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Anita Roberts

an African-American scientist who developed a new way to test for lead in drinking water

neanderthal

a species of hominin that lived in Europe and parts of Asia from about 400,000 to 40,000 years ago

waxing moon

a moon that is getting bigger

cast

a mold of something that has been made by pouring liquid into a mold and then letting it harden

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