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pax_romana.n.01
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peace.n.01
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the Roman peace; the long period of peace enforced on states in the Roman Empire
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chigoe.n.01
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flea.n.01
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small tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the skin of the host including humans
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aperitif.n.01
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alcohol.n.01
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alcoholic beverage taken before a meal as an appetizer
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heparin.n.01
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polysaccharide.n.01
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a polysaccharide produced in basophils (especially in the lung and liver) and that inhibits the activity of thrombin in coagulation of the blood; it (trade names Lipo-Hepin and Liquaemin) is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombosis and in heart surgery
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neckband.n.01
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band.n.04
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a band around the collar of a garment
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texas_bluebonnet.n.01
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lupine.n.01
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closely resembles Lupinus subcarnosus; southwestern United States (Texas)
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stemma.n.01
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tree.n.02
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a tree diagram showing a reconstruction of the transmission of manuscripts of a literary work
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glans_clitoridis.n.01
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glans.n.01
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small mass of erectile tissue at the end of the body of the clitoris
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formative.n.01
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language_unit.n.01
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minimal language unit that has a syntactic (or morphological) function
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whist_drive.n.01
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party.n.04
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a progressive whist party
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self-registering_thermometer.n.01
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thermometer.n.01
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a thermometer that records the temperature automatically
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honey_buzzard.n.01
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hawk.n.01
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Old World hawk that feeds on bee larvae and small rodents and reptiles
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bilingual.n.01
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linguist.n.02
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a person who speaks two languages fluently
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hurling.n.01
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field_game.n.01
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a traditional Irish game resembling hockey; played by two teams of 15 players each
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disinfectant.n.01
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agent.n.03
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an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease
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public_toilet.n.01
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facility.n.04
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a toilet that is available to the public
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moss_agate.n.01
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agate.n.01
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an agate resembling moss with brown, black, or green markings
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certified_public_accountant.n.01
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accountant.n.01
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an accountant who has passed certain examinations and met all other statutory and licensing requirements of a United States state to be certified by that state
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loti.n.01
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lesotho_monetary_unit.n.01
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the basic unit of money in Lesotho
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pedicel.n.01
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peduncle.n.02
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a small stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence; an ultimate division of a common peduncle
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health_hazard.n.01
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hazard.n.01
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hazard to the health of those exposed to it
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binary_notation.n.01
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mathematical_notation.n.01
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any notation that uses 2 characters (usually 0 and 1)
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bomber_jacket.n.01
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jacket.n.01
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a jacket gathered into a band at the waist
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outsole.n.01
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sole.n.01
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the outer sole of a shoe or boot that is the bottom of the shoe and makes contact with the ground
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self-discovery.n.01
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discovery.n.01
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discovering your own individuality
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blastoma.n.01
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tumor.n.01
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a tumor composed of immature undifferentiated cells
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postdoctoral.n.01
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grant-in-aid.n.02
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a grant that funds postdoctoral study or research
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gift_wrap.n.01
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wrapping_paper.n.01
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attractive wrapping paper suitable for wrapping gifts
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velvet_ant.n.01
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wasp.n.02
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a solitary wasp of the family Mutillidae; the body has a coat of brightly colored velvety hair and the females are wingless
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klansman.n.01
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white_supremacist.n.01
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a member of the Ku Klux Klan
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dike.v.01
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enclose.v.03
|
enclose with a dike
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hoarder.n.01
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saver.n.02
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a person who accumulates things and hides them away for future use
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list_system.n.01
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voting_system.n.01
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based on the principle of proportional representation; voters choose between party lists, the number elected from each list being determined by the percentage cast for each list out of the total vote
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flat-topped_white_aster.n.01
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aster.n.01
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a variety of aster
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bog_rein_orchid.n.01
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rein_orchid.n.01
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orchid with spikes of many fragrant white flowers on erect leafy stems; of wet or boggy ground through most of the West and northern North America
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mauler.n.01
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combatant.n.01
|
a fighter who batters the opponent
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due_care.n.01
|
care.n.05
|
the care that a reasonable man would exercise under the circumstances; the standard for determining legal duty
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valerianaceae.n.01
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asterid_dicot_family.n.01
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genus of mostly herbs having a characteristic fetid odor
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easter_sunday.n.01
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christian_holy_day.n.01
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the day (in March or April) on which the festival of Easter is celebrated
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eye_dialect.n.01
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dialect.n.01
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the use of misspellings to identify a colloquial or uneducated speaker
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paratroops.n.01
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infantry.n.01
|
infantry trained and equipped to parachute
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radio_antenna.n.01
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omnidirectional_antenna.n.01
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omnidirectional antenna comprising the part of a radio receiver by means of which radio signals are received
|
bacillus.n.01
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eubacteria.n.01
|
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
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jawless_vertebrate.n.01
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aquatic_vertebrate.n.01
|
eel-shaped vertebrate without jaws or paired appendages including the cyclostomes and some extinct forms
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beauty_sleep.n.01
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sleep.n.03
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sleep before midnight
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runcible_spoon.n.01
|
spoon.n.01
|
a fork-like spoon with a cutting edge; coined by Edward Lear
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nosh.n.01
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bite.n.04
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(Yiddish) a snack or light meal
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molt.n.01
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shedding.n.01
|
periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
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cladode.n.01
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stalk.n.02
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a flattened stem resembling and functioning as a leaf
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pedestrian_crossing.n.01
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crossing.n.05
|
street crossing where pedestrians have right of way; often marked in some way (especially with diagonal stripes)
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deterge.v.01
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wipe_off.v.01
|
wipe away; to wash off or out, cleanse; chiefly in medical use: to clear away foul matter from the body
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huffiness.n.01
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anger.n.01
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a passing state of anger and resentment
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battle.n.01
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military_action.n.01
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a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
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tufa.n.01
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rock.n.02
|
a soft porous rock consisting of calcium carbonate deposited from springs rich in lime
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great_st_john's_wort.n.01
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st_john's_wort.n.01
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perennial shrub having large star-shaped yellow flowers in narrowly pyramidal cymes
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parity_bit.n.01
|
bit.n.06
|
(computer science) a bit that is used in an error detection procedure in which a 0 or 1 is added to each group of bits so that it will have either an odd number of 1's or an even number of 1's; e.g., if the parity is odd then any group of bits that arrives with an even number of 1's must contain an error
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carjacking.n.01
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hijack.n.01
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the violent theft of an occupied car
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anoxia.n.01
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hypoxia.n.01
|
severe hypoxia; absence of oxygen in inspired gases or in arterial blood or in the tissues
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vaudevillian.n.01
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performer.n.01
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a performer who works in vaudeville
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lobbyism.n.01
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practice.n.01
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the practice of lobbying; the activities of a lobbyist
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cattleship.n.01
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cargo_ship.n.01
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a cargo ship for the transport of livestock
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inferior_vena_cava.n.01
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vena_cava.n.01
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receives blood from lower limbs and abdominal organs and empties into the posterior part of the right atrium of the heart; formed from the union of the two iliac veins
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marine_iguana.n.01
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iguanid.n.01
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shore-dwelling seaweed-eating lizard of the Galapagos Islands
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pulmonary_embolism.n.01
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embolism.n.02
|
blockage of the pulmonary artery by foreign matter or by a blood clot
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meclizine.n.01
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antihistamine.n.01
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an antihistamine (trade name Antivert) used to treat or prevent motion sickness
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covered_bridge.n.01
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bridge.n.01
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a bridge whose passageway is protected by a roof and enclosing sides
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tai_nuea.n.01
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tai.n.02
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a branch of the Tai languages
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forebrain.n.01
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neural_structure.n.01
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the anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube
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utahraptor.n.01
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maniraptor.n.01
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large (20-ft) and swift carnivorous dinosaur having an upright slashing claw 15 inches long on each hind foot; early Cretaceous
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ringside.n.01
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seating.n.01
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first row of seating; has an unobstructed view of a boxing or wrestling ring
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unclearness.n.01
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incomprehensibility.n.01
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incomprehensibility as a result of not being clear
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venus's_girdle.n.01
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ctenophore.n.01
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ctenophore having a ribbon-shaped iridescent gelatinous body
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superordinate.v.01
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rate.v.01
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place in a superior order or rank
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print_shop.n.01
|
workshop.n.01
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a workplace where printing is done
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embankment.n.01
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mound.n.04
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a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection
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camelpox.n.01
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animal_disease.n.01
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a viral disease of camels closely related to smallpox
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barrier_island.n.01
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island.n.01
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a long narrow sandy island (wider than a reef) running parallel to the shore
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princess.n.01
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aristocrat.n.01
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a female member of a royal family other than the queen (especially the daughter of a sovereign)
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eelgrass.n.01
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aquatic_plant.n.01
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submerged marine plant with very long narrow leaves found in abundance along North Atlantic coasts
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pelvic_fin.n.01
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fin.n.06
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either of a pair of fins attached to the pelvic girdle in fishes that help control the direction of movement; correspond to hind limbs of a land vertebrate
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nutriment.n.01
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food.n.01
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a source of materials to nourish the body
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lapis_lazuli.n.01
|
opaque_gem.n.01
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an azure blue semiprecious stone
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hind_limb.n.01
|
limb.n.01
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a posterior appendage such as a leg or the homologous structure in other animals
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sodium_thiopental.n.01
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barbiturate.n.01
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a long-acting barbiturate used as a sedative
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medullary_sheath.n.01
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sheath.n.02
|
a layer of myelin encasing (and insulating) the axons of medullated nerve fibers
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doppler_effect.n.01
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propagation.n.03
|
change in the apparent frequency of a wave as observer and source move toward or away from each other
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complementary_color.n.01
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chromatic_color.n.01
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either one of two chromatic colors that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or grey (in the case of pigments)
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arcadic.n.01
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ancient_greek.n.01
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the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken by Arcadians
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small_cap.n.01
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corporation.n.01
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a corporation with a small capitalization
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rhombohedron.n.01
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hexahedron.n.01
|
a parallelepiped bounded by six similar faces (either rhombuses or parallelograms)
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post_road.n.01
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road.n.01
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a road over which mail is carried
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shanghaier.n.01
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kidnapper.n.01
|
a kidnapper who drugs men and takes them for compulsory service aboard a ship
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incumbent.n.01
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official.n.01
|
the official who holds an office
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national_debt_ceiling.n.01
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debt_limit.n.01
|
a limit set by Congress beyond which the national debt cannot rise; periodically raised by Congress
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jet_engine.n.01
|
reaction-propulsion_engine.n.01
|
a gas turbine produces a stream of hot gas that propels a jet plane by reaction propulsion
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sight_gag.n.01
|
joke.n.01
|
a joke whose effect is achieved by visual means rather than by speech (as in a movie)
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banana_peel.n.01
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peel.n.02
|
the skin of a banana (especially when it is stripped off and discarded)
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sial.n.01
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rock.n.02
|
the granitelike rocks that form the outermost layer of the earth's crust; rich in silicon and aluminum
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major-league_team.n.01
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team.n.01
|
a team that plays in a major league
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anticipatory_breach.n.01
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breach_of_contract.n.01
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a breach of contract committed prior to the time of required performance
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