Brave New World

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arrange (cloth or clothing) casually or loosely on or around something

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drape

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a dummy or jointed manikin of a human body used by artists

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lay figure

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having a pleasantly rich, sweet taste

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luscious

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great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an object

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zeal

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inexperienced and immature

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callow

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immature

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incipient

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just begun and so not fully formed or developed

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inchoate

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(of something bad) experienced or present to the maximum degree

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abject (adj.)

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having or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others

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servile

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having a red or flushed complexion

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florid

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bring into existence by the process of reproduction

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beget

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not clear enough to be read

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illegible

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a hallow object used to contain something

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receptacle

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(zoology)

bringing forth living young which have developed inside the body of the parent.

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viviparous

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lasting for an unknown or unstated length of time

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indefinite

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the major endocrine gland, a pea-sized body attached to the base of the brain that is important in controlling growth and the functioning of the other endocrine glands

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petuitary

Question 17

a solid ball of cells resulting from division of a fertilized ovum

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morula

Question 18

humorous in a playful, mischievous, or facetious manner

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waggish

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treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humour

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facetious

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hot or humid

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sultry

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upside down

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topsy-turvy

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overcome with anger, furious

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apoplectic

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done without good reason, uncalled for

given or done free of charge

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gratuitous

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a small flake of soot or other dirt

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smut

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a mass of trees or shrubs

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boscage

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an opening, hole or gap

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aperture

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self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental

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maudlin

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(of a person or being) not having a physical body

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discarnate

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disagreeable to taste, smell or look at

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unsavoury

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to be full or swarming with

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teem

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extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect

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squalid

Question 32

having or characterised by many transient sexual relationships

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promiscuous