Vaccination Vaccination: Injection of a killed microbe in order to stimulate the immune system against the microbe, thereby preventing disease. Vaccinations, or immunizations, work by stimulating the immune system, the natural disease-fighting system of the body. https://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=5925
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MAWKISH Mawkish means excessively sentimental or so sappy it’s sickening.
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ac·cul·tur·a·tion /əˌkəlCHəˈrāSH(ə)n/ noun assimilation to a different culture, typically the dominant one. “the process of acculturation may impact both social and psychological well-being”
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re·join·der /rəˈjoindər/ Learn to pronounce noun a reply, especially a sharp or witty one. “she would have made some cutting rejoinder but none came to mind” synonyms: answer, reply, response, retort, riposte, counter, sally; More DATED•LAW a defendant’s answer to the plaintiff’s reply or replication.
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COGENT: Expressing ideas persuasively, forcefully, brilliantly, and in a way that calls for wholeheartedly assent and agreement from an intelligent listener
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GARRULOUS adjective excessively talkative in a rambling,roundabout manner, especially about trivialmatters.
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simpleminded adjective sim·ple·mind·ed | \ ˌsim-pəl-ˈmīn-dəd , ˈsim-pəl-ˌmīn-\ Definition of simpleminded : devoid of subtlety : UNSOPHISTICATEDalso : FOOLISH
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Ameliorate is often wrongly used where alleviate is meant. Ameliorate is properly used to mean `improve’, not `make easier to bear’, so one should talk about alleviating pain or hardship, not ameliorating it. Word Origin and History for ameliorative. adj.
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throe noun \ ˈthrō \ Definition of throe 1: PANG, SPASMdeath throesthroes of childbirth 2throes plural : a hard or painful strugglethe throes of revolutionary social change— M. D. Geismar
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rat·i·fy /ˈradəˌfī/ verb sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid. “both countries were due to ratify the treaty by the end of the year”