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gray matter

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gray matter
Fig. intelligence; brains; power of thought. Use your gray matter and think what will happen if the committee resigns. Surely they'll come up with an acceptable solution if they use some gray matter.
See also: gray, matter


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From inside the Octagon Gray Maynard, a Las Vegas resident and UFC lightweight division fighter, has debuted his blog, Gray Matter.
This large volume of gray matter means that your brain is actively learning throughout childhood.
The scans showed that after 3 months of playing the block-stacking game, gray matter in the girls' brains was thicker.
 
 
 
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