Question 1

Protoplanet

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A large body of matter in orbit around the sun or a star, thought to be developing into a planet.

Question 2

Paradoxical

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Seemingly absurd or self-contradictory.

Question 3

Remediate

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The action of remedying something, especially of reversing or stopping environmental damage.

Question 4

Prominence

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The state of being important or famous.

Question 5

Predation

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The preying of one animal on others.

Question 6

Undulating

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Moving with a smooth wavelike motion.

Question 7

Proclivity

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A tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination toward a particular thing.

Question 8

Predilection

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A preference or special liking for something; a bias in favor of something.

Question 9

Trepidation

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A feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen.

Question 10

Palpable

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So intense as to seem almost tangible; able to be touched or felt.

Question 11

Perfunctory

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(Of an action or gesture) carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection.

Question 12

Insinuate

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Suggest or hint (something bad or reprehensible) in an indirect and unpleasant way.

Question 13

Unabated

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Without any reduction in intensity or strength.

Question 14

Unprecedented

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Never done or known before.

Question 15

Diffuse

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Spread or cause to spread over a wide area or among a large number of people.

Question 16

Ramifications

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A complex or unwelcome consequence of an action or event.

Question 17

Accumulate

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Gather together or acquire an increasing number or quantity of.

Question 18

Obfuscate

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Render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible.

Question 19

Indomitable

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Impossible to subdue or defeat.

Question 20

Exacerbate

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Make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.

Question 21

Contingent

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Subject to chance; occurring or existing only if certain circumstances are the case.

Question 22

Imperturbable

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Unable to be upset or excited; calm.

Question 23

Equivocal

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Open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous.

Question 24

Dichotomy

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A division or contrast between two things that are represented as being opposed or entirely different.

Question 25

Paradigm

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A typical example or pattern of something; a model.

Question 26