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0001-0100 Flashcards

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brig

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a 2-masted square-rigged ship

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lugsail

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a 4-sided sail bent to an obliquely hanging yard that is hoisted and lowered with the sail

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tendril

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a a slender spirally leaf, stipule, or stem serving to attach a climbing plant to its support

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postern

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a back door or gate; a private or side entrance or way

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cravat

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a band or scarf worn around the neck

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sash

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a band worn about the waist or over one shoulder and used as a dress accessory or emblem

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handspike

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a bar used as a lever

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rudiment

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a basic principle or element; a fundamental skill; something unformed or undeveloped

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counterpane

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a bedspread

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tyro

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a beginner in learning

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exordium

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a beginning or introduction especially to a discourse or composition

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belfry

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a bell tower; a room or framework for enclosing a bell

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bandolier

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a belt worn over the shoulder and across the breast often for the suspending of some article

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quinine

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a bitter crystalline alkaloid used in medicine, especially as an antipyretic or antimalarial

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quill

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a bobbin, spool, or spindle on which filling yarn is wound; a hollow shaft

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bursa

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a bodily pouch or sac; a small serous sac between a tendon and a bone

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phalanx

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a body of heavily armed infantry formed in close deep ranks and files

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spavin

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a bony enlargement of the hock of a horse associated with strain

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carapace

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a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab)

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gamin

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a boy who hangs around on the streets

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bough

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a branch of a tree; especially a main branch

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obstetrics

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a branch of medical science that deals with pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period

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ornithology

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a branch of zoology dealing with birds

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ichthyology

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a branch of zoology that deals with fishes

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conchology

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a branch of zoology that deals with shells

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spiracle

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a breathing hole; blowhole

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afflation

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a breathing into; inspiration

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rookery

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a breeding ground or haunt especially of gregarious birds, penguins or seals

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zephyr

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a breeze from the west; a gentle breeze

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hearth

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a brick, stone, or concrete area in front of a fireplace; the lowest section of a furnace

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hackamore

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a bridle with a loop capable of being tightened about the nose in place of a bit

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obi

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a broad sash worn with a Japanese kimono

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sorrel

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a brownish orange to light brown; a sorrel-colored animal

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tawny

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a brownish-orange to light brown color; of a warm sandy color

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ruffian

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a brutal person; a bully

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houbara

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a bustard (bird) of northern Africa

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knacker

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a buyer of worn-out domestic animals or their carcasses for use especially as animal food or fertilizer

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millrace

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a canal in which water flows to and from a mill wheel; the current that drives the wheel

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comfit

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a candy consisting of a piece of fruit, root, nut, or seed coated and preserved with sugar

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foolscap

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a cap or hood usually with bells worn by jesters; a size of paper formerly standard in Great Britain

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whim

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a capricious or sudden idea or turn of the mind; a large capstan to which a horse may be yoked

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chyron

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a caption superimposed over usually the lower part of a video image

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euchre

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a card game in which a player makes trump to win a hand

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trump

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a card of a suit any of whose cards will win over a card that is not of this suit

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petroglyph

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a carving on a rock

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gelding

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a castrated horse or other animal

47
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mortise

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a cavity cut into a piece of material (such as timber) to receive a tenon

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maundy

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a ceremony of washing the feet of the poor on Maundy Thursday (day befiore Good Friday)

49
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demise

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a cessation of existence or activity; a loss of position or status

50
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fetter

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a chain or shackle for the feet; to restrain from motion, action, or progress

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coffer

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a chest or strongbox; to store up

52
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caisson

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a chest to hold ammunition; a watertight chamber used in construction work under water

53
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joss

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a Chinese idol or cult image

54
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sacrament

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a Christian rite that is believed to have been ordained by Christ

55
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pretense

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a claim made or implied; professed rather than real intention or purpose

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declension

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a class of nouns or adjectives having the same type of inflectional forms; a falling off or away

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genus

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a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic

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polygon

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a closed plane figure bounded by straight lines

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embolus

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a clot that breaks lose and travels through the bloodstream.

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felt

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a cloth made of wool and fur mixed with natural or synthetic fibers

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gingham

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a clothing fabric usually of yarn-dyed cotton in plain weave

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lummox

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a clumsy, stupid person

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brogan

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a coarse work shoe reaching to the ankle

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menagerie

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a collection of wild or foreign animals kept especially for exhibition; a varied mixture

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portico

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a colonnade especially in classical architecture and often at the entrance of a building

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serape

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a colorful woolen shawl worn over the shoulders especially by Mexican men

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currycomb

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a comb made of rows of metallic teeth or serrated ridges and used especially for horses

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harlequin

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a comedic character with a masked face and variegated tights; a variegated pattern (as of a textile)

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brevet

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a commission giving a military officer (temporary) higher nominal rank than that for which pay is received

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triumvirate

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a commission or ruling body of three

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skylark

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a common largely brown Old World lark noted for its song especially as uttered in flight

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rook

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a common Old World gregarious crow that nests and roosts in usually treetop colonies

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alabaster

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a compact fine-textured usually white and translucent gypsum often carved into vases and ornaments

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tussock

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a compact tuft especially of grass or sedge

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pemmican

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a concentrated food consisting of lean meat dried, pounded fine, and mixed with melted fat

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deduction

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a conclusion reached by logical deduction

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megrim

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a condition marked by recurring moderate to severe headache with throbbing pain; a fancy or whim

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woe

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a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief; ruinous trouble

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lassitude

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a condition of weariness or debility; a condition characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit

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parley

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a conference for discussion of points in dispute; a conference with an enemy

81
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conundrum

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a confusing and difficult problem or question

82
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plentitude

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a considerable amount; plenty

83
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spectrum

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a continuum of color formed when white light is dispersed

84
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palanquin

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a conveyance that consists of an enclosed litter borne on the shoulders of men by poles

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barrister

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a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake public trials in an English superior court

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shire

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a county in England; an old breed of large heavy draft horses

87
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testudo

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a cover of overlapping shields wheeled up to a wall to protect an attacking force

88
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shroud

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a cover or guard; one of the ropes leading from a ship’s mastheads to give lateral support to masts

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litter

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a covered couch used to carry a single passenger on the shoulders of men

90
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vesture

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a covering garment (such as a robe or vestment); to cover with vesture

91
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scaramouch

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a cowardly buffoon

92
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penury

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a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money)

93
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rood

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a cross or crucifix symbolizing the cross on which Jesus Christ died

94
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scuppernong

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a cultivated muscadine with yellowish-green plum-flavored fruits

95
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scimitar

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a curved, single-edged sword of Oriental origin

96
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squab

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a cushion for a chair or couch; a fledgling pigeon

97
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adze

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a cutting tool that has a thin arched blade set at right angles to the handle, used chiefly for shaping wood

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poniard

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a dagger with a usually slender blade of triangular or square cross section

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basalt

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a dark gray to black dense to fine-grained igneous rock

100
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puce

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a dark red

Vocab 0001 - 0100 (1 decks)

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