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Words to Understand
laypeople:
Individuals who are not trained in an area.
gluttonous:
Marked by excessive eating or drinking.
hereditary:
Transmitted from parent to child by
genes.
repercussions:
Things, especially unforeseen problems, that
result from an action.
metabolic:
Relating to the total of how a particular substance is
handled by a living body.