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Word Explanations offshoot, precedence, sentience, ordeal, profiteer, microscopy, darwinism, trammel, ravage, bureaucracy

Explanation of offshoot (noun)
form: offshoots
a branch; a derivative

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Explanation of precedence (noun)
form: precedences
priority in place, time or rank

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Explanation of sentience (noun)
capacity for sensation or sense-perception

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Explanation of ordeal (noun)
form: ordeals
anything that severely tests courage, strength, patience, conscience, etc

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Explanation of profiteer (noun)
form: profiteers
person who benefits

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Explanation of microscopy (noun)
the art of examining objects with the microscope

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Explanation of darwinism (noun)
the doctrine that natural selection has been the prime cause of evolution of higher forms

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Explanation of trammel (noun)
form: trammels
an impediment

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Explanation of ravage (verb)
forms: ravaged; ravaged; ravaging
to lay waste by pillage, rapine, devouring or other destructive methods

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Explanation of bureaucracy (noun)
form: bureaucracies
government by departments of men transacting particular branches of public business

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Meaning of offshoot, precedence, sentience, ordeal, profiteer, microscopy, darwinism, trammel