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toefl_400_11_12.txt

  1. aggravate
    to make worse
  2. decrepit
    weakened b/c of age
  3. disease
    one cause of ill health
  4. fatally
    causing death or disaster
  5. forensics
    the use of science & technology to investigate facts in criminal cases
  6. persist
    to continue to exist; to hold to a purpose despite obstacles
  7. prognosis
    an educated guess of how something will develop
  8. terminal
    located at an end; approaching death
  9. vein
    tubes that form a branching system (esp. those carrying blood)
  10. wound
    to inflict an injury on
  11. anesthesia
    techniques to reduce sensation & feeling
  12. augment
    to make bigger or better by adding to
  13. certifiably
    in a way that's officially recognized
  14. complication
    a factor that makes something more difficult or complex
  15. cure
    to restore to health
  16. implant
    to set in firmly; to insert in the body surgically
  17. inject
    to insert a liquid by means of a syringe
  18. obese
    excessively overweight
  19. procedure
    a specific way of performing or doing something
  20. scar
    a lasting sign of damage (physical or mental)
Author
marrion
ID
99467
Card Set
toefl_400_11_12.txt
Description
toefl 400 chapter 11&12
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