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Lexicology Vocab.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Collateral | a person having the same descent in a family as another but by a different line. |
| Eponymous | (of a person) giving their name to something. |
| Gestation | the process of carrying or being carried in the womb between conception and birth. |
| Indigenous | originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native. |
| Innate | inborn; natural. |
| Mandate | an official order or commission to do something. |
| Manipulate | handle or control (a tool, mechanism, etc.), typically in a skillful manner. |
| Perpetrate | carry out or commit (a harmful, illegal, or immoral action). |
| retroactive | (especially of legislation) taking effect from a date in the past. |
| Sedentary | (of a person) tending to spend much time seated; somewhat inactive. |
| tactile | of or connected with the sense of touch. |
| topography | the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area. |
| versatile | able to adapt or be adapted to many different functions or activities. |
| vertigo | a sensation of whirling and loss of balance, associated particularly with looking down from a great height, or caused by disease affecting the inner ear or the vestibular nerve; giddiness. |