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Grace - Set2

April 4th/08 vocab

Terms

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viable
(adj) capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are
amphitheater
(n) an oval large stadium with tiers of seats
deposits
(n) the act of putting something somewhere
scalpel
(n) a thin straight surgical knife used in dissection and surgery
matriarchal
(adj) the female head of a family or tribe
gluton
(n) a person who eats and drinks excessively or voraciously
exhalation
(n) the act of expelling air from the lungs
decorum
(n) Whatever behavior is considered suitable or proper
gauze
(n) (medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings
blunt
(adj) having a dull edge; abrupt and frank in speech or manner; brusque; V: make or become blunt
resilient
(adj) recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like
thigh
(n) the part of the leg between the hip and the knee
ponder
(v) reflect deeply on a subject
repulse
(v) cause to move back by force or influence
ghastly
(adj) gruesomely indicative of death or the dead
torso
(n) the body excluding the head and neck and limbs
budding
(adj) beginning to develop
cellophane
(n) a transparent paper-like product that is impervious to moisture and used to wrap candy or cigarettes etc.
optimist
(n) a person disposed to take a favorable view of things
dread
(n) fearful expectation or anticipation
expanse
(n) a wide scope
plausible
(adj) likely but not certain to be or become true or real
void
(n) an empty area or space
anatomy
(n) alternative names for the body of a human being
tapering
(n) the act of gradually lowering the size or amount
rotund
(adj) excessively fat
splinter
(n) a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal
sporadic
(adj) recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances
anesthetic
(n) a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations
ominous
(adj) threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
patriarchal
(adj) male led society and household
capricious
(adj) determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
drab
(adj) depressing in character or appearance
microscopic
(adj) too small to be seen except under a microscope
gurney
(n) a flat table with wheels for transporting patients
elderly
(adj) advanced in years; an old person, advanced in years
suture
(n) thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together
scrutinized; scrutinize
(v) to read or look at very closely
pungent
(adj) sharp biting or acrid especially in taste or smell
innate
(adj) present at birth but not necessarily hereditary

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