Book 10

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Snuffle

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breathe noisily through the nose due to a cold or crying.

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Offhand

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without previous thought or consideration.

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Scamper

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(especially of a small animal or child) run with quick light steps, especially through fear or excitement.

scuttle scurry

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Evanescent

Back 4

soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing. vanishing fading

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Surfeit

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an excessive amount of something. excess surplus

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Beguile

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charm or enchant (someone), often in a deceptive way. attract

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Whir

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(of something rapidly rotating or moving to and fro) make a low, continuous, regular sound.

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Darkling

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growing dark or characterized by darkness.

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Bade

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invite (someone) to do something.

Bid bade bid or bid bid bid

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Annunciation

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the announcement of something.

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Ensue

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happen or occur afterwards or as a result. result follow

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Remunerative

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financially rewarding; lucrative.

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Extenuate

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cause (an offence) to seem less serious.

Mitigate

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Shoot the dog

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do something very unpleasant, do the unthinkable.

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Fidgety

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inclined to fidget; restless or uneasy.

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Foible

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a minor weakness or eccentricity in someone's character.

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While

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pass time in a leisurely manner. spend

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Somatic

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relating to the body, especially as distinct from the mind.

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Wherewithal

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the money or other means needed for a particular purpose. Cash

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Epilepsy

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a common condition that affects the brain and causes frequent seizures.

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Valence

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Valency. the combining power of an element, especially as measured by the number of hydrogen atoms it can displace or combine with.

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Operant

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involving the modification of behaviour by the reinforcing or inhibiting effect of its own consequences.

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Innocuous

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Not harmful or offensive.

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Privy to

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sharing in the knowledge of (something secret or private). aware of aquatinted with

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Reify

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make (something abstract) more concrete or real.

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Conflate

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combine (two or more sets of information, texts, ideas, etc.) into one.

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Circuitry

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a circuit or system of circuits performing a particular function in an electronic device.

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Canonical

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accepted as being accurate and authoritative. Recognized / according to recognized rules or scientific laws.

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Anthropomorphism

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the attribution of human characteristics or behaviour to a god, animal, or object.

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Deimatic behaviour

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any pattern of bluffing behaviour in an animal that lacks strong defences, such as suddenly displaying conspicuous eyespots, to scare off or momentarily distract a predator.

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Tonic

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giving a feeling of vigour or well-being; invigorating.

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Crypsis

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the ability of an animal or a plant to avoid observation or detection by other animals.

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Peristalsis

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The rippling motion of muscles in the intestine or other tubular organs characterized by the alternate contraction and relaxation of the muscles that propel the contents onward.

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Medulla

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the inner region of an organ or tissue, especially when it is distinct from the outer region or cortex (as in a kidney, an adrenal gland, or hair).

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Pituitary gland

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the major endocrine gland, a pea-sized body attached to the base of the brain that is important in controlling growth and development and the functioning of the other endocrine glands.

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Anesthesia

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insensitivity to pain, especially as artificially induced by the administration of gases or the injection of drugs before surgical operations.

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Motility

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the ability of an organism to move independently, using metabolic energy.

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Intercalate

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insert (something) between layers in a crystal lattice, geological formation, or other structure.

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Ventricle

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a hollow part or cavity in an organ.

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Elucidation

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explanation that makes something clear; clarification.

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Vesicle

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a small fluid-filled bladder, sac, cyst, or vacuole within the body.

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Premise, be premised on

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base an argument, theory, or undertaking on. / state or presuppose (something) as a premise. postulate

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Ethology

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the science of animal behaviour.

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Lust

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strong sexual desire.

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Interdigitate

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(of two or more things) interlock like the fingers of two clasped hands.

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Physiology

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the branch of biology that deals with the normal functions of living organisms and their parts.

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Tabulate

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arrange (data) in tabular form. organize

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Vagus

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each of the tenth pair of cranial nerves, supplying the heart, lungs, upper digestive tract, and other organs of the chest and abdomen.

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Proprioceptive

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relating to stimuli that are produced and perceived within an organism, especially those connected with the position and movement of the body.

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Imbue

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inspire or permeate with (a feeling or quality). saturate diffuse