Vocabulary

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FONTANEL

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a membrane-covered opening in bone or between bones
specifically : any of the spaces closed by membranous structures between the uncompleted angles of the parietal bones and the neighboring bones of a fetal or young skul

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FLEXION

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a bending movement around a joint in a limb (as the knee or elbow) that decreases the angle between the bones of the limb at the joint compare

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EFFACE

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TO WIPE OUT; DO AWAY WITH; EXPUNGE

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VERTIGO

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a sensation of motion which is associated with various disorders (as of the inner ear) and in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily

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NOTORIOUS

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publicly or generally known, as for a particular trait

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RECEIPT

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a written acknowledgment of having received, or taken into one's possession, a specified amount of money, goods, etc

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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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ACUTE

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sharp or severe in effect; intense: acute sorrow; an acute pain.
extremely great or serious; crucial; critical: an acute shortage of oil.

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PATENT

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the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.

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AUDIBLE

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capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard; actually heard.

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RIGIDITY

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stiff or unyielding; not pliant or flexible; hard: a rigid strip of metal

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SUBJECTIVE

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existing in the mind; belonging to the thinking subject rather than to the object of thought

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ASSENT

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to agree or concur; subscribe to (often followed by to ): to assent to a statement.

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ENVIRONMENT

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the complex of physical, chemical, and biotic factors (as climate, soil, and living things) that act upon an organism or an ecological community and ultimately determine its form and survival