Quizlet Ch. 11 + 12 English Vocab

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  1. accolade: any honor
  2. accord: harmony, agreement
  3. assiduous: unceasingly attentive; devoted
  4. carnage: the killing of many people
  5. carrion: dead and decaying flesh
  6. concordance: a state of agreement
  7. consanguinity: blood relationship
  8. cordial: hearty, warm, sincere
  9. corporal: relating to or having an effect on the human body
  10. corporeal: characteristic of or resembling the physical body.
  11. corps: a military organization of officers or of officers and enlistees.
  12. corpulent: excessively bulky, fat.
  13. corpus: a body or collection of writings
  14. decolletage: a low neckline on a garment
  15. dermatology: the scientific study of the skin and its diseases
  16. dissident: differing; disagreeing; dissenting
  17. dorsal: pertaining to the back
  18. dossier: a set of documents containing information about a person or event
  19. endorse: to write one's signature on the back of a check or other document, sign a contract, to support
  20. enervate: to deprive of strength; to weaken
  21. epidermis: the outer protective layer of the skin or outer layer of various organisms
  22. gastric: pertaining to the stomach
  23. gastronome: a person who is knowledgeable about good food and drink; a gourmet
  24. incarnate: embodied in human form
  25. ossify: to turn into bone
  26. sanguine: cheerful; hopeful
  27. seance: a meeting at which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the dead.
  28. sedentary: characterized by much sitting
  29. supersede: to take the place of; to replace