CHOICE VOCABULARY

POINSETTIA Noun: A small Mexican shrub with large showy scarlet bracts surrounding the small yellow flowers, popular as a houseplant at Christmas.

TENUREguaranteed permanent employment, especially as a teacher or professor, after a probationary period.Synonyms : term, holding, incumbancyAntonyms: misconception, release

NEURONS Noun: A specialized, impulse-conducting cell that is the functional unit of the nervous system.

ULNA Noun: The bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.

DIURETICSIncreasing the volume of the urine excreted, as by a medicinal substance.

GUAVANoun: The fruit, used for making jam, jelly, etc.

SHASIMINoun: Raw fish cut into very thin slices.

HERALDINGNoun: A person or thing that precedes or comes before. Synonyms: Announce, Advertise, BroadcastAntonyms: Conceal, Deny, Hide

CHARREDVerb: to burn slightly; scorch.

CARDIOMYOPATHYNoun: Any disease of the heart muscle, leading to decreased function: usually of unknown cause.

MELODRAMATICAdjective: Exaggerated and emotional or sentimental; sensational or sensationalized; overdramatic.Synonyms: Artificial ,Theatrical , ExaggeratedAntonyms: Calm, Normal

LANUGONoun : A coat of delicate, downy hairs, especially that with which the human fetus or a newborn infant is covered.

CAMISOLENoun: A short garment worn underneath a sheer bodice to conceal the underwear.

AFGHANNoun: a soft woolen blanket, crocheted or knitted, usually in a geometric pattern.

QUINTUPLEAdjective: fivefold; consisting of five parts.Synonyms: Quinary, quinate, pentamerousAntonyms: None found

ALIBINoun: an excuse, especially to avoid blame.Synonyms: Excuse, justification, affirmationAntonym: Denial, request, question

BALLASTNoun: any heavy material carried temporarily or permanently in a vessel to provide desired draft and stability. Synonyms: Weight, support, stabilityAntonyms: Instablilty

BRIARSNoun: tree heath an ericaceous shrub, Erica arborea , of South Europe, having a hard woody root.

SHROUDNoun: a cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial.

CHARDONNAYNoun:1.white grape used in winemaking2.a dry white wine made with this grape.

GENOCIDENoun: the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group.Synonyms: mass murder, massacre, slaughterAntonyms: none found

ENRICHMENTVerb: to endow with fine or desirable qualities.Synonyms: Develop, enhance, refineAntonyms: deplete, disgrace, worsen

NECROTICAdjective: the death of one or more cells in the body, usually within a localized area, as from an interruption of the blood supply to that part

ANTHEMNoun:  a song, as of praise, devotion, or patriotism.Synonym: Chant, chorus, hymn, melodyAntonyms: none found

TINESNoun: a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.