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abandoned
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to leave completely and finally; forsake utterly; desert
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"it had somehow been adandoned in the garden during the summer and lay almost completely buried..."
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furrowed
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a long narrow trench made in the ground by a plough or a trench
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"Mrs. Frisby set off over the gently furrowed earth."
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debt
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something that is owed, such as money, goods, or services
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"Just the same, I am in debt to you."
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preferred
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to set or hold before or above other persons or things in estimation; like better; choose rather than:
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"But Mrs. Frisby preferred not to think about that."
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gloomy
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dark or dismal; causing depression, dejection, or gloom:
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"It was a gloomy and primeval spot, deeply shadowed in the gray dust."
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eavesdrop
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to listen secretly to the private conversation of others
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"Coming silently down the tunnel, she could hear them talking in the room below, and she paused a moment to eavesdrop on their conversation."
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desperately
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used or undertaken in desperation or as a last resort; in distress and having a great need or desire
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"My name," said the mouse desperately, "is Mrs. Jonathon Frisby."
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astonished
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to fill with amazement; surprise greatly
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"Brutus now looked astonished."
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recessed
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a space, such as a niche or alcove, set back or indented
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"The light came from the walls, where every foot or so on both sides a tiny light bulb had been recessed..."
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injection
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fluid injected into the body, esp for medicinal purposes
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Mutation
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the act or process of mutating; change; alteration
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steroid
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are a class of hormones
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control
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to verify (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment in which the variable being investigated is held constant or is compared with a standard
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inspecting
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to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically
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breakthrough
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any significant or sudden advance, development, achievement, or increase, as in scientific knowledge or diplomacy, that removes a barrier to progress
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laboratory
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a building or room equipped for conducting scientific research or for teaching practical science
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DNA
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a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information
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DNA is the king of molecules
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