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  1. vivisection
    the act of operating on living animals
  2. nocturnal
    belonging to or active during the night
  3. fragile
    easily broken or damaged or destroyed
  4. aerobic
    depending on free oxygen or air
  5. chemistry
    the science of matter
  6. gregarious
    temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
  7. intermittent
    stopping and starting at irregular intervals
  8. edification
    uplifting enlightenment
  9. thoroughfare
    a public road from one place to another
  10. liberal
    showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
  11. undermine
    weaken or impair, especially gradually
  12. harangue
    a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
  13. jejune
    lacking interest or significance or impact
  14. runic
    relating to characters from an ancient alphabet
  15. histrionic
    overly dramatic or emotional
  16. melancholy
    a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
  17. nuance
    a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
  18. bacchanalian
    used of riotously drunken merrymaking
  19. wanderlust
    very strong or irresistible impulse to travel
  20. sabbatical
    a leave usually taken every seventh year
Created on Mon Sep 02 12:43:49 EDT 2013

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