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• massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa
Example sentence • The hippopotamus is a large, herbivorous mammal found in sub-Saharan Africa.
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• a thick spread made from mashed chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice and garlic; used especially as a dip for pita; originated in the Middle East
Example sentence • I love to dip vegetables in hummus .
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• a basal part of the diencephalon governing autonomic nervous system
Example sentence • The hypothalamus is responsible for regulating body temperature.
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Example sentence • He is an ignoramus when it comes to art history.
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• extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
Example sentence • The snake's bite is venomous and can be deadly.
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• of illegal marriage to a second person while legally married to a first
Example sentence • He was charged with bigamous marriage.
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• divided or dividing into two sharply distinguished parts or classifications
Example sentence • The findings of the study revealed a dichotomous relationship between income and education level.
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• relating to cross-fertilization in plants
Example sentence • In allogamous species, genetic diversity is increased through outbreeding.
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• of or relating to the development of an embryo in the absence of fertilization
Example sentence • The plant is known for its apogamous reproduction, which allows it to produce seeds without pollination.
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• exhibiting or relating to cleistogamy
Example sentence • The plant exhibits cleistogamous reproductive behavior under certain environmental conditions.
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• of or relating to a cryptogam
Example sentence • Mosses are cryptogamous plants that reproduce by spores rather than seeds.
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• characterized by or fit for fertilization by pollen from another flower of the same kind
Example sentence • The community practiced endogamous mating to preserve their cultural identity.
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• (of peoples and political bodies) controlled by outside forces
Example sentence • The nonautonomous car requires a human driver at all times.
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Example sentence • The garter snake is a nonvenomous snake commonly found in North America.
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Example sentence • The plant has homogamous flowers, which means that both the male and female reproductive structures are enclosed within the same flower.
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Example sentence • The artist used a polyonymous pseudonym to keep their identity a secret.
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Example sentence • A syngamous relationship is one in which two individuals of different sexes come together to reproduce.
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• Partially, but not fully, autonomous.
Example sentence • The semiautonomous car can steer itself on the highway, but still requires human intervention in certain situations.
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Example sentence • The prodromus of the disease includes symptoms such as fever and body aches.
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• weevils destructive of cultivated plants
Example sentence • The anthonomus beetle is known for its destructive impact on crops.
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• type genus of the Aulostomidae
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Example sentence • The cyamus is a genus of small marine isopod crustaceans.
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• giant clump-forming bamboos
Example sentence • The leaves of dendrocalamus are long and narrow, creating an elegant appearance.
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• the concentration of attention or energy on something
verb
• direct one's attention on something
Example sentence • She has a laser-like focus when she is working on her paintings.
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• a genus of Sciaenidae, containing the fish known as the white croaker, the Pasadena trout, the tommy croaker, and the little bass (Genyonemus)
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Example sentence • The melanogrammus fish was swimming gracefully in the aquarium.
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Example sentence • The orthotomus genus includes various species of tailorbirds.
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• small bloodsucking sand flies that resemble moths
Example sentence • Researchers are studying the behavior and ecology of phlebotomus sandflies.
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• type genus of the family Phyllostomatidae
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• the ventral part of the thalamus
Example sentence • The subthalamus is a small structure located below the thalamus.
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Example sentence • The hercogamous flower only accepts pollination from a specific type of bee.
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Example sentence • The species of birds in this forest are homochromous and blend perfectly with their surroundings.
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Example sentence • The hylotomous machine efficiently cuts logs into lumber.
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Example sentence • Her hypergamous tendencies led her to seek a husband who was more successful than her.
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Example sentence • The lithodomous organism creates cavities in rocks for habitation.
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Example sentence • The monostomous fish has a single mouth opening.
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Example sentence • The bird's plumous feathers were a vibrant shade of blue.
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• benign tumor of striated muscle
Example sentence • Children with tuberous sclerosis often develop rhabdomyomas .
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Example sentence • Surgery may be required to correct staphylomas and prevent further damage.
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Example sentence • The species is known to have a trigamous reproductive system.
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• a genus of haws comprising the harriers
Example sentence • We went to the circus last night and saw a spectacular acrobatic show.
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• native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers
Example sentence • The lotus is considered a sacred flower in many cultures.
5 2 verb, noun, adjective
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adjective
• on the negative side or lower end of a scale
noun
• an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated
adjective satellite
• involving disadvantage or harm
Example sentence • The answer to the math problem is ten minus two.
6 2 noun
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• the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
Example sentence • She checked her Facebook status every hour.
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• North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
Example sentence • He invited all of us to his birthday party.
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• the second nearest planet to the sun; it is peculiar in that its rotation is slow and retrograde (in the opposite sense of the Earth and all other planets except Uranus); it is visible from Earth as an early `morning star' or an `evening star'
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