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AmericanPitbullTerriers on May 13, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Malefactor | someone who has committed (or been legally convicted of) a crime |
| malice | desire to harm others |
| malnourished | not being provided with adequate nourishment |
| dismal | depressing in character or appearance |
| malodorous | unpleasant-smelling |
| malfeasance | wrongful conduct by a public official |
| suffrage | the right to vote |
| malignant | dangerous to health |
| malady | any unwholesome or desperate condition |
| malaria | an infective disease caused by parasites that are transmitted through the bite of an infected mosquito |
| fractals | the type of geometry that creates broken patterns out of a smaller version of a design |
| fraction | a small part or item forming a piece of a whole |
| fracture | fracture of a bone |
| fragile | vulnerably delicate |
| fragment | a broken piece |
| fragmented | broken into small fragments |
| frail | easily broken or damaged or destroyed |
| infraction | violation |
| refract | bend from a straight path |
| malevolent | wishing or appearing to wish evil to others |
| biped | two-footed animal |
| centipede | an insect having many legs |
| sectional | a couch that is made up of separate pieces |
| bisect | divide into two equal parts |
| jettison | throw away, of something encumbering |
| dejected | sad; in low spirits; depressed; downcast |
| dictum | authoritative statement |
| contradict | deny the truth of |
| reflect | to throw or bend back or reflect (from a surface) |
| circumflect | to bend around or curve |
| vitality | the property of being able to survive and grow |
| revitalize | to bring something back after it declined in condition or popularity; to breathe new life into something |
| manuscript | written by hand |
| manipulate | hold something in one's hands and move it to adiffrent shape |
| symbiosis | the relation between two different species of organisms that are interdependent |
| biography | a form of nonfiction in which a writer tells the life story of another person |
| pedicure | care for the feet and toenails |
| sector | measuring instrument consisting of two graduated arms hinged at one end |
| dissect | to cut apart in preparation for scientific study; to analyze with great care |
| trajectory | path taken by a projectile; Ex. trajectory of a bullet |
| eject | leave an aircraft rapidly, using an ejection seat or capsule |
| edict | a formal or authoritative proclamation |
| dictation | speech intended for reproduction in writing |
| reflection | the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material) |
| deflect | turn aside |
| spectacle | a blunder that makes you look ridiculous |
| inspect | look over carefully |
| vitamin | a tablet of substances that are thought to promote a healthy life |
| revive | give new life or energy to |
| manual | a small handbook |
| manicure | a treatment for the hands and nails |
| biology | the study of life |
| antiboitic | a substance that can inhibit the growth of or killl someone microoganisms |
| quadruped | having four feet |
| centipede | an insect having many legs |
| transect | to cut across or divide by cutting |
| insect | a class of small arthropod animals that has three separate sections to their bodies: head, thorax, abdomen |
| projector | a machine that throws an image onto a wall |
| injection | the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe |
| indictment | an accusation of wrongdoing |
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