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Actuate
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 Verb 1. To cause to put into mechanical motion 2. To cause to take action |
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Brackish
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 Adjective 1. Made up of a mixture of fresh water and seawater 2. Having an unpleasant taste |
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Cognitive
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 Adjective Relating to mental processes such as awareness, remembering, and reasoning |
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Dissertation
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 Noun A lengthy, usually written discussion of a topic, often for a college or university degree |
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Dolorous
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 Adjective Causing or marked by pain, misery, or sorrow |
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Endemic
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 Adjective Widespread or peculiar to a certain place or among a certain people |
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Fecund
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 Adjective 1. Producing or capable of producing many offspring 2. Intellectually or asrtistically productive, creative |
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Genealogy
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 Noun 1. The history of a family and how its members are related to one another; also the study of such family histories |
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Inebriated
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 Adjective Deprived of good sense and judgment, especially as the result of imbibing alcohol |
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Insidious
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 Adjective 1. Seemingly harmless while actually being dangerous; treacherous or deceptive 2. Spreading harmfully in a subtle or gradual way |
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Interloper
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Noun
One who intrudes on or interferes in the affairs of others
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Precursor
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 Noun A person or thing that comes before and indicates the approach of another; a forerunner |
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Presentiment
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 Noun A feeling that something is about to occur |
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Ramification
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 Noun An outgrowth of a simple idea or plan; a resulting development or consequence |
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Torpor
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 Noun A state of mental or physical sluggishness or inactivity |
