| Term | Definition |
|---|
| ABSURD | SUDDEN;BLUNT,CURT |
| ADVANCE DIRECTIVES | A LIVING WILL;A DOCUMENT,WRITTEN IN ADVANCE,THAT STATES THE PATIENT'S WISHES REGARDING END-OF-LIFE CARE |
| COMMISERATE | TO FEEL OR EXPRESS SYMPATHY OR PITY FOR |
| DEVASTATE | TO LAY WASTE,PLUNDER,DESTROY |
| FORTITUDE | COURAGEOUS ENDURANCE |
| HOLISTIC | CONDISERING THE WHOLE OR ENTIRE SCOPE OF A SITUATION |
| HOSPICE MOVEMENT | AN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PROVIDING CARE WITH DIGNITY PEOPLE WHO ARE TERMINALLY ILL |
| HOSTILITY | UNFRIENDLINESS,EMPTY |
| INCOMPRESHENSIBLE | BEYOND BELIEF,NOT TO BE GRASPED BY THE MIND |
| INEVITABLE | UNAVOIDABLE,DESTINED TO OCCUR |
| LIVING WILL | ADVANCE DIRECTIVE;A DOCUMENT,WRITTEN IN ADVANCE, THAT STATES THE PATIENT'S WISHES REGARDING END-OF-LIFE CARE |
| MARGINAL | CLOSE TO THE LOWER LIMIT OF ACCEPTABILITY |
| NONCHALANT | UNCONCERNED,INDIFFERENT |
| SOLACE | AN EASING OF GRIEF,TO COMFORT |
| TERMINAL | FINAL,END; A TERMINAL ILLNESS,REFERS TO A CONDITION THAT CAN NOT BE REVERSED |
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