This site is 100% ad supported. Please add an exception to adblock for this site.

Test 1b

Terms

undefined, object
copy deck
benign
adj. having a kindly disposition; favorable; beneficial; not dangeros to health; not malignant
glossary
n. a list of foreign. difficult, or technical terms
malnutrition
n. a condition cause by lack of enough food or food with essential vitamins and minerals
anthology
n. a collection of written work, often by different authors
sanction
n. authorization; official approval
accrue
v. to grown in amount over time; to result as from natural growth or addition
clemency
n. leniency in punishing or judging; mercy
detect
v. to discover the presence, existence or fact of
nondescript
ajd. having no interesting or distinctive qualities of characteristics
boorish
adj. rude or bad mannered
stultify
v. to make useless or weak; to cause to seem stupid; to have an inhibiting effect on
regimen
n. a regular systom of diet, exercise, rest, etc., to improve or promote health
allege
v. to declare or state. especially without proof
retract
v. take back; withdraw (a statement, promise, etc); to pull or draw back in
financial
adj. having to do with money matters or managing mone
antiseptic
adj. free from germs; very clean; preventing infection or rot by stopping the growth of germs
devious
adj. untrustworthy; attempting to deceive, Roundabout; wandering
transform
v. to change in form, shape, or appearance; to change the condition, character, nature, or function of
epitome
n. a typical or ideal example
liliputian
adj. tiny very smalll
arbiter
a person chosen to decide; a refree
orthopedic
adj. of relating, or used in the branch of medicine that corrects or treats disorders, diseases, or injuries of the bones, tendons, muscle, and joints
sentimentality
n. the quality or condition of being excessively emotional
prognosis
n. a prediction of the probably course of a disease; a prediciton or forecast
synod
n. a council of churches or church officials
fiduciary
adj. relating the management of one person's assets by another
disclose
v. to make known; reveal; to uncover
centenary
n. a hundred years; a hundredth anniversary or celebration
copse
n. a thicket of small trees
ligament
n. a band of strong tissue that connercts two bones or holds organs in place
martial
adj. warlike; inclined to fighting
novice
n. a beginner; one who newly received into a religious order
exponent
n. a person who explains or interprets something; a person who represents, speaks for, or advocates
cohort
n. a Roman military unit making up one tenth of a legion; a group, a band of people
geometric
adj. of or relating to the characteristics, measurements, and relation ships of lines surfaces and figures made of or using straight lines, angles, or circles
somber
adj. dark and gloomy; dismal; sad
grandeur
n. magnificence; splendor
tarnish
v. to dull or discolor
progressive
adj. continuing at a steady pace; moving forward
habitat
n. the place or region where a plant or animal naturally lives
sultry
adj. uncomforably hot and close; very hot and humid
abstain
v. to voluntarily keep oneself from doing something
caricature
n a picture in which certain parts are exaggerated to the point of distortion
kayak
n. a type of canoe made of skin and used by Eskimos
laity
n. memebers of a religious group that are not the officials
intrepid
adj. very brave; courageous; fearless
modest
adj. having a humble opinion of one's own value, talents, etc.; free from showiness; not extreme
pulsate
v. to expand and contract rhythmically; throb; to vibrate; quiver
beacon
n a light for waning or guiding
offal
n. waste parts, especially of a butchered animal; rubbish; garbage

Deck Info

50

permalink