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dejected
to feel sad; to feel thrown down in spirit
eject
to throw out
injection
a shot; the 'throwing' of medicine into the body by a needle
interjection
a word thrown into a sentence or conversation
jettison
to throw goods overboard to lighten the load on a boat or an airplane
projectile
an object thrown into the air with great force
projector
a machine that throws an image onto a wall
reject
to throw something out because it's defective and can't be used again
subject
to throw oneself under someone else's rule
trajectory
the curved path of an object thrown into space
bisect
to cut into two pieces
dissect
to cut apart for the purpose of investigation
insect
a class of small arthropod animals that has three separate sections to their bodies: head, thorax, abdomen
intersection
the point at which two lines or roads meet and cut across each other
section
a separate part of something
sectional
a couch that is made up of separate pieces
sector
a separate part of a society, group, or area
transect
to cut across something
trisect
to cut into three separate pieces
vivisection
surgery on living animals; medical research that involves cutting into living animals to study organs, tissues, or diseases
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