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Vulnerable- c.1600, from Late Latin vulnerabilis "wounding," from


Latin vulnerare "to wound," from vulnus (genitive vulneris) "wound,"
perhaps related to vellere "pluck, to tear

Corpulent-late 14c., from Old French corpulent "stout, fat," from Latin
corpulentus "fleshy, fat," from corpus "body"

Compress- late 14c., "to press (something) together," from Old French
compresser "compress, put under pressure," from Latin compressare
"to press together," frequentative of comprimere "to squeeze," from
com- "together"

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