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Master Vocab Ch 6,7,8,9
Biology, Science Issues
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Undergraduate 1
09/22/2009

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aggrandize
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increase; enhance; reward
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arcane
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mysterious; secret; hidden; cryptic
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crude
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primitive; unrefined; abrupt
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doping
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use of a drug or blood product to improve athletic performance
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expulsion
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banishing; exclusion; exile; deportment
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grueling
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agonizing; difficult; harsh; severe
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marrow
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innermost part; essence; gist
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molecule
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tiny particle; fragment; iota
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premier
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leading; chief; major
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segment
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portion; part; section
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arsenal
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storehouse; vault; storage place
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coagulate
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clot; gelatinize; coalesce
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constrict
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squeeze; tighten; shrink
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counter
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assert in contrast; cross; hinder; circumvent
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host
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living organism on which another organism lives
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ingest
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take in for digestion; consume; soak up
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inhibitor
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something that prevents or thwarts; preventor
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malady
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illness seen in humans and animals; sickness
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mammalian
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characterized by warm-blooded higher vertebrates
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platelet
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cytoplasmic body found in blood that promotes clotting
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adaptive
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capable of fitting in
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coercive
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overbearing; domineering; unyielding
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cognition
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awareness; understanding; intelligence
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defiance
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disagreement; disobedience; challenge; disregard
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differentiate
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make a distinction; discern; distinguish
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exert
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push; strain; endeavor; struggle
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impulsive
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spontaneous; careless; uncautious
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overindulge
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give in to excess; pamper, satisfy; gormandize
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persistence
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act of continuing; insistence
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resort
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put in effect
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accommodate
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contain; serve; to shelter, to house, to handle
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altruistic
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generous; benevolent; unselfish
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elusive
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difficult to grasp
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impairment
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disability; affliction; ailment
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inherent
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basic; inborn
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mundane
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ordinary; commonplace; boring
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myriad
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a countless number of things
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neurotic
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maladjusted; related to excessice anxiety or emotional upset
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platonic
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nonphysical; spiritual, intellectual
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psychosomatic
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pertaining to the mind; relating to an illness with a mental or emotional origin
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