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officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch

an advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women)

travel around either by plane or ship, go around or avoid (an obstacle)

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

done with very great haste and without due deliberation, extremely steep

synthesis of compounds with the aid of radiant energy (especially in plants)

type of cell division that results in two daughter cells each having same number and kind of chromosomes as parent nucleus

grant freedom to; as from slavery or servitude, grant voting rights

try to gain favor by cringing or flattering

divide unfairly and to one's advantage, of voting districts

estimate the value of, insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby

formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure

of or relating to the multiplicative inverse of a quantity or function

devoid of intelligence, silly and pointless

a part of language study that deals with letters and spelling

one of two basic subdivisions of a tribe, one of two (approximately) equal parts

belonging to a period before a war especially the American Civil War

the dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others

the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation, the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide

belonging to a period before a war especially the American Civil War

try to gain favor by cringing or flattering

full of trivial conversation, tending to talk a great deal; talkative

having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy, expressive of contempt

the branch of physics concerned with the conversion of different forms of energy

not involving or relating to different religious sects or political groups

excessively mournful, looking or sounding sad and dismal

auguring favorable circumstances and good luck

estimate the value of, insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby

shedding foliage at the end of the growing season, being shed at the end of a period of growth

a blood-red color, confidently optimistic and cheerful

a complete change of physical form or substance especially as by magic or witchcraft

divide unfairly and to one's advantage, of voting districts

auguring favorable circumstances and good luck

massive and extremely remote celestial object

the dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others

the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation, the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide

done with very great haste and without due deliberation, extremely steep

grant freedom to; as from slavery or servitude, grant voting rights

belonging to a period before a war especially the American Civil War