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21. equinox, n. The time when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator, ... March 21 (vernal equinox or spring equinox) and September 22 (autumnal equinox) ... – PowerPoint PPT presentation

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21. equinox, n. The time when the sun crosses
the plane of the earth's equator, making night
and day of approximately equal length all over
the earth and occurring about March 21 (vernal
equinox or spring equinox) and September 22
(autumnal equinox).
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22. eugenic, adj. Relating to the development and
improvement of race having good inherited
characteristics.
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23. evanescent, adj. Fleeting vanishing fading
away tending to become imperceptible scarcely
perceptible
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24. expurgate, v. To amend by removing words,
passages, etc., deemed offensive or objectionable
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25. facetious, fuh-see-shuhs adj. Amusing not
meant to be taken seriously or literally.
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26. fatuous, fach-oo-uhs adj. Idiotic foolish
or inane, esp. in an unconscious, complacent
manner silly.
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27. feckless, adj. Ineffective incompetent
futile having no sense of responsibility
indifferent lazy.
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28. fiduciary, n. A person to whom property or
power is entrusted for the benefit of another.
Adj. Of or pertaining to the relation between a
fiduciary and his or her principal a fiduciary
capacity a fiduciary duty.
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29. filibuster, n. One who attempts to obstruct
legislation.
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30. gamete, gam-eet, guh-meet n. a mature
sexual reproductive cell, as a sperm or egg, that
unites with another cell to form a new
organism. .
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