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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| primitive | being the first or earliest of your kind |
| affinity | a natural liking for or attraction to a person, thing, idea, |
| birth right | to regard seven to eight hours of unbroken sleep as our birthright. |
| inexhaustible | untiring; tireless: |
| pathological | dealing with diseases |
| empathy | to express inability or reluctance to accept; refuse with courtesy |
| decline | cause to slope or incline downward |
| cohort | a group or company |
| amputate | to cut off (all or part of a limb or digit of the body), as by surgery. |
| monolithic | consisting of one piece; solid or unbroken |
| liberate | to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage. |
| ignominy | disgrace; dishonor; public contempt. |
| perennial | having a life cycle lasting more than two years. |
| infidel | a person who does not accept a particular faith, especially Christianity. |
| acidic | containing acid-bearing pollutants |
| earthquake | a series of vibrations induced in the earth's crust by the abrupt rupture and rebound of rocks in which elastic strain has been slowly accumulating. |