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the action of creating characters and presenting them to the reader.

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the quality of having the power to attract, influence and inspire others.

the relationship between volume and temperature for a fixed amount of a gas at constant pressure...

a chemical reaction in which new substances are formed.

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breaking down of large nutrient molecules using chemical means (e.g. through the action of...

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