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Boudoir
Definition
a womans private sitting room
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bouffant
Definition
puffed out as in a teased hair do
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brooch
Definition
a clasp or ornament
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bucolic
Definition
of or pertaining to shepherds
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bumbershoot
Definition
name for an umbrella
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cacophony
Definition
harsh discordance of sounc
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caique
Definition
a single masted sailing vessel
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caliph
Definition
aspiritual leader of islam
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cantle
Definition
hind part of a saddle
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carillon
Definition
a set of bells sounded by manual or pedal action
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carrefour
Definition
a crossroads a road junction
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cartouche
Definition
a surface for receiving a painted decoration
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casque
Definition
an open conical helmet wit a nose guard
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catalfalque
Definition
A RAISED STRUCTURE ON WHICH THE BODY OF A DEAD PERSON LIES
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CATARRH
Definition
AN INFLAMMATION OF A MUCOUS MEMBRANE
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CATERWAUL
Definition
TO UTTER LONG WAILING CRIES, AS A CAT
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CAUTERIZE
Definition
TO BURN FOR CURATIVE PURPOSES
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CAYUSE
Definition
AN INDIAN PONY
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CERACEOUS
Definition
WAXLIKE
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CHANCRE
Definition
INITIAL LESION OF AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE
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CHATTEL
Definition
A MOVABLE ITEM OF PERSONAL PROPERTY
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CHLOROFLUOROCARBON
Definition
A SUBSTANCE  BLAMED FOR HOLE IN OZONE
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CIRRHOSIS
Definition
LIVER DISEASE
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CLAQUE
Definition
A GROUP OF PEOPLE HIRED TO APFPLAUD AN ACT OR PERFORMER
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COLONNADE
Definition
A SERIES OF RGULARLY SPACED COLUMNS
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CONTEMN
Definition
TO TREAT WITH DISDAIN OR SCORN
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CONTINUUM
Definition
A CONTINUOUS EXTENT
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CONVIVIAL
Definition
FRIENDLY OR AGREEABLE
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COPACETIC
Definition
COMPLETELY SATISFACTORY
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CORPOREITY
Definition
MATERIALITY
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CUIRASS
Definition
DEFENSIVE ARMOR FOR THE TORSO
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CULOTTES
Definition
WOMENS TROUSERS
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DAHLIA
Definition
A FLOWER
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DAGUERREOTYPE
Definition
OBSOLETE PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS
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DEIGN
Definition
TO THINK FIT OR TO CONDESCEND
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DEMAGOGUERY
Definition
PRACTICES OF A DEMAGOGUE
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DEMESNE
Definition
POSSESSION OF LAND AS ONE'S OWN
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DEMITASSE
Definition
A SMALL CUP FOR SERVING STRONG BLACK COFFEE
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DESICCATE
Definition
TO DRY THOROUGHLY
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DHOW
Definition
SAILING VESSEL USED BY ARABS
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DIAPHANOUS
Definition
MEANS VERY SHEER AND LIGHT
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DILETTANTE
Definition
PERSON WHO TAKES UP AN OCCUPATION AS AN AMUSEMENT
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DINGHY
Definition
SMALL BOAT DESIGNED AS A LIFEBOAT
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DISPOSSESS
Definition
TO PUT A PERSON OUT OF A POSSESSION
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DORMOUSE
Definition
SMALL RODENT RESEMBLING A SMALL SQUIRREL
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DOUBLOON
Definition
FORMER GOLD COIN OF SPAIN
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DYSENTERY
Definition
INFECTIOUS DISEASE
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ECRU
Definition
VERY LIGHT BROWN
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EDELWEISS
Definition
SMALL PLANT GROWING IN THE ALPS
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EGREGIOUS
Definition
EXTRAORDINARY IN SOME BAD WAY
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EMPHYSEMA
Definition
AN IRREVERSIBLE DISEASE OF THE LUNGS
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EPHEMERAL
Definition
LASTING A VERY SHORT TIME
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EPIPHANY
Definition
A CHRISTIAN FESTIVAL
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EQUESTRIENNE
Definition
A WOMAN WHO RIDES HORSES
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ERSATZ
Definition
SERVING AS A SUBSTITUTE
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ESCUTCHEON
Definition
A SHIELD ON WHICH A COAT OF ARMS IS DEPICTED
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EUCHRE
Definition
IS A GAME OF CARDS
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EVISCERATE
Definition
TO DISEMBOWEL
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EXSICCATE
Definition
IS TO REMOVE THE MOISTURE FROM
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FACETIOUS
Definition
MEANS NOT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY
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FASCIATION
Definition
THE ACT OF BANDAGING
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FIEFDOM
Definition
IS THE ESTATE OF A FEUDAL LORD
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FINAGLE
Definition
TO CHEAT OR SWINDLE
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FIZGIG
Definition
A FIREWORK THA TMAKES A HISSING SOUND
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FLACCID
Definition
MEANS SOFT AND LIMP
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FLUXION
Definition
AN ACT OF FLOWING
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FORMALDEHYDE
Definition
COLORLESS, TOXIC GAS
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FRANKINCENSE
Definition
AROMATIC GUM RESIN USED AS INCENSE
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FRICASSEE
Definition
MEAT BROWNED, STEWED AND SERVED ON ITS OWN SAUCE
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FRIEZE
Definition
A DECORATIVE BAND ON AN OUTSIDE WALL
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FULSOME
Definition
MEANS OFFENSIVE TO GOOD TASTE
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FUSILLADE
Definition
A SIMULTANEOUS DISCHARGE OF FIREARMS
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GABARDINE
Definition
FIRM, TIGHTLY WOVEN FABRIC
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GALLIMAUFRY
Definition
HODGEPODGE, A JUMBLE
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GARROTE
Definition
A METHOD OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
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GESUNDHEIT
Definition
USED TO WISH GOOD HEALTH
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GEWGAW
Definition
A TRINKET
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GHILLIE
Definition
LOW-CUT, TONGUELESS SHOE
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GLAUCESCENT
Definition
MEANS BECOMING A LIGHT BLUISH-GREEN
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GLYPH
Definition
A PICTOGRAPH OR HIEROGLYPH
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GNEISS
Definition
A METAMORPHIC ROCK
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GNOME
Definition
A SMALL BEING THAT GUARDS THE INTERIOR TREASURES OF THE EARTH
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GNOSIS
Definition
IS KNOWLEDGE OF SPIRITUAL MATTERS
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GODET
Definition
A TRIANGULAR PIECE OF FABRIC INSERTED TO GIVE FULLNESS
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GOLLIWOGG
Definition
A GROTESQUE PERSON
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GRANDILOQUENCE
Definition
A SPEED THAT IS LOFTY, OFTEN TO BEING POMPOUS
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GUILLEMOT
Definition
A SEABIRD OF NORTHERN WATERS
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GYVE
Definition
A SHACKLE FOR THE LEG
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HABILIMENTS
Definition
CLOTHING
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HACKAMORE
Definition
A SIMPLE, LOOPED BRIDLE FOR A HORSE
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HALCYON
Definition
MEANS CALM OR PEACEFUL
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HANDBREADTH
Definition
IS A UNIT OF LINEAR MEASURE
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HARTEBEEST
Definition
A LARGE AFRICAN ANTELOPE
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HEGEMONY
Definition
IS LEADERSHIP OR PREDOMINANT INFLUENCE BY ONE NATION
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HEMATOZOON
Definition
A PARASITIC PROTOZOAN THAT LIVES IN THE BLOOD
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herbage
Definition
nonwoody vegetation
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hierarchy
Definition
a system of things ranked above each other
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hieroglyphic
Definition
pictograph type of script used by Egypt
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Hirsute
Definition
hairy or shaggy
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histrionic
Definition
acting
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hoatzin
Definition
blue faced bird of the amazon
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hootenanny
Definition
social gathering featuring folk singing
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horripilation
Definition
goose bumps
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howdah
Definition
a seat on an elephant
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hoyden
Definition
another name for a tomboy
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hydrangea
Definition
plant with showy flower clusters
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hydrofluoric
Definition
from hydrofluoric acid
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hyena
Definition
doglike carnivore
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hyperpyrexia
Definition
an abnormally high fever
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ichneumon
Definition
african mongoose
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ichthyophagist
Definition
a person who subsists on fish
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idiosyncrasy
Definition
a characteristic or habit peculiar to an individual
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impeccable
Definition
flawless
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indubitable
Definition
something that can't be doubted
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inexorable
Definition
unalterable
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ingurgitate
Definition
to swallow greedily
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inscrutable
Definition
incapalbe of being analyzed
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interregnum
Definition
between the close of reign and the beginning
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intransigent
Definition
refusing to agree or compromise
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inveigle
Definition
to entice by flattery or artful talk
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inveigh
Definition
to protest strongly or attacak vehemently
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irascible
Definition
easily provoked to anger
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jalousie
Definition
a window made of glass slats
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jambalaya
Definition
dish of creole origin
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jocose
Definition
given to joking or jesting
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juvenescent
Definition
being youthful
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kepi
Definition
french military cap
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kinkajou
Definition
an arboreal anima of central and south america
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klaxon
Definition
loud electric horn
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klieg
Definition
powerful type of arc light once used in the movies
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kowtow
Definition
to show servile deference
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lacerate
Definition
to cut or tear
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lachrymal
Definition
tears
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languid
Definition
lacking in vigor or vitality
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layette
Definition
an outfit or clothing for a new born
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legerdemain
Definition
slight of hand or trickery
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licit
Definition
legal or lawful
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limn
Definition
to represent in drawing or painting
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locus
Definition
a place or locality
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loquacious
Definition
talksfreely
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lucent
Definition
means shining
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maelstrom
Definition
large, powerful, or violent whirlpool
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manatee
Definition
an aquatic mammal
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maraud
Definition
raid for booty
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marionette
Definition
puppet manipulated from above by strings
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marten
Definition
animal of northern forests
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mastiff
Definition
 a large short-haired dog
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mellifluous
Definition
sweetly or smoothly flowing
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mendacious
Definition
telling lies habitually
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meringue
Definition
toping for pies
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mesmerize
Definition
to hypnotize
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metamorphose
Definition
to change the form or nature of
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meticulous
Definition
taking extreme care to tiny details
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mezzanine
Definition
is the lowest balcony in a theater
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microcosm
Definition
a world in miniature
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mnemonic
Definition
assist the memory
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monocoque
Definition
type of aircraft in which the shell carries most of the stresses
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morass
Definition
a tract or low, soft, wet ground
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mottle
Definition
blotch of color
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mufti
Definition
civilian clothes
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multiplicand
Definition
a number to be multiplied by another
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munificent
Definition
means one who is very generous
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myrrh
Definition
an aromatic resinous exudation from certain plants
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naptha
Definition
a colorless, voltile petroleum distillate
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narcissism
Definition
excessive self love
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nebulous
Definition
hazy
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neigh
Definition
cry of a horse
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nemesis
Definition
something a person can't conquer
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nigh
Definition
near in space or relation
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nihilism
Definition
total rejection of established laws and institutions
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nonce
Definition
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose
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nouveau
Definition
newly or recently created
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obeisance
Definition
a bow or curtsy
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objurgate
Definition
to denounce vehemently
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obloquy
Definition
abusive language aimed at a person
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obsequious
Definition
showing serviile deference
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obstreperous
Definition
means unruly
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occlude
Definition
to close or stop up
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oleaginous
Definition
means having the nature or qualities of oil
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omniscience
Definition
infinite knowledge
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onerous
Definition
burdensome
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opalesce
Definition
to exhibit a play of colors
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opprobrious
Definition
outrageously disgraceful
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ostracism
Definition
is exclusion from social acceptance
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pachyderm
Definition
elephant
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paean
Definition
a song of praise
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panache
Definition
flamboyant manner
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panolpy
Definition
impressive display
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pariah
Definition
an outcast
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panegyric
Definition
a lofty oration in priase of a person or thing
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parry
Definition
ward off a thrust in fencing
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patella
Definition
kneecap
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peccadillo
Definition
slight sin
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peccary
Definition
piglike hoofed animal
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peignoir
Definition
womans dressing gown
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pendulous
Definition
hanging down loosely
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penury
Definition
extreme poverty
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perfidy
Definition
deliberate breach of trust
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perihelion
Definition
the point at which a planet is closest to the sun
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perniciou
Definition
means ruinous, hurtful
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perquisite
Definition
gratuity or tip
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perspicuous
Definition
clearly expressed or presented
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pestle
Definition
a tool to grind substances in a mortar
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phlegmatic
Definition
not easily excited into action
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pique
Definition
to affect with sharp irritation
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piranha
Definition
fish
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pirogue
Definition
an american boat, a dugout
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pirouette
Definition
spin on toes
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plagiarize
Definition
copy others work
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plebeian
Definition
belonging to common people
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plebiscite
Definition
a direct move of voters to some public question
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prescience
Definition
prior knowledge
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propitious
Definition
means favorable
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psilosis
Definition
falling out of the hair
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psoriasis
Definition
common skin disease
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ptosis
Definition
drooping of upper eyelid
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pulchritude
Definition
physical beauty, comeliness
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pyrrhic
Definition
two unaccented syllables
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quadrille
Definition
square dance for four couples
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quay
Definition
landing place along a body of water
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querulous
Definition
means of full of complaints
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quiescent
Definition
being at rest
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quinella
Definition
type of bet on horse races
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quirt
Definition
riding whip
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quoin
Definition
external solid angle of a wall
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quotidian
Definition
daily
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rapier
Definition
small sword
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rappel
Definition
way to move down
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rarefy
Definition
to make rare
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raucous
Definition
harsh or strident
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ravenous
Definition
hungry
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recalcitrant
Definition
resisting authority
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redoubtable
Definition
to be feared
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reparable
Definition
can be repaired
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repartee
Definition
quick, witty reply
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repugn
Definition
to oppose or refute
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reticent
Definition
someone disposed to be silent or not to speak freely
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reveille
Definition
a signal to alert military personnel
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rheumatism
Definition
stiff back
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rhinoceros
Definition
rhino
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ricochet
Definition
motion of an object after deflecting from another object
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riposte
Definition
a quick, sharp return in speech
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rococo
Definition
style of architecture
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roil
Definition
to disturb
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roseate
Definition
tinged with rose
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saboteur
Definition
person who commits sabotage
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saccharin
Definition
sweetener
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sacroiliac
Definition
where the sacrum and ilium meet
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sacrosanct
Definition
very sacred
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sagacious
Definition
acute mental discernment
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saguaro
Definition
tall, horizontally branched cactus
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sanguinary
Definition
bloody
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sarsaparilla
Definition
the drink
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schiffli
Definition
large, oomlike machine for working patterns in lace
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schlock
Definition
means cheap
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schuss
Definition
straigh downhill run
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scimitar
Definition
single edged, curved sword
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scintillate
Definition
to emit sparks
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scorpioid
Definition
resembling a scorpion
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scrimshaw
Definition
carved article, especially of whale ivory
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scrivener
Definition
a scribe
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scythe
Definition
cuts grass or wheat
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sebaceous
Definition
means fatty
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secede
Definition
to withdraw
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sedulous
Definition
persevering
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segue
Definition
continue at once with the next composition
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seismicity
Definition
freq of earthquakes in an area
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seneschal
Definition
officer having full charge of domestic arrangements
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septuagenarian
Definition
between 70 and 80
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sequacious
Definition
means following smooth or logical regularity
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sequester
Definition
to remove or withdraw into solitude or retirement
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serendipity
Definition
means good fortune or good luck
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serge
Definition
twilled fabric used for clothing
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serrate
Definition
notched on the edge like a saw
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setaceous
Definition
bristlelike
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sheaf
Definition
bundle of wheat
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shoal
Definition
where a body of water is shallow
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sibyl
Definition
female prophet or witch
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sieve
Definition
has a meshed bottom
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skein
Definition
length of yarn wound on a reel for use in manufacturing
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sloe
Definition
small sour fruit of the blackthorn
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sluice
Definition
artificial channel for conducting water
Term
solecism
Definition
nonstandard or grammatical usage
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soliloquy
Definition
a discourse by a person talking to themself
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sorghum
Definition
cereal grass
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speciesism
Definition
discrim of species
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specious
Definition
apparently good or right though lacking real merit
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spinet
Definition
small upright piano
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squalor
Definition
filth
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squeegee
Definition
rubber thing
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staid
Definition
not flighty
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stanchion
Definition
upright bar as in a window or stall
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stiletto
Definition
short dagger
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strafe
Definition
attack by airplanes
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strychnine
Definition
colorless, crystalline poison
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submersible
Definition
can be submerged
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suffrutescent
Definition
partially or slightly woody
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surcease
Definition
to cease from some action
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surfeit
Definition
means excess
Term
suzerain
Definition
a state of exercising political control over a dependant state
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svelte
Definition
gracefully slender
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sycamore
Definition
a tree
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sycophancy
Definition
self-seeking or servile flattery
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sylph
Definition
slender graceful woman
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syncopate
Definition
place accents on beats
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tabasco
Definition
sauce
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tachymeter
Definition
determines distances
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taciturn
Definition
inclined to silence
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tactician
Definition

plans tactics

 

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taffeta
Definition
leight-weight fabric
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tallow
Definition
fatty tissue of animals
Term
tamarind
Definition
pod of a large tropical tree
Term
tamburitza
Definition
mandolinlike instrument of southern slavic regions
Term
tanager
Definition
songbird in NA
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tankard
Definition
large drinking cup
Term
tapir
Definition
three toed animal like a pig
Term
tarantella
Definition
italian dance
Term
tarantula
Definition
spider
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tariff
Definition
fee
Term
tarry
Definition
remain or stay awhile
Term
taupe
Definition
brownish gray
Term
taut
Definition
tightly drawn
Term
taw
Definition
fancy marble used as a shooter
Term
taxable
Definition
to be taxed
Term
tenement
Definition
rundown apartment
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termagant
Definition
brawling woman
Term
tern
Definition
aquatic bird
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terrarium
Definition
container for land animals
Term
testatrix
Definition
woman who makes a will
Term
tetrabrach
Definition
word fo four short syllables
Term
thalasssic
Definition
pertaining to seas or oceans
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thence
Definition
from that place
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timbre
Definition
characteristic quality of a sound
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tinct
Definition
tinge or tint with color
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titillate
Definition
excite agreeably
Term
tizzy
Definition
nervous or agitated state
Term
traipse
Definition
walk or go aimlessly
Term
traduce
Definition
slander or defame
Term
travois
Definition
transporting device ulled by an animal
Term
treacle
Definition
contrived sentimentality
Term
triskaidekaphobia
Definition
fear of number 13
Term
troglodyte
Definition
prehistoric cave dweller
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troika
Definition
team of 3 horses
Term
trousseau
Definition
linen
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truncheon
Definition
club carried by an officer
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tryst
Definition
appointment to meet at a certain time
Term
tumescent
Definition
swelling
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unconscionable
Definition
unscrupulous
Term
unrequited
Definition
not returned
Term
unwonted
Definition
rare
Term
vacillate
Definition
waver in opinion
Term
variscite
Definition
secondary mineral
Term
ventriloquism
Definition
throwing voice
Term
verisimilitude
Definition
appearance of truth
Term
vertiginous
Definition
whirling or spinning
Term
vertebrae
Definition
bones of spine
Term
vexillology
Definition
study of flags
Term
vicissitude
Definition
change in the course of things
Term
villein
Definition
almost free person int he middle ages
Term
virescent
Definition
turning green
Term
vicissitude
Definition
chagne in course of things
Term
viscera
Definition
organs
Term
viscid
Definition
sticky
Term
vociferous
Definition
crying out noisily
Term
vorticity
Definition
meansure of circulation of fluid
Term
waterborne
Definition
from water
Term
whippoorwill
Definition
bird
Term
widgeon
Definition
duck
Term
wildebeest
Definition
a gnu
Term
wraith
Definition
visible spirit
Term
xyster
Definition
surgical instrument for scraping bones
Term
xylose
Definition
colorless, crystallilne sugar
Term
ytrium
Definition
rare metallic element
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zinciferous
Definition
containing zinc
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zoanthropy
Definition
blieves they are an animal
Term
zoopraxiscope
Definition
early motion projector
Term
zucchetto
Definition
skullcap for catholics
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abaciscus
Definition
small abacus
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abatjour
Definition
skylight
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abattoir
Definition
slaughterhouse
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abecedarian
Definition
learning alphabet
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abeyant
Definition
temp suspended
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absorbefacient
Definition
causing absorption
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acaulescent
Definition
stemless
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accoucheur
Definition
person who assists during childbirth
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acquiesce
Definition
to comply
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aerogramme
Definition
paper to fold into an envelope
Term
affenpinscher
Definition
breed of dog with wiry hair
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ageusia
Definition
loss of the sense of taste
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albescent
Definition
to become whitish
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alette
Definition
small wing of a building
Term
amphitheater
Definition
theater
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ampullaceous
Definition
mens bottle shaped
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anathematize
Definition
to denounce
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androgynous
Definition
both male an female
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ankh
Definition
egyptian cross
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anopheles
Definition
mosquito
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apartheid
Definition
sa bad time
Term
appaloosa
Definition
riding horse
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aqueous
Definition
watery
Term
armoire
Definition
large wardrobe
Term
arrhythmia
Definition
irregular heartbeat
Term
ascetic
Definition
self denial
Term
aurochs
Definition
black euro ox
Term
autocephalous
Definition
bishop sub to no body
Term
avuncular
Definition
pertains to an uncle
Term
azimuth
Definition
angle of hori deviation
Term
babiche
Definition
thong for snowshoes
Term
bacciferous
Definition
means bearing berries
Term
badinage
Definition
light playful banter
Term
bdellium
Definition
resin from plants
Term
beryllium
Definition
element
Term
beneficence
Definition
doing of good
Term
bellwether
Definition
someone who assumes leadership
Term
bassarisk
Definition
carniverous animal
Term
bight
Definition
middle part of a rope
Term
bacchanal
Definition
drunken revelry
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