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  • 11starve — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. hunger, famish, fast; pine; pinch, scrimp, deny. See parsimony, poverty. Ant., feed. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To become weak or die from hunger] Syn. famish, crave, perish; see die 1 , weaken 1 . 2. [To …

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  • 12waste — [c]/weɪst / (say wayst) verb (wasted, wasting) –verb (t) 1. to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail; squander: to waste money; to waste time; to waste effort; to waste words. 2. to fail or neglect to use …

  • 13Some common diseases of dogs — ▪ Table Some common diseases of dogs name(s) of disease causative agent nature of disease distemper virus affects nonvaccinated (nonimmunized) puppies in contact with infected animals; symptoms include loss of appetite, fever; inflammation of the …

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  • 14peak — I. n. 1. Point. 2. Top (of a mountain), summit, crest, crown, pinnacle, pico. II. v. n. Grow thin or lean, become emaciated, dwindle …

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  • 15atrophy — 1. verb muscles atrophy in microgravity Syn: waste away, become emaciated, wither, shrivel (up), shrink; decay, decline, deteriorate, degenerate, weaken Ant: strengthen, flourish 2. noun muscular atrophy Syn …

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  • 16atrophy — v. & n. v. ( ies, ied) 1 intr. waste away through undernourishment, ageing, or lack of use; become emaciated. 2 tr. cause to atrophy. n. the process of atrophying; emaciation. Etymology: F atrophie or LL atrophia f. Gk f. a not + trophe food …

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  • 17swee|ny — «SWEE nee», noun. atrophy of the shoulder muscles of a horse, due to damage to a nerve or disuse of the limb. ╂[probably < dialectal German Schweine atrophy (< schweinen become emaciated) + English y3] …

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  • 18waste away — become progressively weaker and more emaciated. → waste …

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  • 19ART — This article is arranged according to the following outline: Antiquity to 1800 INTRODUCTION: JEWISH ATTITUDE TO ART biblical period the sanctuary and first temple period second temple period after the fall of jerusalem relation to early christian …

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  • 20Fashions — ▪ 2009       The faltering global economy determined the direction of fashion during 2008. Initially, the euro s significant appreciation against the dollar proved a boon to style conscious travelers who, visiting the U.S. from abroad as the year …

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