| Term | Definition |
|---|
| counterproductive | tending to hinder the achievement of a goal |
| secretions | sweat, oil, wax, used in the nonspecific external barrier |
| junkets | Trip that congressmen take |
| endowment | the act of endowing with a permanent source of income |
| superego | (psychoanalysis) that part of the unconscious mind that acts as a conscience |
| proverb | a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people |
| caudate | amphibians that resemble lizards |
| integrity | moral soundness |
| irrationality | the state of being irrational |
| catheters | a thin flexible tube inserted into the body to permit introduction or withdrawal of fluids or to keep the passageway open |
| epileptic | a person who has epilepsy |
| empirical | derived from experiment and observation rather than theory |
| paragon | an ideal instance |
| axiom | (logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof |
| strobe | scientific instrument that provides a flashing light synchronized with the periodic movement of an object |
| introspection | the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct |
| novitiate | someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows |
| coherent | sticking together |
| arbitrary | based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice |
| imprints | shallow prints or marks in rocks |
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