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pedagogue |
n. a teacher; school teacher
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mortified
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v. to humiliate or shame, as by injury to one's pride or self-respect
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carnival
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n. traveling circus-like show
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psychosis
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n. any severe form of a mental disorder that indicates impaired contact with reality
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ethnic group
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n. people of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture
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progeny
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n. a descendent or offspring, as a child, plant, or animal
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prenatal
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adj. occurring or existing before birth
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paleontologist
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n. someone who studies forms of life existing in former geologic periods
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cursory
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adj. rapid; hasty
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crypt
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n. a subterranean chamber or vault
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cadaverous
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adj. of or relating to a corpse
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recapitulate
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v. summarize and state again the main points of
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circumlocution
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n. a roundabout or indirect way of speaking
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consecrate
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v. to make or declare holy
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unison
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n. the musical interval of a perfect prime; same pitch or sound
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kindness
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adj. the quality of being kind
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altimeter
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n. an instrument for determining elevation
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calisthenics
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n. systematic rhythmic bodily exercises performed usually without apparatus
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isosceles
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adj. having two equal sides
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inverted
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v. to turn upside down
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domesticate
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v. to adapt, tame, or develop for human use
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discord
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n. lack of concord or harmony (disagreement)
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empress
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n. wife of an emperor; woman who is ruler of an empire
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mutable
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adj. prone to change
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refugee
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n. a person who flees for refuge or safety, especially to a foreign country, as in time of political upheaval, war, etc.
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