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embarrass.v.01
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upset.v.02
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cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
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beef_tallow.n.01
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tallow.n.01
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tallow obtained from a bovine animal
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loot.v.01
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steal.v.01
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take illegally; of intellectual property
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extended_family.n.01
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family.n.01
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a family consisting of the nuclear family and their blood relatives
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hare.v.01
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run.v.01
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run quickly, like a hare
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paranoid.n.01
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psychotic.n.01
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a person afflicted with paranoia
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emote.v.01
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act.v.03
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give expression or emotion to, in a stage or movie role
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kanamycin.n.01
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antibiotic.n.01
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antibiotic (trade name Kantrex) used to treat severe infections
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trophoblastic_cancer.n.01
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carcinoma.n.01
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malignant neoplasm of the uterus derived from the epithelium of the chorion
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council_tax.n.01
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property_tax.n.01
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a tax levied on households by local authorities; based on the estimated value of the property and the number of people living in it
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biological_clock.n.01
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mechanism.n.03
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an innate mechanism in living organisms that controls the periodicity of many physiological functions
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concessionaire.n.01
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small_businessman.n.01
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someone who holds or operates a concession
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conscience_money.n.01
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payment.n.01
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payment made voluntarily to reduce guilt over dishonest dealings
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blind_corner.n.01
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corner.n.04
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a street corner that you cannot see around as you are driving
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signet_ring.n.01
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ring.n.08
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a ring bearing a signet
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mah-jongg.n.01
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board_game.n.01
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Chinese game played by 4 people with 144 tiles
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nonlinear_system.n.01
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system.n.02
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a system whose performance cannot be described by equations of the first degree
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hypertext_markup_language.n.01
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markup_language.n.01
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a set of tags and rules (conforming to SGML) for using them in developing hypertext documents
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paleobotany.n.01
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botany.n.02
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the study of fossil plants
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optimum.n.01
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good.n.03
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most favorable conditions or greatest degree or amount possible under given circumstances
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coal_house.n.01
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shed.n.01
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a shed for storing coal
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oboe_d'amore.n.01
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oboe.n.01
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an oboe pitched a minor third lower than the ordinary oboe; used to perform baroque music
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piton.n.01
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spike.n.02
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a metal spike with a hole for a rope; mountaineers drive it into ice or rock to use as a hold
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battle_fatigue.n.01
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posttraumatic_stress_disorder.n.01
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a mental disorder caused by stress of active warfare
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sceneshifter.n.01
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stagehand.n.01
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a stagehand responsible for moving scenery
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hot_cereal.n.01
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cereal.n.03
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a cereal that is served hot
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billionaire.n.01
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rich_person.n.01
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a very rich person whose material wealth is valued at more than a billion dollars
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sliding_seat.n.01
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seat.n.04
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rower's seat that slides fore and aft
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sausage.n.01
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meat.n.01
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highly seasoned minced meat stuffed in casings
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luwian.n.01
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anatolian.n.01
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an Anatolian language
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ulnar_nerve.n.01
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nerve.n.01
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a nerve running along the inner side of the arm and passing near the elbow; supplies intrinsic muscles of the hand and the skin of the medial side of the hand
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subaltern.n.01
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commissioned_military_officer.n.01
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a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain
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batting_cage.n.01
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baseball_equipment.n.01
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a movable screen placed behind home base to catch balls during batting practice
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thrombectomy.n.01
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ablation.n.01
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surgical removal of a blood clot (thrombus) from a blood vessel
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peg_top.n.01
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top.n.08
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a pear-shaped top made of wood with a metal center pin
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ribosome.n.01
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organelle.n.01
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an organelle in the cytoplasm of a living cell; they attach to mRNA and move down it one codon at a time and then stop until tRNA brings the required amino acid; when it reaches a stop codon it falls apart and releases the completed protein molecule for use by the cell
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flycatching_warbler.n.01
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new_world_warbler.n.01
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any of numerous American wood warblers that feed on insects caught on the wing
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prang.v.01
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crash.v.09
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crash
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raw_meat.n.01
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meat.n.01
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uncooked meat
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aphorism.n.01
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maxim.n.01
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a short pithy instructive saying
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clonus.n.01
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convulsion.n.02
|
convulsion characterized by alternating contractions and relaxations
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semiminor_axis.n.01
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axis.n.01
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one-half the minor axis of an ellipse
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say-so.n.01
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affirmation.n.02
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one chap's arbitrary assertion
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doggie_bag.n.01
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sack.n.01
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a bag for food that a customer did not eat at a restaurant; the transparent pretense is that the food is taken home to feed the customer's dog
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new_world_sparrow.n.01
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finch.n.01
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sparrow-like North American finches
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male_horse.n.01
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male.n.01
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the male of species Equus caballus
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utilitarian.n.01
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moralist.n.01
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someone who believes that the value of a thing depends on its utility
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molar.n.01
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tooth.n.01
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grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the premolars
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cavernous_sinus.n.01
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venous_sinus.n.01
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either of a pair of large venous sinuses in the cranial cavity
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attestation_service.n.01
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consulting_service.n.01
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a consulting service in which a CPA expresses a conclusion about the reliability of a written statement that is the responsibility of someone else
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assibilation.n.01
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development.n.02
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the development of a consonant phoneme into a sibilant
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general_verdict.n.01
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verdict.n.01
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an ordinary verdict declaring which party prevails without any special findings of fact
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salpinx.n.01
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tube.n.04
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a tube in the uterus or the ear
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mental_picture.n.01
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image.n.01
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a clear and telling mental image
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displaced_person.n.01
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refugee.n.01
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a person forced to flee from home or country
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directorate.n.01
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board.n.01
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a group of persons chosen to govern the affairs of a corporation or other large institution
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sen.n.01
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fractional_monetary_unit.n.01
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a fractional monetary unit of Japan and Indonesia and Cambodia; equal to one hundredth of a yen or rupiah or riel
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four-in-hand.n.01
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necktie.n.01
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a long necktie that is tied in a slipknot with one end hanging in front of the other
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reclining.n.01
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motion.n.03
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the act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position
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conoy.n.01
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algonquian.n.01
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a member of an Algonquian people formerly living in Maryland between Chesapeake Bay and the Potomac river; allies of the Nanticoke people
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abortion.n.01
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termination.n.05
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termination of pregnancy
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lunchroom.n.01
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restaurant.n.01
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a restaurant (in a facility) where lunch can be purchased
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tagalong.n.01
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follower.n.01
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someone who persistently (and annoyingly) follows along
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x_ray.n.01
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ionizing_radiation.n.01
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electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength produced when high-speed electrons strike a solid target
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peanut_gallery.n.01
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people.n.01
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(figurative) people whose criticisms are regarded as irrelevant or insignificant (resembling uneducated people who throw peanuts on the stage to express displeasure with a performance)
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bowling_league.n.01
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league.n.01
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a league of bowling teams
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great_barracuda.n.01
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barracuda.n.01
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large (up to 6 ft) greyish-brown barracuda highly regarded as a food and sport fish; may be dangerous to swimmers
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perfidy.n.01
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disloyalty.n.01
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betrayal of a trust
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accord_and_satisfaction.n.01
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settlement.n.03
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the settlement of a debt by paying less than the amount demanded in exchange for extinguishing the debt
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calcium_hypochlorite.n.01
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bleaching_agent.n.01
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any hypochlorite of calcium; used as a bleaching agent
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physics_department.n.01
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academic_department.n.01
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the academic department responsible for teaching and research in physics
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sports_writer.n.01
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journalist.n.01
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a journalist who writes about sports
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canarybird_flower.n.01
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nasturtium.n.01
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a climber having flowers that are the color of canaries
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valsartan.n.01
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angiotensin_ii_inhibitor.n.01
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an angiotensin II inhibitor that is used to treat high blood pressure
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goat_herder.n.01
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herder.n.02
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a person who tends a flock of goats
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sea_lily.n.01
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crinoid.n.01
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crinoid with delicate radiating arms and a stalked body attached to a hard surface
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dachshund.n.01
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hunting_dog.n.01
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small long-bodied short-legged German breed of dog having a short sleek coat and long drooping ears; suited for following game into burrows
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crapshooter.n.01
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gambler.n.01
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a gambler who plays the game of craps
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golf-club_head.n.01
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head.n.29
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(golf) the head of the club which strikes the ball
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phrenology.n.01
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craniology.n.01
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a now abandoned study of the shape of skull as indicative of the strengths of different faculties
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social_climber.n.01
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upstart.n.02
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someone seeking social prominence by obsequious behavior
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water_gum.n.01
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tupelo.n.02
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columnar swamp tree of southeastern to midwestern North America yielding pale soft easily worked wood
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carriage_bolt.n.01
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bolt.n.06
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a roundheaded bolt for timber; threaded along part of the shank; inserted into holes already drilled
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california_poppy.n.01
|
poppy.n.01
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of Pacific coast of North America; widely cultivated for its yellow to red flowers
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clarinet_section.n.01
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reed_section.n.01
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the section of a band or orchestra that plays clarinets
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balalaika.n.01
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chordophone.n.01
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a stringed instrument that has a triangular body and three strings
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plowwright.n.01
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wright.n.07
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a workman who makes and repairs plows
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1870s.n.01
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decade.n.01
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the decade from 1870 to 1879
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striped_killifish.n.01
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killifish.n.01
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black-barred fish of bays and coastal marshes of the Atlantic and Gulf Coast of the United States
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pale_yellow.n.01
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yellow.n.01
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a variable yellow tint; dull yellow, often diluted with white
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school_newspaper.n.01
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newspaper.n.01
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a newspaper written and published by students in a school
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guilt_pang.n.01
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pang.n.01
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pangs of feeling guilty
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entelechy.n.01
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actuality.n.01
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(Aristotle) the state of something that is fully realized; actuality as opposed to potentiality
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relational_adjective.n.01
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adjective.n.01
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an adjective that classifies its noun (e.g., `a nervous disease' or `a musical instrument')
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picket_fence.n.01
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fence.n.01
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a fence made of upright pickets
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eliminator.n.01
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agent.n.01
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an agent that eliminates something
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finno-ugric.n.01
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uralic.n.01
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a family of Uralic languages indigenous to Scandinavia and Hungary and Russia and western Siberia (prior to the Slavic expansion into those regions)
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radiator_cap.n.01
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cap.n.02
|
cap on the opening in the top of a radiator through which a coolant liquid can be added
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armlet.n.01
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band.n.07
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a band worn around the arm for decoration
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stamp_album.n.01
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album.n.02
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an album for stamps
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