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Brave New World 4-5

TermDefinition
asceticism practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline
pneumatic adapted for holding or inflated with compressed air (2) : having air-filled cavities
viviparous producing living young instead of eggs from within the body in the manner of nearly all mammals
hypnopaedia the learning of lessons heard during sleep
pullulation to breed or produce freely
phosphorus shines or glows in the dark
ambergris a waxy substance found floating in or on the shores of tropical waters, believed to originate in the intestines of the sperm whale, and used in making perfume.
decanted born from a liquid as in a test tube baby.
bottled Another word used to describe the effects you are under when either drunk or high.
plangently having a loud reverberating sound
indefatigable able to work or continue for a very long time without becoming tired
galvanic having an electric effect : intensely exciting
satiety the quality or state of being fed or gratified to a point where you do not want anymore
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