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3200402596Carnivorousmeat or flesh eating0
3200406682Herbivorousplant eating1
3200414081Insectivorousfeeding on insects2
3200416721Voracioushaving a huge appetite3
3200418427Carnagegreat destruction of life; slaughter4
3200422783Carnalhaving to do with bodily pleasures5
3200424778Incarnategiven bodily or actual form; especially having human body6
3200437271Reincarnationrebirth in new bodies or forms of life (after death)7
3200442923Credencemental acceptance of something as true or real; belief8
3200444900Credibleable to be believed; reasonable to trust or believe9
3200450406Credulityreadiness and willingness to believe on the basis of little evidence10
3200453397Credostatement of the basic beliefs of a religious faith; a set of guiding principles11
3200458973Affidavita sworn statement made in writing12
3200461311Diffidentlacking confidence; timid, cautious13
3200464248Fiduciaryhaving to do with confidence or trust; trust for another14
3200467115Perfidyfaithlessness, disloyalty, treachery15
3200474351Concurrenthappening or operating at the same time16
3200475821Cursoryhastily and often carelessly done17
3200479202Discursivepassing from one topic to another18
3200502041Precursorone that goes before and indicates the coming of another19
3200504043Quadrupedan animal having four feet20
3200505749Pedigreethe line of ancestors of a person or animal21
3200542944Impedimentsomething that interferes with movement/progress22
3200545469Pedestriancommonplace, ordinary, unimaginative23
3200556156Deflectto turn aside, especially from a straight/fixed course24
3200560320Reflectivecapable of reflecting light, images or sound waves; thoughtful25
3200564136Genuflectto kneel on one knee and then rise as an act of respect26
3200572176Inflectiona change in pitch, tone, or loudness of voice; the change in form of a word27
3200580866Posteriorsituated toward or on the back; rear28
3200584725Posthumouspublished after the death of the author; following or happening after death29
3200590020Postmodernhaving to do with a movement in architecture, art, or literature that is a reaction against modernism30
3200595294Postmortemoccurring after death; following the event31
3200605425Calypsoa folk song or style of singing of West Indian Origin32
3200608302Odysseya long wandering journey full of trials and adventures; a spiritual journey or quest33
3200616177Palladiuma precious, silver-white metal related to platinum used in electrical contacts34
3200621464Penelopea modest domestic wife35
3200623823Procrusteanruthlessly disregarding individual differences or special circumstances36
3200629193Proteandisplaying great variety; able to take on many different forms or natures37
3200635220Sibyla female prophet or fortune teller38
3200636741Sirena woman who tempts men with bewitching sweetness39

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