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Vocab 26 Flashcards
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| delineate | To outline |
| retrograde | backwards |
| epiphany | revelation |
| perihelion | Orbital point nearest the sun |
| plutocracy | Government of the wealthy |
| corpulent | Full bodied |
| pathological | Diseased |
| vociferous | Loudly voiced |
| sanctimonious | Affected holy |
| rectilinear | Right angled |
| petroglyph | Rock carving |
| emollient | softner |
| melancholy | Dark sadness |
| histology | Study of living tissues. |
| inherent | Built in |
| sine qua non | Essential element |
| dichotomy | Two part division |
| pathogen | Disease causer |
| rectify | correct |
| tortuous | twisting |
| metamorphosis | Change of shape |
| cryptic | Having hidden meaning |
| cardiovascular | Of the heart and vessels |
| isosceles | Having two equal sides |
| intracranial | Within the skull |