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bellicose 
1
 | having or showing a ready disposition to fight |
| a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches |
| a complete change of physical form or substance especially as by magic or witchcraft |
| edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate |
bowdlerize
2
| type of cell division that results in two daughter cells each having same number and kind of chromosomes as parent nucleus |
| shedding foliage at the end of the growing season, being shed at the end of a period of growth |
| edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate |
| all of the same or similar kind or nature |
epiphany
3
| full of trivial conversation, tending to talk a great deal; talkative |
| a divine manifestation, twelve days after Christmas |
| a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline |
| compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors, compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury |
expurgate
4
| edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate |
| a powerful circular current of water, the shape of something rotating rapidly |
| a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline |
| characterized by a government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control |
feckless
5
| officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch |
| synthesis of compounds with the aid of radiant energy (especially in plants) |
| generally incompetent and ineffectual, not fit to assume responsibility |
| type of cell division that results in two daughter cells each having same number and kind of chromosomes as parent nucleus |
homogeneous
6
| unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech |
| all of the same or similar kind or nature |
| edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate |
| type of cell division that results in two daughter cells each having same number and kind of chromosomes as parent nucleus |
interpolate
7
| divide unfairly and to one's advantage, of voting districts |
| estimate the value of, insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby |
| a naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers |
| synthesis of compounds with the aid of radiant energy (especially in plants) |
lugubrious
8
| shedding foliage at the end of the growing season, being shed at the end of a period of growth |
| having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy, expressive of contempt |
| excessively mournful, looking or sounding sad and dismal |
| a mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes |
oligarchy
9
| having or showing a ready disposition to fight |
| a political system governed by a few people |
| shedding foliage at the end of the growing season, being shed at the end of a period of growth |
| the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time |
paradigm
10
| the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time |
| pertaining to the structure or movement of the earth's crust ,of or pertaining to construction or architecture |
| teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions |
| function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues |