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antebellum 
1
 | shedding foliage at the end of the growing season, being shed at the end of a period of growth |
| any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance |
| belonging to a period before a war especially the American Civil War |
| massive and extremely remote celestial object |
chromosome
2
| the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time |
| synthesis of compounds with the aid of radiant energy (especially in plants) |
| a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order |
| blow away or off with a current of air, separate the chaff from by using air currents |
feckless
3
| generally incompetent and ineffectual, not fit to assume responsibility |
| synthesis of compounds with the aid of radiant energy (especially in plants) |
| blow away or off with a current of air, separate the chaff from by using air currents |
| take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property |
hegemony
4
| the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle |
| belonging to a period before a war especially the American Civil War |
| characterized by a government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control |
| the dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others |
incognito
5
| generally incompetent and ineffectual, not fit to assume responsibility |
| estimate the value of, insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby |
| with your identity concealed |
| one of two basic subdivisions of a tribe, one of two (approximately) equal parts |
interpolate
6
| estimate the value of, insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby |
| compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors, compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury |
| repeat an earlier theme of a composition, repeat stages of evolutionary development during the embryonic phase of life |
| involving trust, referring to paper currency depending on securities for its value |
nihilism
7
| one of two basic subdivisions of a tribe, one of two (approximately) equal parts |
| a powerful circular current of water, the shape of something rotating rapidly |
| a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches |
| rejection of all religious and moral principles |
oligarchy
8
| a powerful circular current of water, the shape of something rotating rapidly |
| a political system governed by a few people |
| of or relating to the multiplicative inverse of a quantity or function |
| a naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers |
quasar
9
| massive and extremely remote celestial object |
| a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order |
| synthesis of compounds with the aid of radiant energy (especially in plants) |
| a part of language study that deals with letters and spelling |
quotidian
10
| found in the ordinary course of events, occurring every day |
| one of two basic subdivisions of a tribe, one of two (approximately) equal parts |
| a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches |
| weaken mentally or morally, disturb the composure of |