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1. aardvark - medium-sized, burrowing, nocturnal mammal native to Africa

2. abattoir – slaughterhouse
3. abbreviation - a shortened form of a word or phrase
4. abnegate - give up or renounce
5. acquisce – permit, accept
6. across – from one side to another (a place, area. etc.)
7. adequate – having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
8. aggressive – hostile, forceful
9. analyse – break down into componants or essential features
10.analysis – abstract separation of something into its various parts
11.annually by the year; every year
12.conventional – following accepted customs and properties
13.efficiently – in a manner that wastes non time or effort
14.Philippines – a country around Southeast Asia
15.substancial – real; having a material or factual existence
16.absenteeism – the practice of regularly staying away from work or school
17.sherbet – sweet powder eaten alone or made into a drink
18.bologna – a cured, smoked and fermented semidry beef sausage
19.ingenious – clever; innovative (of a person)
20.mischievous – misbehaving; naughty
21.gubernatorial – relating to a governor
22.conscientious – wishing to do one's work or duty well
23.sacrilege – misuse; disrespect
24.equipollent – power; equivalent

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25.czardas – a Hungarian national dance in two movements

26.ignimbrite - a fine-grained volcanic rock consisting mainly of welded shards
27.haroseth - a mixture of chopped nuts and apples, wine, and spices
28.bloviate – to speak pompously
29.consanguineous – related by blood
30.quadrivial – having four ways or roads leading in a point
31.farouche – shy
32.osculate – to kiss
33.yare – quick; agile
34.singularity – a hypothesized future era
35.kaput – ruined; demolished
36.agglutinative - a mass or group formed by the union of separate elements
37.catalyst - a person or thing that precipitates an event
38.chrysanthemum - flowering plants of the genus Chrysanthemum
39.anachronistic - belonging to a period other than that being portrayed
40.inconsequential – unimportant
41.asylum - a form of protection
42.coherent – logical; reasonable
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