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  1. proximal
    situated nearest to point of attachment or origin
  2. medicine
    the profession devoted to alleviating diseases and injuries
  3. restore
    bring back into original existence, function, or position
  4. acerbic
    sour or bitter in taste
  5. heroic
    having qualities appropriate for brave figures
  6. radical
    far beyond the norm
  7. norm
    a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical
  8. predominant
    having superior power or influence
  9. myriad
    a large indefinite number
  10. obscurity
    the state of being indistinct due to lack of light
  11. indistinct
    not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand
  12. lack
    the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
  13. prevail
    be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
  14. mockery
    showing your contempt by derision
  15. contempt
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
  16. derision
    the act of treating with contempt
  17. impurity
    the condition of having extraneous elements
  18. extraneous
    not belonging to that in which it is contained
  19. sought
    that is looked for
  20. congress
    a formal meeting, especially of representatives
Created on Fri Feb 15 18:04:12 EST 2013 (updated Tue Feb 19 20:04:36 EST 2013)

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