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| geneticists | (plural noun) people who study genes in the body |
| gene | (noun) a unit of heredity which is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring |
| conflate | (verb) combine two or more ideas into one |
| correlated | (verb) corresponded; connected; related; have a mutual relationship or connection, in which one thing affects or depends on another |
| pulverizing | (verb) grinding into dust |
| proscribing | (verb) forbidding; prohibiting; preventing |
| innate | (adjective) present from birth |
| subsumed | (verb) included within a larger category |
| intense | (adjective) of extreme force, degree, or strength; aving or showing strong feelings or opinions; extremely earnest or serious; passionate |
| utensils | (plural noun) forks, chopsticks, knives, and spoons |
| manners | (noun) polite habits |
| etiquette | (noun) the customary code of polite behavior in society or among members of a particular profession or group |
| gauche | (adjective) lacking ease or grace; unsophisticated and socially awkward; unpolished; uncultured; inept; lacking social grace |
| infrastructure | (noun) the basic framework or system of public works |
| belied | (past-tense verb) gave a false idea of |
| influence | (verb) he capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behavior of someone or something; impact; control; sway |
| produced | (past-tense verb) wrought; created |
| voracious | (adjective) having a huge appetite; having a very eager approach to an activity; insatiable; unquenchable |
| snag | (noun) problem |
| obstacle | (noun) barrier; something that stops someone from doing something |
| personification | (noun) type of figurative language in which inanimate objects take on human characteristics |
| trawler | (noun) fishing boat |
| furious | (adjective) very angry; fierce |
| peak | (noun) top of a mountain or the stock market or anything else |
| peek | (verb) to look quickly or secretly |
