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Antebellum: Belonging to a period before a war
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Bellicose: Warlike in manner or temperament
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Chromosome: Threadlike body in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order
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Circumlocution: A roundabout expression
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Circumnavigate: To proceed completely around
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Diffident: Lacking self-confidence
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Epiphany: Sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something
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Equinox: One of the two times per year that the sun crosses the equator and the lengths of night and day are equal
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Euro: The basic unit of currency in the European Union
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Gamete: A reproductive cell with the haploid number of chromosomes
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Hemoglobin: The iron-containing respiratory pigment in red blood cells
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Homogeneous: Of the same or similar nature or kind
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Hubris: Overbearing pride or arrogance
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Hypotenuse: The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle
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Incognito: With one's identity concealed
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Infrastructure: A base or foundation for an organization or system
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Irony: The use of words to express something different from their literal meaning
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Kinetic: Relating to motion
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Kowtow: To touch the forehead to the ground to show great respect
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Lexicon: Terms specific to a particular profession or group
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Loquacious: Very talkative
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Metamorphosis: A marked change in appearance and condition
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Mitosis: Process of cell division
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Nanotechnology: The science of building electronic circuits from single atoms or molecules
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Nonsectarian: Not related to or associated with a specific religious denomination
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Oligarchy: Government by a few people or families
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Orthography: The study of language concerned with letters and their sequences in words
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Oxidize: To combine with oxygen
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Parabola: A plane curve formed by the edge of a cone and a plane
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Parameter: A physical property determining the characteristics of something
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Photosynthesis: Process in which plants synthesize carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water
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Plagiarize: To use another's ideas and pass them off as one's own
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Quotidian: Everyday, commonplace
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Reparation: The process of repairing or the condition of being repaired
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Respiration: The act or process of breathing
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Soliloquy: The act of speaking to oneself
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Suffragist: Advocate for the extension of political voting rights
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Supercilious: Feeling hearty disdain
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Tautology: Needless repetition of words
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Tectonic: Relating from deformation of the Earth's crust
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Thermodynamics: Physics dealing with heat and other forms of energy
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Totalitarian: A form of government in which the political authority exercises absolute power and control
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Vacuous: Empty; lacking intelligence
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Vortex: A place regarded as drawing everything surrounding into its center
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Yeoman: An assistant or other subordinate
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Ziggurat: A temple tower of the ancient Assyrians or Babylonians