4Th Nine Weeks - Week 2

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musician

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someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)

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beautician

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someone who works in a beauty parlor

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physician

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a licensed medical practitioner

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statistician

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someone versed in the interpretation of numerical data

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appendicitis

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inflammation of the vermiform appendix

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tonsillitis

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inflammation of the tonsils

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bursitis

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inflammation of a bursa; frequently in the shoulder

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arthritis

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inflammation of a joint or joints

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gastroenteritis

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inflammation of the stomach and intestines

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bellicose

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having or showing a ready disposition to fight

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belligerent

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characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight

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bellow

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make a loud noise, as of animal

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rebel

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someone who exhibits independence in thought and action

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rebellion

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organized opposition to authority

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capture

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seize as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping

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captive

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a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

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captor

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a person who entraps and holds someone else

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captious

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tending to find and call attention to faults

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captivate

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attract; cause to be enamored

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captivity

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the state of being imprisoned

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caption

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brief description accompanying an illustration

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capsule

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a small container

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excise

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remove by cutting

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incisor

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a tooth for cutting or gnawing

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incision

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the cutting of or into body tissues or organs

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incisive

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demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

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precise

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sharply exact or accurate or delimited

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concise

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expressing much in few words

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decision

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a position or opinion reached after consideration

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biography

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an account of the series of events making up a person's life

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biology

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the science that studies living organisms

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biochemistry

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the organic chemistry of compounds and processes occurring in organisms; the effort to understand biology within the context of chemistry

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biogenesis

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the production of living organisms from other living organisms

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transport

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move something or somebody around

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import

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bring in from abroad

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report

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to give an account or representation of in words

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porter

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a person employed to carry luggage and supplies

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deport

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expel from a country

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important

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significant in effect or meaning

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portage

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carrying boats and supplies overland

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portly

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fairly fat

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comport

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behave in a certain manner

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scribble

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write down quickly without much attention to detail

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inscribe

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carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface

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scribe

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someone employed to make written copies of documents

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describe

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give a statement representing something

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conscription

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compulsory military service

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transcribe

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write out, as from speech or notes

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ascribe

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attribute or credit to

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anthropology

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science of the origins and social relationships of humans

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geology

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science of the history of the earth as recorded in rocks

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entomology

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the branch of zoology that studies insects

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mythology

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the body of stories associated with a culture or institution

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credit

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an estimate of ability to fulfill financial commitments

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incredible

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beyond belief or understanding

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credible

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capable of being believed

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incredulous

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not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving

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discredit

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the state of being held in low esteem

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credibility

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the quality of being believable or trustworthy

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credo

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any system of principles or beliefs

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century

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a period of 100 years

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bicentennial

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the 200th anniversary (or the celebration of it)

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centimeter

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a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter

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centipede

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chiefly nocturnal predacious arthropod having a flattened body of 15 to 173 segments each with a pair of legs, the foremost pair being modified as prehensors

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centurion

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leader of soldiers in ancient Rome

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neon

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a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts

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neolithic

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of or relating to the most recent period of the Stone Age

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neoclassic

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characteristic of a revival of an earlier classical style

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neonatal

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relating to the infant during the first month after birth

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neophyte

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any new participant in some activity

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adhesive

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tending to stick to firmly

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adapt

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make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose

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addendum

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textual matter that is added onto a publication

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addition

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the arithmetic operation of summing

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adherent

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someone who believes and helps to spread a doctrine

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addict

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to cause to become dependent

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advent

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arrival that has been awaited

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advocate

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a person who pleads for a person, cause, or idea

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dismiss

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stop associating with

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remiss

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failing in what duty requires

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missile

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a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a target

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admission

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the act of letting someone enter

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missionary

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someone sent on an assignment to a foreign country

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emission

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the act of causing to flow forth

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promissory

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relating to a verbal commitment by one person to another

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bibliography

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a list of writings with time and place of publication

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bibliophile

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someone who loves and usually collects books

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bible

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a book regarded as authoritative in its field

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bibliomania

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preoccupation with the acquisition and possession of books