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antebellum 
1
 | the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation, the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide |
| a part of language study that deals with letters and spelling |
| harmful to living things, causing harm or damage |
| belonging to a period before a war especially the American Civil War |
circumlocution
2
| found in the ordinary course of events, occurring every day |
| harmful to living things, causing harm or damage |
| the basic structure or features of a system or organization |
| a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things, an indirect way of expressing something |
deciduous
3
| the colorless watery fluid of the blood and lymph that contains no cells, but in which the blood cells are suspended |
| a (usually long) dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections, speech you make to yourself |
| shedding foliage at the end of the growing season, being shed at the end of a period of growth |
| relating to or involving money, consisting of or measured in money |
fiduciary
4
| involving trust, referring to paper currency depending on securities for its value |
| harmful to living things, causing harm or damage |
| all of the same or similar kind or nature |
| characterized by great force or energy, intensely enthusiastic or passionate, especially to an excessive degree |
gauche
5
| put down by force or intimidation, make subservient, force to submit or subdue |
| synthesis of compounds with the aid of radiant energy (especially in plants) |
| shedding foliage at the end of the growing season, being shed at the end of a period of growth |
| lacking social polish, lacking ease or grace |
incognito
6
| the branch of engineering that deals with things smaller than 100 nanometers (especially with the manipulation of individual molecules) |
| necessarily or demonstrably true, impossible to deny or disprove |
| with your identity concealed |
| found in the ordinary course of events, occurring every day |
infrastructure
7
| the branch of physics concerned with the conversion of different forms of energy |
| put down by force or intimidation, make subservient, force to submit or subdue |
| the basic structure or features of a system or organization |
| repeat an earlier theme of a composition, repeat stages of evolutionary development during the embryonic phase of life |
notarize
8
| try to gain favor by cringing or flattering |
| lacking social polish, lacking ease or grace |
| a part of language study that deals with letters and spelling |
| authenticate as a notary, acknowledge or attest as a notary public |
obsequious
9
| attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery |
| the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle |
| the branch of engineering that deals with things smaller than 100 nanometers (especially with the manipulation of individual molecules) |
| authenticate as a notary, acknowledge or attest as a notary public |
photosynthesis
10
| a (usually long) dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections, speech you make to yourself |
| a mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes |
| all of the same or similar kind or nature |
| synthesis of compounds with the aid of radiant energy (especially in plants) |