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Unvanquished

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undefeated, unconqured

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microsecond

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one millionth of a second

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mainstream

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belonging to a widely accepted group

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fiend

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someone who is extremely addicted

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hunkering

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crouching down

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Humanoid

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having human characteristics; resembling humans

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Bulkhead

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an outside door over a stairway, leading to a cellar

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ornithopter

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an aircraft propelled by flapping wings

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propulsion

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the action or process of propelling

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sobriquet

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nickname

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demeanor

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conduct; behavior

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postulated

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assumed without proof; guessed

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fair

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pleasing in appearance; attractive; beautiful

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quest

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an adventurous expedition to achieve or secure something

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invincible

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incapable of being conquered or defeated

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ignorance

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lack of knowledge, information, or learning

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sophisticated

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complex or intricate

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opiate

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a drug, sedative, or narcotic

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Massive

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large and heavy looking

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Hulking

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heavy and clumsy; bulky

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offended

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caused hurt feelings

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abide

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put up with; tolerate; stand

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tenements

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low rent apartment buildings that barely meet minimum standards

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spastic

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(slang) clumsy or inept

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flinch

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draw or shrink back from what is dangerous or unpleasant

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depleted

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used up; empty

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expel

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drive or force out; eject

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regurgitate

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vomit; disgorge

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Swilling

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drinking greedily or grossly

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strutting

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walk with a stiff, erect, and apparently arrogant or conceited gait.
“peacocks strut through the grounds”

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cretin

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a mentally defective person

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deficency

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lack; visible scene; vista

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perspective

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the art of drawing solid objects on a two-dimensional surface so as to give the right impression of their height, width, depth, and position in relation to each other when viewed from a particular point.

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trajectory

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the path followed by a projectile flying or an object moving under the action of given forces.

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converging

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(of lines) tend to meet at a point.

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swaggering

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walk or behave in a very confident and typically arrogant or aggressive way.

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nanosecond

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one billionth of a second.

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evasive

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elusive; trying to avoid doing something

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confrontation

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face to face conflict

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albino

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a person with pale skin, very light hair, and pinkish eyes due to lack of pigmentation

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vegetate

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to do nothing; be unthinking

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archetype

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model or first form; prototype

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microsurgery

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delicate surgery performed

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artifact

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man-made object or tool, characteristic

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avarice

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greed

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sucrose

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sugar

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incision

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cut, especially in surgery

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divulged

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made known (something secret)

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bionic

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having particular physiological functions replaced by electronic components

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modification

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alteration; change in shape or form

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optimum

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most desirable; best

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dungarees

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blue jeans

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fealty

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loyalty

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retrieval

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recovery; reeling in

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grotty

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disgusting; dirty; “gross”

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damsel

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young woman of noble birth

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distress

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great pain or mental suffering

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urgency

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necessity; importance

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hombre

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dude; guy; man

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gruel

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usually cooked cereal

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toxic

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poisonous

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Furrowed

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deeply wrinkled, as on the forehead

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dysfunctional

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not functioning normally

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kin

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relatives

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injustice

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an unjust or unfair act

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illiterate

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unable to read and write

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precaution

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action taken ahead of time to secure good results; safeguard

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trussed

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tied; bound; fastened

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functional

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operative; in working order

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accommodations

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room and board; lodging

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bloated

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swollen; puffed up

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godforsaken

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desolate; wretched; pitiable

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violation

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breaking the rules

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abduction

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kidnapping

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genetic

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relating to genes; inherited at birth

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aberration

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different from normal or ordinary

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lofty

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elevated in style, tone, or sentiment

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dynamic

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energetic; vigorously active

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prodigy

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a Young person with extradordinary

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siezure

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a sudden attack, as of epilepsy

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gyp

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swindle; fraud; cheat

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tracheotomy

A

operation cutting into the trachea or breathing tube

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facilitate

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assist; make easier

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stabilized

A

made stable; held steady

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