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week 2
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Business
Undergraduate 1
06/03/2015

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Zoology
Definition
The scientific study of the behavior, structure, physiology, classification, and distribution of animals. The animal life of a particular area or time
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Yacht
Definition
a medium-sized sailboat equipped for cruising or racing.
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Xylem
Definition
the vascular tissue in plants that conducts water and dissolved nutrients upward from the root and also helps to form the woody element in the stem.
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Wretched
Definition
in a very unhappy or unfortunate state
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Voracious
Definition
wanting or devouring great quantities of food
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Undulate
Definition
move with a smooth wave like motion
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Toxin
Definition
an antigenic poison or venom of plant or animal origin, especially one produced by or derived from microorganisms and causing disease when present at low concentration in the body
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Strategy
Definition
a plan of action or policy designed to achieve a major or overall aim.
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Renegade
Definition
a person who deserts and betrays an organization, country, or set of principles.
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Quota
Definition
a limited or fixed number or amount of people or things, in particular.
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Participle
Definition
a word formed from a verb (e.g., going, gone, being, been) and used as an adjective (e.g., working woman, burned toast) or a noun (e.g., good breeding). In English, participles are also used to make compound verb forms (e.g., is going, has been).
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Outrageous
Definition
shockingly bad or excessive
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Nuisance
Definition
person, thing, or circumstance causing inconvenience or annoyance
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Mutation
Definition
the action or process of mutating.
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Laconic
Definition
(of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words.
"His laconic reply suggested a lack of interest in the topic synonyms: brief, concise, terse, succinct, short, pithy More
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Jovial
Definition
cheerful and friendly.
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Impertinent
Definition
not showing proper respect; rude.
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Hypocrisy
Definition
the practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which ones own behavior does not conform; pretense.
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Guru
Definition
a spiritual teacher, especially one who imparts initiation.
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Flourish
Definition
of a person, animal, or other living organism) grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way, especially as the result of a particularly favorable environment
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