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ablutions

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religious cleansing of the body

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abapical

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away from the apex

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abstemious

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characterized by self denial or abstinence

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adipocere

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grave wax; white greasy material formed on decaying bodies

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aiguillette

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long narrow slices of meat from breast of poultry

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Alamogordo

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site of atomic bomb testing in 1945, part of the Manhattan Project

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alienation

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condition of estrangement and dissociation of society

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altocumulus

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cloud that occurs in layers or patches with wavy rolls

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amentaceous

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bearing aments or catkins

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amphorae

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pottery jars with pointed bottoms used to hold oil or wine

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analemma

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sundial

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anamnesis

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Greek word for memory, recollection of the past

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anemochory

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seed dispersal through the use of wind

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anosmic

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relating to loss of sense of smell

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ao dai

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traditional vietnamese dress

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apparatchik

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full time communist party member

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axilla

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armpit

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bagasse

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residue left after sugarcane harvesting and processing

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ballottement

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physical diagnostic technique used to detect solid objects surrounded by fluid such as abdominal organs or tumors

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bascule

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device operating like a balance by which a rising floor or section is counterbalanced by a weight

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bathypelagic

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lower depths of the ocean between 1000 and 4000 meters

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batik

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fabric-dyeing method which uses wax to coax areas that do not need to be dyed

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bdellium

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fragrant gum resin obtained from certain plants

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Beauvoir

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French existential novelist and feminist who wrote “The Second Sex”

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bicephalous

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two headed

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biometeorology

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science that deals with the relationship between living things and atmospheric phenomena

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bissextile

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pertaining to a leap year

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bodhisattva

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a person who has attained enlightenment but postponed nirvana in order to help others achieve enlightenment

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bonhomie

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good-natured geniality

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bossism

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politics in big cities of political machines run by political bosses who helped immigrants “under the table” to win votes

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brevetcy

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commission promoting a military officer in rank without an increase in pay

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Buchenwald

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site of a former Nazi concentration camp near Weimar, Germany

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calathus

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vase-shaped basket used in ancient Greek art used as a symbol of fruitfulness

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calvados

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dry apple brandy made in Normandy

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canescent

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covered or becoming covered in grayish white hairs

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castanet

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pair of concave pieces of wood held in the palm of the hand to click, usually to accompany dancing

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catastasis

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part of a drama, preceding the catastrophe, in which the action is at its height

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celeriac

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celery that forms a turniplike root aka celery root

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cenacle

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a supper room on the upper floor