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DEAN’s List

1. A dirge (durj) is a kind of:
   flat-bottomed boat
   mournful song
   dull, hard-working person
   artful excuse

2. To exculpate (EX-kul-pate) is to:
   shave all the hair from one’s head
   knead the dough for bread
   free from guilt or blame
   falsely accuse, to frame

3. Amniocentesis (amny-oh-sen-TEE-sis) involves:
   a sample of bodily fluid
   an ancient priest, a druid
   an extremely self-centered person
   a situation likely to worsen

4. A nephrologist (nuff-ROLLUH-jist) is concerned with:
   ghosts
   Egyptian royalty
   predestination
   kidneys

5. A sylph (silf) is:
   a silky fabric
   a viral infection
   a slender girl
   a poetic verse

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