Tuesday's with Morrie

Debbie W.
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  1. biopsy
    the removal and examination of tissue from a living body
  2. demise
    the time when something ends
  3. insatiable
    impossible to fulfill, appease, or gratify
  4. aphorism
    a short pithy instructive saying
  5. humility
    a lack of arrogance or false pride
  6. deferment
    act of putting off to a future time
  7. alienation
    the act of causing someone to become unfriendly or hostile
  8. atrophy
    a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
  9. cynical
    believing the worst of human nature and motives
  10. synonymous
    meaning the same or nearly the same
  11. imprisoned
    being in captivity
  12. wither
    lose freshness, vigor, or vitality
  13. prominent
    conspicuous in position or importance
  14. contorted
    twisted, especially as in pain or struggle
  15. rational
    consistent with or based on or using reason
Created on Tue Feb 26 12:59:16 EST 2013

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