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orisons
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prayers
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Athwart
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Across
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intransigent
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stubborn
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revive
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renew
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bustle
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hurry
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Acclaim
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praise
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sebaceous
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fatty
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cumulative
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accumulated
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cynical
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distrust people
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volatile
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adj. Changeable.
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vacilar
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to hesitate
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Flout
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To mock.
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ornate
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elaborate, showy
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pleasant; friendly
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amicable
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Atypical
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not typical
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expiate
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to correct
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dich
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in two
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NOM, NYM
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name
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perfidious
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tending to betray
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epochal
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momentous, highly significant
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Servile
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submissive or slavish.
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rigor
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strictness or severity
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Terse
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concise; to point
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sycophant
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insincere, obsequious flatterer
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venerablt
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worthy of respect
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histronic
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overly dramatic; theatrical
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GEN
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birth, class, kin
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languish
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long or pine for
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her/his
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to stick
-adher, adhesive, adhesion
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dismembered
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cut off the limbs
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burrow
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(n) hole, tunnel, dugout
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Gregarious
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verry friendly or sociable
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infamous
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having a bad reputation
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queue
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a line of people
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procrustean
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strictly disregarding individual differences or circumstances
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reconcilitation
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a settlement of a disagreement
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boor
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a rude or impolite person
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subsidize
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to provide aid, especially financial
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apathetic
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feeling or showing little emotion
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Anarchy
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absence of government or control
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ebullient
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overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement; high-spirited:
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engender
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to bring in to being; produce
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IMBUE
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to infuse, dye, wet, or moisten
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divergent
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(adjective) Drawing apart from a common point; Departing from convention. Differing from another:
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enunciate
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To utter or pronounce (words, sentences, etc.), esp. in an articulate or a particular manner
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reciprocate
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give and take, interchange, exchange, share, trade
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ingenuous
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lacking in cunning, guile, or worldliness
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Stalwart
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Marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit
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schadenfreude
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satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune
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wager
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a bet or terms of a bet
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parry
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to deflect or ward off a blow
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Navigation Acts
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Laws that governed trade between England and its colonies. Colonists were required to ship certain products exclusively to England. These acts made colonists very angry because they were forbidden from trading with other countries.
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Resonant
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resounding, clear and loud. We felt privileged to be the first group of Western visitors to enter the historic palace, resonant with past conflicts.
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mercenary
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a professional soldier hired by a foreign army
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spurn
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to treat with disrespect; to reject; to show contempt
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apathy
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(n) lack of interest; lack of feeling
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what is somatastatin
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inhibits everything in the GI
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maneuver
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v. To make adroit or artful moves: manage affairs by strategy.
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Bullionism
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was an early and primitive form of mercantilism and is most closely associated with 16th- and 17th-century Spain, which was thought to owe its prosperity and military might to the gold and silver of its New World colonies.
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immure
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to enclose or confine within walls; to imprison; to seclude or isolate
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NOMENCLATURE
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A systematic naming in an art or science
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vilify
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to malign, to defame, to utter abusive statements against
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Resolution
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a decision to do or not to do something
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Vincent Van Gogh
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A Dutch expressionist who painted a "moving visions in his mind's eye"
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Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
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similar to MCD but it adults; secondary cause due to HIV
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What are the clinical findings of TTP?
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fever, thrombyocytopenia, renal failure, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, CNS deficits
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Describe casts. Where are they formed?
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protein matrix that entrap cells, debris, or protein leaking through glomeruli; formed in tubular lumens
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Earth, Wind, and Fire: Verdant (VUR dent)
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green with vegetation: "The garden was verdant after the rain."
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fray
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fight
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innocuous
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harmless
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adroit
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skillful
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Rebuttal
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denial
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reprehensible
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shameful
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fractious
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ill-tempered
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lamentable
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regrettable
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VERB
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word
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miscontrue
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to misinterpret
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ineffable
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indescribable, inexpressible
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placid
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peaceful, calm
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Rupt
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break, erupt
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facade
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mask, guise
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suggest ability
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can
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entrega
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to give
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Newly developed
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Fledgling
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equanimous
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calm; peaceful
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ignoble
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dishonorable; shameful
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consecrated
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thiêng liêng hóa
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abrogate
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To abolish, repeal.
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Bilk
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To cheat; defraud
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imperative
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(adj) required, necessary
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Substantiate
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give supporting evidence
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curtail
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to cut short
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eulogize
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praise for dead
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guileless
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innocent, naive, artless
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abstruse
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hard to understand
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despair
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tuyệt vọng, give up
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heinous
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atrocious; hatefully bad; odious
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insatiable
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incapable of being satisfied
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extant
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still existing and known.
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equilibrium
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a state of balance
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Chimerical
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adj. absurd; wildly fanciful
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archaic
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extremely old, ancient, outdated
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admonish
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to warn; scold gently
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quandary
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state of uncertainty or perplexity
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invocation
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calling upon someone or something
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punitive
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inflicting or aiming at punishment
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repeated over and over again
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redundant
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mendicant
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a beggar; a poor person
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trivia
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things that are very unimportant
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pretext
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an excuse; an alleged cause
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cistern
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an artificial reservoir for storing water, especially a tank below ground
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disavow
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to deny connection with or responsibility for
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strew
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to spread here and there; scatter
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Disparage
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To express a negative opinion of.
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Annex (v)
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take possession of; seize; capture
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mortify
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to cause to suffer extreme embarrassment
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quietus
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finishing stroke; anything that ends an activity
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dichotomous
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division between two contradictory or exclusive groups
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testament
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noun- a will, especially one that relates to the disposition of one's personal property
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OSSIFY
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to change into bone; to become hardened or set in a rigidly conventional pattern
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levity
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lightness of manner; gaiety, lack of seriousness
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Ecstacy (MDMA)
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a synthetic stimulant and mild hallucinogen. Produces euphoria and social intimacy, but with short-term health risks and longer-term harm to serotonin-producing neurons and to mood and cognition.
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iconoclast
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one who attacks beliefs, who views modern icons with cynicism
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germinal
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being in the earliest stage of development
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indubitable
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beyond doubt; that cannot be doubted; patently evident or certain; unquestionable.
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What enzyme catalyzes the rate limiting step of cholesterol syn.?
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HMG-CoA reductase
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viable
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capable of life or normal growth and development
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fiasco
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a thing that is a complete failure especially in a humiliating way
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Ruhr Crisis
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France went into Germany to occupy this district with Belgium because of Germany's claimed inability to pay the rest of the reparations. When they occupied the area, the Germans in Ruhr were ordered by the government to stop working to resist French occupation. The French then sealed of Ruhr and the entire Rhineland from the rest of Germany letting in only enough food to prevent starvation. Germans printed money to pay their bills and this caused a complete loss in the value of Germany money. The savings of many middle class and retired people were wiped out. German Gustav Stresemann ended it.
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acquit
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(v.) to clear of a charge or accusation
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what is the main cause of constipation in the US
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dehydration
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allegory n.
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The setting forth of a subject under the guise of another subject of aptly suggestive likeness.
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exemplary
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fitted to serve as a model or example worthy of imitation
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What is meiosis for?
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mechanism for producing haploid cells from diploids
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What kind of ganglion is the pterygopalatine ganglion?
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Parasympathetic (although sympathetic and somatic sensory fibers course through it)
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What are the specialist enzymes of the adipose tissue (2)?
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-lipoprotein lipase,-hormone sensitive lipase
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What are some clinical signs of ATIN?
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2 wks after exposure: fever, oliguria, rash, eosinophlia; kidney: intersitial edema w/ inflamm cell infiltrate
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feign
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lie
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roble
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oak
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feckless
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ineffective
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Disinterested
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unbiased
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trepidation
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fear
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Required/necessary
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Requisite
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candor
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innocence
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disperse
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distribute widely
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emaciated
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undernourished; thin
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vile
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morally reprehensible
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implored
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Begged earnestly
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complacent
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self-satisfied; smug
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Gullible
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easily fooled
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dispel
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alleviate, disperse
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gratify
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to please
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sequester
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to separate
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ambivalent
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mixed feelings
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parley
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a war conference
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UPBRAID
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to scold sharply
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euphemism
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less offensie term
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Matron
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A married woman.
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perturbed
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confused, anxious, disturbed
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egotistical
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excessively self-centered, conceited
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impunity
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freedom from punishment
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Contumely
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scorn, contempt, insolence
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defame
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harm someone's reputation,malign
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vicarious
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indirect; experienced second hand
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SALIENT
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prominent; of notable significance
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condolence
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pity; expression of sympathy
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quiescent
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adj, quiet; still; inactive
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belittle
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humiliate, disparage, put down
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Abstain
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desist; go without; withdraw
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REFERS TO BULK QUANTITY
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LESS
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catharsis
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strong outlet for emotion
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ostentatious
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showy; extravagant; intended to attract attention
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Priviatization
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Selling of publicly operated (government owned) industries to market-driven corporations. This is a proposed solution to increasing economic efficiency in LDC's.
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torrent
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a strong stream of water
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Burgeon
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to bloom, grow, or sprout
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Abstinence
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To keep from doing something
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amorphous
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having no form or shape
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juxtapose
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to place side by side
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cystadenocarcinoma
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malignant adenoma with cystic areas
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pompous
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exaggerated show of dignity or self-importance, bombastic
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akin adj.
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Of similar nature or qualities.
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lethargic
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adj. having little or no energy
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palpable
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something you can feel-- emotionally or physically
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Unethical
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adj. Not conforming to approved standards of behavior, a socially accepted code, or professionaly endorsed principles and practices
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shibboleth
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pronunciation specific to a country, area, or group
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chronic
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constant; lasting a long time; inveterate
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promotion
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causes clonal expansion of initiated cells through enzyme activation or by mutation
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Dissect
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to cut apart or separate for anatomical study
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parameter
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constant variable in a function that helps determine the form of the function
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LAPEL MIKE
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The small microphone hidden somewhere on an actor who doesn't speak loudly enough for ideal recording of speeches or when it's impossible to have a boom mike hanging close over the actors heads in a shot. Actors talking as they walk along sidewalks are often fitted with _____ ______
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charlatan
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n. a fraud; a quack or imposter
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carping
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adj. finding fault. A carping critic is a nit-picker: he loves to point out flaws. If you don't like this definition, feel free to carp. (v.)
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v. to turn away feelings or affections
A bad attitude ________ your teachers
syn. strange, set against
ant. endear, unite
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alienate
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pukka
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. . 1) Genuine; authentic; 2) superior, first-class
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Chemical Bond
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the force that holds two atoms together
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kindred
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group of people related by blood or marriage
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Ethnicity
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Identity with a group of people that share distinct physical and mental traits as a product of common heredity and cultural traditions.
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lament
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to feel or express sorrow or regret for
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extrapolate
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(v) to infer; to project or deduce from something known
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Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
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<15 yo. Treatment-responsive. TdT+ (a T & B cell marker). Spread to CNS & testes.
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How many times should a student take this test?
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3 times
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integrate
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(v) to combine two or more things into a whole
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physiological population density
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The number of people per unit of arable land.
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AIDS (Aquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
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Immune system disease caused by the Human Immunodefieciency Virus (HIV) which over a period of years weakens the capacity of the immune system to fight off infection so that weight loss and weakness set in and other afflictions such as cancer or pneumonia may hasten a person's demise.
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there are two types of polyps in the colon...what are they and which are prone to cancer
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-hyperplastic and adenomas-adenomas are pre malignant
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What are the findings in PKU and what is the treatment
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Mental retardation, fair skin, eczema, musty body odor Tx. Decreasee phenylalanin (nutrasweet) and increase tyrosine
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xer/o
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dry
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Chagrin
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disappointment
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around
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around
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straight
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straight
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innate
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natural
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liable
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legally responsible:
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Discord
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To disagree;differece in opinion
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fiendish
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diabolically cruel and wicked.
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confidant
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one to tell secrets too
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practice
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To perform or do repeatedly
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ware
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General term designating the different techniques by which pottery is produced and decorated.
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finesse
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extreme delicacy or subtlety in action, performance, skill, discrimination, taste, etc.
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inappropriately
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not appropriate; not proper or suitable:
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akin
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related by blood; allied by nature (adj.)
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sleazy (adverb)
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marked by low character or quality
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diplomacy
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the conduct by government officials of negotiations and other relations between nations.
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St. Paul
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What famous man persecuted the Jewish people for converting to Christianity?
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ambiguous
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open to more than one interpretation / doubtful or uncertain
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farcical
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pertaining to or of the nature of farce.
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canon of proportions
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Set of ideal mathematical ratios in art, especially sculpture
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cadaver
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a dead body, esp. a human body to be dissected; corpse.
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