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10826203429GENrace; type; kind genotype genetics0
10826212365Degeneraten. a person with low moral standards and behavior \ di-ˈjen-rət\ Most of the teachers at the school felt that Rachel was a degenerate who could not be trusted.1
10826251188Engenderv. to bring out; to produce \ in-ˈjen-dər\ The sudden rise in the cost of fuel engendered a high number of firings at the airline companies.2
10826264270Genren. a kind or type of art \ ˈzhän-rə\ Frankenstein is a good example of a novel of the Gothic genre.3
10826276877NASC, NATto be born denature adnascent connate4
10826286726Cognateadj. related to or coming from the same source \ ˈkäg-ˌnāt\ Linguists were baffled by the newly discovered language, which did not seem to be cognate with any other they knew.5
10826297473innateadj. natural; present from birth \ i-ˈnāt\ While other children needed lessons, Michael Jackson had an innate talent for song and dance.6
10826307446nascentadj. in the act of being born; growing \ ˈna-sᵊnt\ The president triumphantly announced that he had crushed the nascent rebellion in his own political party before it could get out of control.7
10826318958FIG, FICTto shape fiction figure affliction conflict8
10826330603Transfigurev. to change the form or appearance of \ tran(t)s-ˈfi-gyər\ Building the Golden Gate Bridge transfigured the landscape of San Francisco.9
10826342497Fictiveadj. not real \ ˈfik-tiv\ The movie Shrek takes place in a fictive kingdom that captures children's imaginations.10
10826351680feignv. to make up or invent; to pretend \ fān\ Monica was easily able to feign shock, even though she knew about the surprise party in advance.11
10826370013PAR, PERto give birth, to produce paradox parachute persecute12
10826377979Parturientadj. about to being forth or give birth; pregnant \ pär-ˈtu̇r-ē-ənt\ The naturalist wrote that the volcano before him seemed parturient with all the fires of Earth.13
10826389699Repertoryn. the range or works an artist can produce or perform \ ˈre-pər-ˌtȯr-ē\ For such a young guitarist, Meg has a surprisingly large repertory.14

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