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05/31/2010
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AULD
 Definition
PART OF "AULD LANG SYNE"
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ATTU
 Definition
WESTERNMOST ALEUTIAN ISLAND
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ATRA
 Definition
GILLETTE BRAND SAFETY RAZOR
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ASTI
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ITALIAN CITY KNOWN FOR IT'S SPARKLING WINES
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ASTA
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DOG OF FILM IN THE 1930S
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ARTE
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JOHNSON OF "LAUGH-IN" FAME
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ARN
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PRINCE VALIANT'S SON
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APSE
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SEMICIRCULAR RECESS IN A CHURCH
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ANOA
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ASIAN BUFFALO
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ANKH
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EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPHIC CHARACTER (ETERNAL LIFE)
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ANIL
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SHRUB YIELDING A BLUE DYE
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AMOR
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LOVE, IN LATIN
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AMO
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LATIN VERB: I LOVE
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AMAH
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ASIAN NANNY
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AMIR
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MUSLIM (RELIGIOUS) LEADER
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AMATI
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FAMOUS VIOLIN(cf: VIOLIN MAKER, ANDREA AMATI)
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AMAT
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LATIN VERB: HE LOVES
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AMAS
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LATIN VERB: YOU LOVE
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ALEUT
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NORTHERN NATIVE (ALEUTIAN ISLANDS)
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ALETA
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PRINCE VALIANT'S WIFE
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ALEE
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NAUTICAL TERM MEANING "AWAY FROM THE WIND" OR "TOWARDS SHELTER"
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ALATE
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HAVING WINGS
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ALAR
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WING SHAPED; BANNED ORCHARDS SPRAY
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ALAI
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PART OF "JAI ALAI," A GAME PLAYED WITH A BALL AND RACKET
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AIT
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RIVER ISLAND
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AGAR
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LAB CULTURE MEDIUM
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AGA
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TURKISH (MUSLIM) TITLE OF HONOR, A GENERAL
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AGHA
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TURKISH (MUSLIM) TITLE OF HONOR, A GENERAL
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AERIE
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HIGH NEST
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ADIT
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MINE ENTRANCE
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BRIO
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ITALIAN: VIGOR, VIVACITY
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BIRR
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ETHIOPIAN CURRENCY
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CREE
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Native Indian of northern Canada
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ECRU
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Shade of grayish-pale yellow or grayish-yellowish brown(often describes fabrics: silk/linen)
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ECU
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Middle Ages shield; old French coin silver or gold coin
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EDDA
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Icelandic epic
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EDO
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Kyoto formerly
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EDO
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Kyoto formerly
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EERO
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Architect Saarinen (St. Louis Arch, GM Technical Center)
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ELIA
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Part of 'Elia Kazan', Greek-born American film and theater director
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ELO
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Electric Light Orchestra
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EMIR
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Arab title of nobility
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ENA
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Bambi's aunt
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ENATE
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Related on the mother's side
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ENO
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Brian Eno, English musician, composer, record producer
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ENID
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Author Blyton
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ENOS
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First-born son of Seth
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EPEE
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Dueling sword
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ERAT
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From Quod Erat Demonstrandum (QED)
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ERATO
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Muse of poetry
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ERE
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Before, poetically (e'er)
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ERIN
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Poetic name for Ireland
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ERLE
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Erle Stanley Gardner, American lawyer and author (Perry Mason)
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ERNE
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Sea eagle (osprey)
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ERSE
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Scottish Gaelic
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ESNE
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Anglo-Saxon slave
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ESSE
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"To be" in Latin
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ETE
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'Summer' in French
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ETRE
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"To be" in French
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ETTU
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Part of "Et tu, Brutus?" (Caesar's last words)
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ETUDE
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Musical study
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ETUI
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Decorative case for sewing kit
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EWER
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Pitcher
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GAM(S)
 Definition
Attractive female leg
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HOI
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As in hoi polloi, "the masses" or "the people", usually derogatory
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IDES
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Mid-month dates
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ILIE
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Nastase of tennis; Author Wiesel
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IMAM
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Muslim religious leader
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INNU
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Northern native (Eastern North America)
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INRI
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Letters on the cross
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IOTA
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Greek letter or small, tiny (insignificant)amount
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ISIS
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Egyptian goddess of fertility (sister & wife of OSIRIS)
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KLEE
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Artist Paul
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KUDU
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African antelope
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LANAI
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Veranda (Hawaiian)
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LARA
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Dr. Zhivago's mistress (Julie Christie role)
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LARI
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Georgian currency
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LECH
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Lech Walensa, former Polish Solidarity leader and president
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LEI
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Hawaiian necklace (wreath of flowers)
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LEK
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Albanian currency
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LEV
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Bulgarian currency
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LUAU
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Hawaiian feast
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NAN
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Indian bread
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NARD
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Ointment or salve
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NEE
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Formerly called (woman's maiden name)
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NENE
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Hawaiian goose
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NOLO
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As in "nolo contendere"; plea of "No Contest" in a court of law
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OBI
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Japanese sash (Geisha wear)
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OLEO
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Margarine
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OLIO
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Mixture, elements of writing, music, art or food
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OMAN
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Neighbor of Yemen
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OMOO
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Herman Melville novel (1847)
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OONA
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Charlie Chaplin's wife
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ORO
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Spanish: gold
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ORT
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Food scrap or leftover
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OTT
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Baseball player Mel (1st NL player to surpass 500 home runs)
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PABA
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Sunscreen ingredient (Para Amino Benzoic Acid)
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POI
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Polynesian staple food
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RANI
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Indian queen or princess (wife of a Rajah)
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RANEE
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Indian queen or princess (wife of a Rajah)
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ROUE
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Rake (man devoted to sensual pleasures)
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SARD
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Gem stone
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SARI
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Indian dress
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SKUA
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Predatory seabird
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SLOE
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Fruit of the blackthorn (gin flavoring)
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SOU
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Old French bronze coin
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SPEE
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Part of "Graf Spee" German battleship
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STRAD
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Famous violin (cf: violin maker, Antonio Stradivari)
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STOA
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Covered walkway or portico
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TARA
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O'Hara estate in 'Gone With the Wind'
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TETRA
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Aquarium fish
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TOPEE
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Pith helmet
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TYRO
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(TIRO) - Novice or beginner
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UNAU
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Two-toed sloth
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URDU
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Indo-Aryan language spoken mainly in Pakistan and India
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UTE
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Native American
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