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Unit 3

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place where bees are kept
place where birds are kept
Tease; annoy; nag
Calm; peaceful
treat as highly important
place where animals are kept and trained; collection of wild animals
shed feathers, skin, hair
study of birds
animal, plant, of person living on others; freeloader
living at the expense of another; sponging
repeat mechanically
animal or person removing refuse, decay
remedy for a poison or evil
substance that shrinks tissues and checks flow of blood
severe; stern causing contraction
not dangerous gentle; kindly
recover health after illness; recuperate
person recovering from sickness
form pus; rankle; rot; putrefy
one who is morbidly anxious about personal health, or suffering from imagined illness
resistance freedom; exemption
make immune
injury; hurt
threatening to cause death very evil
gruesome having to do with disease
morally harmful pertaining to a plague; deadly
set of rules, esp. to improve health
healthful
greasy; secreting sebum
curative
poisonous
salve; ointment
cause by a virus
extremely poisonous; deadly; venomous very bitter
disease-causing substance too small to be seen through a microscope corruptive force
welcome with approval; applaud loudly
speech or writing of high praise; tribute; eulogy; panegyric
praise; extol; laud; glorify
fame or praise due to achievement
praiseworthy; commendable
expressing praise; eulogistic
applause; enthusiastic praise; acclaim
falsely and maliciously accusing; defamatory; slanderous
expressing low esteem; belittling; disparaging
charge, esp. an unjust of false charge; insinuation; accusation
false and defamatory printed statement
injurious to reputation; defamatory; calumnious
speak of evil of; vilify; traduce
false and defamatory spoken statement; calumny
mark of disgrace
brand with a mark of disgrace
playful teasing; joking; raillery
drawing, imitation, or description that ridiculously exaggerates peculiarities or defects
odd and laughter-provoking
in the habit of joking said in jest without serious intent
treating serious matters lightly
buffoon; clown
boisterously merry; very funny
noisy gaiety; mirth; jollity; glee
containing or expressing irony
species of humor whose intended meaning is the opposite of the words used state of affairs contrary to what would normally be expected
given to jesting; playfully humorous
lack of proper seriousness; trifling gaiety; frivolity
exciting laughter; ridiculous; farcical; absurd
humorous imitation
sneering and often ironic language intended to hurt a person's feelings
given to or expressing sarcasm
bitterly sarcastic; mocking; sneering
language or writing that exposes follies or abuses by holding them up to ridicule
given to or expressing satire
imitation that makes a serious thing seem ridiculous; mockery

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