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churlish 
1
 | marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently |
| having a bad disposition, rude in a mean-spirited and surly way |
| attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery |
| a mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes |
deciduous
2
| devoid of intelligence, silly and pointless |
| shedding foliage at the end of the growing season, being shed at the end of a period of growth |
| harmful to living things, causing harm or damage |
| involving trust, referring to paper currency depending on securities for its value |
deleterious
3
| function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues |
| a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline |
| an advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women) |
| harmful to living things, causing harm or damage |
fatuous
4
| devoid of intelligence, silly and pointless |
| a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline |
| rejection of all religious and moral principles |
| marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently |
gerrymander
5
| characterized by great force or energy, intensely enthusiastic or passionate, especially to an excessive degree |
| divide unfairly and to one's advantage, of voting districts |
| a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order |
| a complete change of physical form or substance especially as by magic or witchcraft |
hemoglobin
6
| the basic structure or features of a system or organization |
| person having dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries |
| function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues |
| a mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes |
infrastructure
7
| a blood-red color, confidently optimistic and cheerful |
| a political system governed by a few people |
| a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things, an indirect way of expressing something |
| the basic structure or features of a system or organization |
interpolate
8
| having a bad disposition, rude in a mean-spirited and surly way |
| unwillingness to get involved in or influence other people's activities |
| estimate the value of, insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby |
| full of trivial conversation, tending to talk a great deal; talkative |
moiety
9
| characterized by great force or energy, intensely enthusiastic or passionate, especially to an excessive degree |
| a blood-red color, confidently optimistic and cheerful |
| one of two basic subdivisions of a tribe, one of two (approximately) equal parts |
| a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline |
paradigm
10
| estimate the value of, insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby |
| the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time |
| full of trivial conversation, tending to talk a great deal; talkative |
| belonging to a period before a war especially the American Civil War |