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| actuate | v. 1. To cause to put into mechanical motion. 2. To cause to take action. |
| brackish | adj. 1. Made up of a mixture of fresh and seawater. 2. Having an unpleasant taste. |
| cognitive | adj. Relating to mental porcesses such as awareness, remembering, and reasoning. |
| dissertation | n. A lengthy usually written discussion of a topic, often for a university degree. |
| dolorous | adj. Causing or marked by pain, misery, or sorrow. |
| endemic | adj. Widespread or peculiar to a certain place or among a certain people. |
| fecund | adj. 1. Producing or capable of producing many offspring. 2. Intellectually or artistically productive; creative. |
| genealogy | n. The history of a family and how its members are related to one another; also the study of such family histories. |
| inebriated | adj. Deprived of good sense and judgement, esp as the result of imbibing alcohol. |
| insidious | adj. 1. Seemingly harmless while actually being dangerous; trecherous or deceptive. 2. Spreading harmfully in a subtle or gradual way. |
| interloper | n. One who intrudes on or interferes in the affairs of others. |
| precursor | n. A person or thing that comes before and indicates the approach of another; a forerunner. |
| presentiment | n. A feeling that something is about to occur. |
| ramification | n. An outgrowth of a simple idea or plan; a resulting development or consequence. |
| torpor | n. A state of mental or physical sluggishness or inactivity. |
