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Stethoscope:. instrument used to listen to the heart or lungs. Amiable: . agreeable. Jovial: . jolly. Restraint. to hold back. Bizarre. odd. Benign: . harmless. Indolent: . lazy . Facetious: . joking inappropriately. Melodramatic: . overly dramatic. Patriarchal society: .
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Stethoscope: • instrument used to listen to the heart or lungs.
Amiable: • agreeable
Jovial: • jolly
Restraint • to hold back
Bizarre • odd
Benign: • harmless
Indolent: • lazy
Facetious: • joking inappropriately
Melodramatic: • overly dramatic
Patriarchal society: • one where the father rules
Social Milieu: • thinking of the times
Zeitgeist: • the spirit or mood of the times
Impudent: • rude
Combative: • willing to fight
Endeavors: • efforts
Obstinate: • stubborn
Precocious: • advanced beyond one’s years
Belfry: • bell tower
Asylum: • institution for the mentally and physically ill
Rueful: • regretful
Genially: • cheerfully
Consummately: • completely
Hireling: • employee
Grimace: • facial expression, usually of pain
Allusion: • reference to something