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Choice Vocabulary. Poinsettia . Noun: A small Mexican shrub with large showy scarlet bracts surrounding the small yellow flowers, popular as a houseplant at Christmas. Tenure. guaranteed permanent employment, especially as a teacher or professor, after a probationary period. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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CHOICE VOCABULARY
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POINSETTIA Noun: A small Mexican shrub with large showy scarlet bracts surrounding the small yellow flowers, popular as a houseplant at Christmas.
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TENUREguaranteed permanent employment, especially as a teacher or professor, after a probationary period.Synonyms : term, holding, incumbancyAntonyms: misconception, release
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NEURONS Noun: A specialized, impulse-conducting cell that is the functional unit of the nervous system.
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ULNA Noun: The bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
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DIURETICSIncreasing the volume of the urine excreted, as by a medicinal substance.
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GUAVANoun: The fruit, used for making jam, jelly, etc.
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SHASIMINoun: Raw fish cut into very thin slices.
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HERALDINGNoun: A person or thing that precedes or comes before. Synonyms: Announce, Advertise, BroadcastAntonyms: Conceal, Deny, Hide
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CHARREDVerb: to burn slightly; scorch.
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CARDIOMYOPATHYNoun: Any disease of the heart muscle, leading to decreased function: usually of unknown cause.
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MELODRAMATICAdjective: Exaggerated and emotional or sentimental; sensational or sensationalized; overdramatic.Synonyms: Artificial ,Theatrical , ExaggeratedAntonyms: Calm, Normal
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LANUGONoun : A coat of delicate, downy hairs, especially that with which the human fetus or a newborn infant is covered.
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CAMISOLENoun: A short garment worn underneath a sheer bodice to conceal the underwear.
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AFGHANNoun: a soft woolen blanket, crocheted or knitted, usually in a geometric pattern.
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QUINTUPLEAdjective: fivefold; consisting of five parts.Synonyms: Quinary, quinate, pentamerousAntonyms: None found
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ALIBINoun: an excuse, especially to avoid blame.Synonyms: Excuse, justification, affirmationAntonym: Denial, request, question
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BALLASTNoun: any heavy material carried temporarily or permanently in a vessel to provide desired draft and stability. Synonyms: Weight, support, stabilityAntonyms: Instablilty
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BRIARSNoun: tree heath an ericaceous shrub, Erica arborea , of South Europe, having a hard woody root.
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SHROUDNoun: a cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial.
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CHARDONNAYNoun:1.white grape used in winemaking2.a dry white wine made with this grape.
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GENOCIDENoun: the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group.Synonyms: mass murder, massacre, slaughterAntonyms: none found
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ENRICHMENTVerb: to endow with fine or desirable qualities.Synonyms: Develop, enhance, refineAntonyms: deplete, disgrace, worsen
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NECROTICAdjective: the death of one or more cells in the body, usually within a localized area, as from an interruption of the blood supply to that part
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ANTHEMNoun: a song, as of praise, devotion, or patriotism.Synonym: Chant, chorus, hymn, melodyAntonyms: none found
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TINESNoun: a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.