The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex Glossary

by Charles Darwin

The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex Glossary

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Consequence

Result, Outcome, Aftermath

Rudimentary

Basic, Elementary, Initial

Offspring

Children, Progeny

Eliminated

Removed, Abolished

Encroach

Intrude, Trespass, Impinge

Superfluous

Surplus, Redundant, Unnecessary

Contagion

Contamination, Infection

Grimace

Scowl, Frown, Sneer

Pitiable

Miserable, Pathetic, Wretched

Nascent

Embryonic, Rudimentary, Neonatal

Intelligible

Comprehensible, Understandable

Persistent

Tenacious, Determined, Resolute

Progenitor

Ancestor, Forefather, Forebear

Arboreal

Animals that live in trees, Relating to trees

Fetid

Smelly, Stinking, Malodorous

Putrid

Rotting, Decaying, Decomposing

Enfeebled

Weakened, Debilitated, Incapacitated

Conspicuously

Visibly, Noticeably, Discernibly

Appendage

Protuberance, Projection

Aborigine

Autochthone, Indigenous population

Subjugated

Conquered, Defeated, Overpowered

Reversion

Reversal, Relapse

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