 | Term | Definition |
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coup |
(n) a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force |
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asexually |
(adv) in an asexual manner |
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mutation |
(n) a change or alteration in form or qualities |
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anorexia |
(n) a prolonged disorder of eating due to loss of appetite |
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bulimia |
(n) pathologically insatiable hunger (especially when caused by brain lesions) |
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fanatic |
(n) a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause) |
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paradoxical |
(adj) seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true |
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frantic |
(adj) marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion |
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admission |
(n) an acknowledgment of the truth of something |
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binge |
(n) an occasion for excessive eating or drinking |
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purge |
(n) an act of removing by cleansing |
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fast |
(n) abstaining from food |
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colony |
(n) a group of animals of the same type living together |
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stroll |
(n) a leisurely walk (usually in some public place) |
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demographic |
(n) a statistic characterizing human populations (or segments of human populations broken down by age or sex or income etc.) |
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subset |
(n) a set whose members are members of another set |
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sponsor |
(n) an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.) |
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mutiny |
(n) open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers) |
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setback |
(n) an unfortunate happening that hinders of impedes |
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descend |
(v) move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way |
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abstain |
(v) choose not to consume |
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disperse |
(v) move away from each other |
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fierce |
(adj) marked by extreme and violent energy |
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evacuate |
(v) move out of an unsafe location into safety |
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segregate |
(v) separate or isolate (one thing) from another and place in a group apart from others |
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in a nutshell |
(adv) summed up briefly |
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minuscule |
(adj) very small |
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groundbreaking |
(adj) outstanding, inovative |
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painstaking |
(adj) characterized by extreme care and great effort |
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pass along |
(v) deliver |
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