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Undergraduate 1
02/03/2014

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ABERRATION

Definition

DEVIATION FROM WHAT IS RIGHT, TRUE OR NORMAL

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AMBIGUOUS

Definition

HAVING MORE THAN ONE POSSIBLE MEANING, UNCERTAIN

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ANNUITY

Definition

AN INVESTMENT YIELDING PERIODIC PAYMENTS, ESPECIALLY YEARLY

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ANOMALY  

Definition

      ABNORMALITY

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ANTEBELLUM

Definition

 EXISTING BEFORE THE CIVIL WAR

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BELLIGERENT

Definition

AGGRESSIVE, READY TO FIGHT OR QUARREL

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COLOSSAL

Definition

       ENORMOUS, HUGE

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GEOTHERMAL

Definition

RELATING TO THE EARTH’S INTERNAL HEAT

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HEMEOSTASIS

Definition

THE STOPPAGE OF BLEEDING

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HYDROFOIL

Definition

      WING-LIKE BOAT THAT FLOATS ON TOP OF THE WATER

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INEPT

Definition

LACKING FITNESS OR APTITUDE, NOT COMPETENT

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INFINITE

Definition

WITHOUT END, LIMITLESS, UNABLE TO BE COUNTED

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INTRAVENOUS      

Definition

       DELIVERED INTO THE VEIN

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INTROSPECTION

Definition

LOOKING INTO ONE’S OWN MIND OR EMOTIONS

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MANACLES 

Definition

       HANDCUFFS

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MANHANDLE

Definition

       TO HANDLE ROUGHLY

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NONAGENARIAN 

Definition

A PERSON BETWEEN THE AGES OF 90-100

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PEERLESS     

Definition

       HAVING NO EQUALS

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PSYCHOSOMATIC

Definition

PHYSICAL DISORDER CAUSED BY THE MIND OR EMOTIONS

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