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n. animal or plant living on another


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n. grant made by the government to creator the sole right; invention protected by grant


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a. arrogant; characteristic of those who treat others with condescension


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v. become aware of through the senses; detect


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n. endurance; tenacity;  state or quality of being persistent; persistency


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n. process of turning some plant material into stone


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n. the intensely luminous surface of a star, especially the sun


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n. branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms


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n. celestial bodies that revolve around the sun


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a. most frequent; widespread; predominant


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