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| Word/Phrase | Definition | Example from Passage | |-------------|------------|----------------------| | Demolished (v) | Destroyed an idea or belief | "...demolished this prejudice" | | Spontaneously (adv) | Without external cause or training | "Betty spontaneously bent the wire" | | Episodic memory (n) | Memory of specific events with time/place | "Scrub jays demonstrate episodic memory" | | Analogous (adj) | Similar in function but not structure | "The pallium is functionally analogous" | | Convergent evolution (n) | Unrelated species evolve similar traits | "Convergent evolution...different brain structures, similar solutions" | | Cached (v) | Stored or hidden for future use | "Cached food in two distinct locations" | Note: This passage is written in the exact