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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| atrophy | part of body becomes weak from lack of use or lack of blood |
| conflagration |  large fire that destroys a lot of buildings, forests, etc. |
| debacle | n. an event or situation that is a complete failure |
| deleterious |  adj. damaging or harmful |
| dilapidated | adj. old and in very bad condition |
| enervate | v. to make you feel tired or weak |
| internecine |  n. fights or struggles between same group or nation |
| pathogenic | adj. something that causes disease in your body |
| pernicious | adj. very harmful or evil, often in a way that you do not notice easily |
| abate | v. cause to become smaller or less intense |
| allay | v. diminish or put at rest |
| anodyne | adj. not likely to provoke dissent or offense, inoffensive |
| antidote | n. a medicine taken or given to counteract a particular poison |
| assuage | v. make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense |
| balm | n. a fragrant ointment or preparation used to heal or soothe the skin |
| becalm |  v. leave unable to move through lack of wind |
| emollient | adj. having the quality of softening or soothing the skin |
| mitigate | v. make less severe, serious, or painful |
| mollify | v. appease the anger or anxiety of someone |
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| Terms | 19 |
| Creator | elliex3bobelly |
| Created | September 25, 2009 |
| Groups | None |
| Subjects | None |
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