9th Grade Words for Hyde Park, New York
Words for 9th Grade students of Hyde Park Central School District.
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absolve
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v. pronounce clear of guilt or blame; grant remission of sin to; acquit | |
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alleviate
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v. provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part | |
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alternative
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a. one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice | |
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ambivalent
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a. mixed; experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings | |
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analyze
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v. discover or reveal something through detailed examination; diagnose; examine | |
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animosity
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n. bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act | |
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approximate
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v. come close or be similar to something in quality, nature, or quantity; come near | |
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arbitrary
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a. randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle | |
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attribute
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n. essential quality; reputation; honor | |
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beneficial
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a. helpful; tending to promote physical well-being | |
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comprehensive
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a. thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope | |
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connotation
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n. an idea that is implied or suggested | |
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contrast
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n. act of distinguishing by comparing differences | |
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credible
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a. capable of being credited or believed; worthy of belief; entitled to confidence; trustworthy | |
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cursory
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a. casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed | |
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cynic
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n. a person who believes that people are motivated purely by self-interest rather than acting for honorable or unselfish reasons | |
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dearth
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n. scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops | |
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deficient
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a. inadequate; lacking an essential quality or element | |
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demonstrate
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v. show clearly and deliberately; manifest; confirm; prove | |
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depict
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v. represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe | |
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derive
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v. obtain or receive from a source; trace the origin or development of | |
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detract
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v. take away a part from; diminish | |
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devastate
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v. ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate | |
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digress
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v. turn aside, especially from main subject in writing or speaking | |
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dilemma
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n. a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two different things | |
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diligent
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a. assiduous; industrious; hard working | |
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dissent
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v. differ in opinion or feeling; withhold assent or approval | |
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distort
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v. twist out of proper or natural relation of parts; misshape; misrepresent | |
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diversion
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n. act of turning aside; pastime; activity that relaxes or entertains | |
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elation
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n. an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression | |
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elicit
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v. draw out; bring forth or to light; generate or provoke as response or answer | |
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elude
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v. avoid cleverly; escape perception of | |
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escalate
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v. rise; increase in extent or intensity | |
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evaluate
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v. judge or calculate the quality, importance, amount, or value of something | |
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exacerbate
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v. increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate | |
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excerpt
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n. passage or segment taken from a longer work, such as literary or musical composition | |
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exemplify
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v. serve as an example of; embody | |
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explicit
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a. precisely and clearly expressed; definite; outspoken | |
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exposition
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n. exhibition; part of a play that provides the background information; opening section of a fugue | |
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falter
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v. be unsteady in purpose or action, as from loss of courage or confidence | |
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feasible
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a. capable of being accomplished or brought about | |
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feign
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v. make false appearance of; disguise; conceal; invent or imagine | |
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fluctuate
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v. rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly | |
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formulate
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v. decide upon and express in words | |
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generate
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v. bring into being; give rise to; produce | |
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gist
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n. most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; central idea | |
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hypothetical
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a. based on assumptions; supposed | |
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impartial
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a. fair; showing lack of favoritism | |
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implausible
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a. unlikely; difficult to believe; dubious | |
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implication
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n. something hinted at or suggested; act of implying; condition of being implied | |
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imply
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v. express or indicate indirectly; signify | |
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incentive
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n. something, such as the fear of punishment or the expectation of reward | |
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incoherent
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a. lacking cohesion, connection, or harmony; unable to think in clear manner | |
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indolent
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a. lazy; slow to heal, grow, or develop; inactive | |
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infamous
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a. notoriously bad; having exceedingly bad reputation | |
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infuriate
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v. enrage; make furious or mad with anger | |
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innovation
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n. a new method, idea, product; introduction of something new | |
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interpret
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v. explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher | |
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intimidate
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v. frighten; make timid; fill with fear | |
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isolate
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v. seclude; set apart or cut off from others | |
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jeopardize
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v. endanger; imperil; put at risk | |
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lucrative
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a. profitable; producing good profit | |
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mandatory
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a. obligatory; required or commanded by authority | |
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mediate
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v. resolve or settle differences by working with all conflicting parties | |
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mortify
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v. cause to experience shame or humiliation; embarrass | |
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niche
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n. small concavity; a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it | |
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obscure
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v. darken; make dim or indistinct; conceal in obscurity | |
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obsolete
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a. no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated | |
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pacify
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v. ease anger or agitation of; make calm or quiet; end war or violence | |
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perception
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n. ability to notice and understand things that are not obvious to other people | |
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perspective
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n. appearance of things; view, outlook, or vista | |
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pertinent
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a. having precise or logical relevance; pertaining or relating | |
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ponder
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v. weigh; weigh in the mind; view with deliberation; examine carefully; consider attentively | |
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prevalent
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a. widespread; widely or commonly occurring, existing, accepted | |
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proponent
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n. one who argues in support of something; advocate; backer | |
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punitive
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a. punishing; involving punishment; awarding or inflicting punishment | |
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rapport
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n. a good understanding of someone; an ability to communicate well with people; emotional closeness | |
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rationale
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n. fundamental reasons; basis; exposition of principles or reasons | |
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reconcile
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v. correct inconsistencies; become compatible or consistent | |
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redundant
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a. exceeding what is necessary or natural; repetitious; excessively wordy | |
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respective
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a. individual; relating to particular persons or things, each to each; particular; respectful; regardful | |
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retaliate
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v. do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront | |
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sabotage
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v. destroy property or hinder normal operations | |
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scrutiny
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n. close examination; minute inspection; critical observation. | |
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simulate
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v. make a pretence of; reproduce someone's behavior or looks | |
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squander
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v. spend wastefully; fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for | |
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succumb
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v. submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in | |
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tangible
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a. able to be touched; real or concrete; palpable | |
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technique
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n. practical method or art applied to some particular task; skillfulness | |
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traumatic
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a. relating to injury caused by violence; adapted to cure of wounds; vulnerary | |
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turmoil
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n. a state of confusion, uncertainty, or disorder | |
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valid
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a. logically convincing; sound; legally acceptable; well grounded | |
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verify
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v. confirm; prove the truth of by presentation of evidence or testimony | |
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viable
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a. practical or workable; capable of maintaining life; capable of continuing effectiveness | |
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vulnerable
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a. susceptible to wounds; capable of being wounded or hurt | |