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| like a churl; boorish; rude |
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| chromosome [kroh-muh-sohm] |
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| any of several threadlike bodies, consisting of chromatin, that carry the genes in a linear order. |
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| circumlocution [sur-kuh[image]m-loh-kyoo-shuh[image]n] |
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| a roundabout or indirect way of speaking; the use of more words than necessary to express an idea |
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| circumnavigate [sur-kuh[image]m-nav-i-geyt] |
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| to sail or fly around; make the circuit of by navigation |
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| deciduous [di-sij-oo-uhs] |
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| falling off or shed at a particular season, stage of growth, etc., as leaves, horns, or teeth; not permanent; transitory |
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| deleterious [del-i-teer-ee-uhs] |
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| injurious to health; harmful |
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| lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy; reserved or restrained in manner |
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| enervate [v. en-er-veyt; adj. i-nur-vit] |
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| to deprive of force or strength; destroy the vigor of; weaken |
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| enfranchise [en-fran-chahyz] |
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| to endow (a city, constituency, etc.) with municipal or parliamentary rights; to set free (as from slavery) |
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| a sudden, intuitive perception of or insight into the reality or essential meaning of something, usually initiated by some simple, homely, or commonplace occurrence or experience |
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