infectious, or damaging to organisms.
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Health/Medicine: Sebaceous (adj)
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Of sebum: relating to or producing a waxy yellowish body secretion.
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Health/Medicine: Salubrious (adj)
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Good for the health: beneficial to or promoting health or well-being.
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Health/Medicine: Morbid (adj)
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Gruesome- unpleasant to see. Relating to disease/ death.
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Health/Medicine: Malignant (adj)
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Likely to grow or spread OR cause death.
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Praise: Plaudit (N)
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Enthusiastic praise or recognition.
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Praise: Laudable (adj)
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Commendable; Praiseworthy.
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Praise: Eulogize (V)
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To extol; To praise the dead.
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Praise: Encomium (N)
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Tribute; A formal text that expresses high praise for somebody.
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Defamation: Stigma (N)
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Sign of social unacceptability: the shame or disgrace attached to something regarded as socially unacceptable.
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Defamation: Malign (V)
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Traduce, to vilify; To say or write bad or unpleasant things about somebody or something, especially things that are potentially damaging and may not be true.
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Defamation: Imputation (N)
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An accusation of wrongdoing or an attribution of blame.
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Defamation: Calumnious (adj)
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Slanderous; The making of false statements about somebody with malicious intent.
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Jest: Harlequin (N)
Definition
A clown or buffoon.
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Jest: Flippant (adj)
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Showing a lack of seriousness that is thought inappropriate.
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Jest: Facetious (adj)
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Supposed to be funny: intended to be humorous but often silly or inappropriate.
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Jest: Droll (adj)
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Odd; Amusing in a wry or odd way.
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Jest: Caricature (N)
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Picture that exaggerates, MAD magazine.
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Jest: Banter (N)
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Raillery; Lighthearted teasing or amusing remarks that are exchanged between people.
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Jest: Travesty (N)
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Imitation that makes serious object/event ludicrous.
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Jest: Sardonic (adj)
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Bitterly sarcastic. Disdainfully or ironically mocking.
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Jest: Sarcasm (N)
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Comments intended to hurt.
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Jest: Parody (N)
Definition
Humorous imitation of writing.
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Jest: Ludicrous (adj)
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Utterly ridiculous because of being absurd, incongruous, impractical, or unsuitable.
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Jest: Jocose (adj)
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Jocular; Fond of joking: with a playful joking disposition.
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Jest: Irony (N)
Definition
Humor based on opposites: a type of humor based on using words to suggest the opposite of their literal meaning.
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Willingness-Unwillingness: Volition (N)
Definition
The ability to make conscious choices or decisions.
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Willingness-Unwillingness: Loathe (V)
Definition
Abhor; Strong dislike of somebody or something.
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Willingness-Unwillingness: Aversion (N)
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Repugnance; Intense dislike of somebody or somebody. Antipathy
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Willingness-Unwillingness: Alacrity (N)
Definition
Eager readiness: promptness or eager and speedy readiness.
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