carn, corp flashcards

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a particle of blood in the body

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corpuscle

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the belief that the dead come back to life in new bodies

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reincarnation

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a flower worn on one's body

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corsage

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enthusiasm of a body or group

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esprit de corps

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a festival held before Lent

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carnival

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a flesh-eating creature

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carnivore

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having a big body, fat

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corpulence

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a dead body

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corpse

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a body of workers formed for business

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corporation

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Two Latin roots, carn and corp, mean "flesh" and "whole body" respectively.

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Carn means "flesh" or "red meat"; corp refers to the "whole body."