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the gaseous envelope of a celestial body
atmosphere
(n)
of, relating to, or involving the heart and blood vessels
cardiovascular
(adj)
a little world
microcosm
(n)
tending to hinder the attainment of a desired goal
counterproductive
(adj)
surgical opening of the skull
craniotomy
(n)
of, relating to, or being a cycle
cyclical
(adj)
deep personal humiliation and disgrace
ignominy
(n)
to change into bone
ossify
(v)
resembling wood : having the qualities or nature of wood
xyloid
(adj)
one who urges or attempts to stir up war
warmonger
(n)
a person whose age is in the seventies
septuagenarian
(n)
fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign
xenophobia
(n)
of, relating to, or involving the heart and blood vessels
cardiovascular
(adj)
an omen, prediction, or presentiment especially of coming evil
foreboding
(n)
easily nauseated
squeamish
(adj)
having no luck
hapless
(adj)
an instrument for determining the pressure of the atmosphere
barometer
(n)
of, relating to, or containing iron
ferrous
(adj)
resembles something official; is official in some sense or degree
quasi-official
(adj)
the islands of the central and southern Pacific
Polynesia
(n)
a condition characterized by brief attacks of deep sleep
narcolepsy
(n)
the plain or ornamental tag covering the ends of a lace or point
aglet
(n)
one billionth of a second
nanosecond
(n)
one trillionth of a second
picosecond
(n)
the practice of forming ideals or living under their influence
idealism
(n)
