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brittle
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easily snapped or broken
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mutation
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a change or variation;a sudden variation by which an organism differs from its parents in one or more characteristics that can inheirted
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primitive
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very simple or crude
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animosity
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a strong dislike for someone
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carcass
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the body of a dead animal
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idle
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not busy or not working
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workable
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can be carried out
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underbrush
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bushes shrubs, and other plants
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glanced
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to look at something very briefly
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elated
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very pleased and excited
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godsend
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something unexpected that comes or happens when it is badly needed
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adequate
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just enough, or good enough
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overhanging
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to hang, project, or jut out
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simultaneously
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happening at the same time
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maneuver
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to move something carefully into a particular postion
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membrane
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a very thin layer of tissue or skin that lines or covers certain organs or cells
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midafternoon
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in the middle of the afternoon
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hibernating
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when animals spend the winter in a deep sleep to survive low temperatures and lack of food
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fluke
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a lucky accident
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berth
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a bed in a ship, train or an airplane
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gigantic
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huge or enormous
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exposing
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to uncover something so it can be seen; to reveal the truth about someone or something
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downpour
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a very heavy rain
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virtual
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nearly or almost
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mutation
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change or variation; sudden vari. by which organism differs from its parents in one or more inheiritable characteristics
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