place where bees are kept

place where birds are kept

tease; annoy; nag

calm; peaceful

treat as highly important

place where animals are kept and trained; collection of wild animals

shed feathers, skin, hair, etc.

study of birds

animal, plant, or person living on others; freeloader

living at the expense of another; sponging

repeat mechanically

animal or person removing refuse, decay, etc.

remedy for a poison or evil

substance that shrinks tissues and checks flow of blood

1.) severe; stern 2.) causing contraction

1.) not dangerous 2.) gentle; kindly

recover health after illness; recuperate

person recovering from sickness

form pus; rankle; rot; putrefy

one who is morbidly anxious about personal health, or suffering from imagined illness

1.) resistance (to a disease) 2.) freedom (as from an obligation); exemption

make resistant to a disease

injury; hurt

1.) threatening to cause death 2.) very evil

1.) gruesome 2.) having to do with disease

1.) morally harmful 2.) pertaining to a plague; deadly

set of rules, especially to improve health

healthful

greasy; secreting fatty matter secreted by the glands of the skin

curative

poisonous

salve; ointment

cause by a virus

1.) extremely poisonous; deadly; venomous 2.) very bitter

1.) disease-causing substance too small to be seen through a microscope 2.) corruptive force

welcome with approval; applaud loudly

speech or writing of high praise; tribute; eulogy; panegyric

praise; extol; laud; glorify

fame or praise due to achievement

praiseworthy; commendable

expressing praise; eulogistic

(using mainly in the plural) applause; enthusiastic praise; acclaim

falsely and maliciously accusing; defamatory; slanderous

expressing low esteem; belittling; disparaging

charge, especially an unjust or false charge; insinuation; accusation

false and defamatory printed (or written) statement

injurious to reputation; defamatory; calumnious

speak evil of; vilify; traduce

false and defamatory spoken statement; calumny

mark of disgrace

brand with a mark of disgrace

playful teasing; joking; raillery

drawing, imitation, or description that ridiculously exaggerates peculiarities or defects

odd and laughter-provoking

1.) in a habit of joking 2.) said in jest without serious intent

treating serious matters lightly

buffoon; clown

boisterously merry; very funny

noisy gaiety; mirth; jollity; glee

containing or expressing humor whose intending meaning is opposite of the words used

1.) species of humor whose intended meaning is the opposite of the words used 2.) state of affairs contrary to what would normally be expected

given to jesting; playfully humorous

lack of proper seriousness; trifling gaiety; frivolity

exciting laughter; ridiculous; farcical; absurd

humorous imitation

sneering and often ironic language intended to hurt a person’s feelings

given to or expressing ironic language intended to hurt a person’s feelings

bitterly sarcastic; mocking; sneering

language or writing that exposes follies or abuses by holding them up to ridicule

given to or expressing abusive language or writing that exposes follies or abuses by holding them up to ridicule

imitation that makes a serious thing seem ridiculous; mockery