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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)