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![]() | a. pertaining to the structure or movement of the earth's crust ,of or pertaining to construction or architecture |
![]() | n. shrewdness shown by keen insight, a tapering point |
![]() | n. any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance |
![]() | n. one of two basic subdivisions of a tribe, one of two (approximately) equal parts |
![]() | v. edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate |
![]() | n. a naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers |
![]() | v. put down by force or intimidation, make subservient, force to submit or subdue |
![]() | n. the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time |
![]() | n. officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch |
![]() | n. the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time |
![]() | n. a powerful circular current of water, the shape of something rotating rapidly |
![]() | v. grant freedom to; as from slavery or servitude, grant voting rights |
![]() | a. done with very great haste and without due deliberation, extremely steep |
![]() | n. synthesis of compounds with the aid of radiant energy (especially in plants) |
![]() | a. tending to vanish like vapor, soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing |
![]() | n. the branch of physics concerned with the conversion of different forms of energy |
![]() | v. edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate |
![]() | n. synthesis of compounds with the aid of radiant energy (especially in plants) |
![]() | n. a blood-red color, confidently optimistic and cheerful |
![]() | a. generally incompetent and ineffectual, not fit to assume responsibility |
![]() | v. take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property |
![]() | v. represent falsely, be in contradiction with |
![]() | n. a blood-red color, confidently optimistic and cheerful |
![]() | n. function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues |
![]() | a. necessarily or demonstrably true, impossible to deny or disprove |
![]() | a. excessively mournful, looking or sounding sad and dismal |
![]() | n. a naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers |
![]() | v. estimate the value of, insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby |
![]() | n. unwillingness to get involved in or influence other people's activities |
![]() | n. the branch of engineering that deals with things smaller than 100 nanometers (especially with the manipulation of individual molecules) |
![]() | n. the basic structure or features of a system or organization |
![]() | n. one of two basic subdivisions of a tribe, one of two (approximately) equal parts |
![]() | n. a mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes |
![]() | n. the branch of engineering that deals with things smaller than 100 nanometers (especially with the manipulation of individual molecules) |
![]() | n. any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance |
![]() | n. a complete change of physical form or substance especially as by magic or witchcraft |
![]() | n. the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle |
![]() | n. a mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes |
![]() | n. a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs |
![]() | n. the branch of engineering that deals with things smaller than 100 nanometers (especially with the manipulation of individual molecules) |