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the outer protective layer of skin
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epidermis
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a substance used to kill plants (weeds)
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herbicide
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impossible to see; not accessible by view
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invisible
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the study of forms of organisms
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morphology
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an eight-sided figure
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octagon
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a dental specialist who provents and corrects irregularities of teeth
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orthodontist
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of or occuring after birth
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postnatal
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a review, survey, contemplation of things in the past
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retrospect
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machine operating underwater
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submarine
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a small enclosune where land animals like turtles are kept
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terrarium
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retreat; move back
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retrograde
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a reddish brown earthenware
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terra cotta
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occuring after death
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posthumous
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a change in form
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metamorphosis
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a four-sided figure
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tetragon
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an inscrption on a tombstone
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epitaph
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to put under the surface of water
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submerge
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a collection of dried plants
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herbarium
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spelling, "writing straight"
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orthography
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one who sees vivd pictures from imagination, the futer
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visionary
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a partial or total loss of memory
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amnesia
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an animal capable of living both on land and in water
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amphibian
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a principle or system taught for acceptance and belief
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doctrine
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having no fixed or reguler course; wandering
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erratic
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an exact copy reproduction of something
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facsimilie
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a highly classrate; having wa lines and flame like form
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flamboyant
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U.S state named after spanish word for "flowery"
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flordia
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surrounded nearly or completely by dry land in the middle of land
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mediterranean
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the state of belonging to a particular nation by birth
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nationality
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many in complete agreement
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unanimous
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capable of being understood in more than one way; both ways
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ambiguous
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a flaming torch
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flambeau
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ordinary; middle of the road
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mediocre
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assisting memory
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mnemonic
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one who teaches abstract theory without regard to practical difficulties
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doctrinaire
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errors, mistakes
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errata
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a landmark mainland by a nations government
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national monument
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a state or period of being in bloom
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florescence
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attriertion of life to objects
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animism
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occuring at the same time
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simultaneous
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