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2018 crossword words Flashcards

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hod

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an open box attached to a long pole handle

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pavis

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a large heavy oblong shield protecting the whole body

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axon

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long nerve fiber that conducts impulses away from a cell

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stet

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printing: direct that a matter marked for omission or correction is to be retained (used in the imperative)

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adit

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a nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine

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shay

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a carriage consisting of two wheels and a calash top

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marl

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a loose and crumbling earthy deposit consisting mainly of calcite or dolomite; used as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime

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limn

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make a portrait of

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pica

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an eating disorder, frequent in children, in which non-nutritional objects are eaten persistently

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esker

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(geology) a long winding ridge of post glacial gravel and other sediment; deposited by meltwater from glaciers or ice sheets

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Nestor

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(Greek mythology) a wise old counselor to the Greeks at Troy

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Suva

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the capital and largest city of Fiji (on Viti Levu island)

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Triton

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(Greek mythology) a sea god; son of Poseidon

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dado

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a rectangular groove cut into a board so that another piece can fit into it

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ola

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leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper

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cam

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a rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion

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dyad

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two items of the same kind

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loch

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a long narrow inlet of the sea in Scotland

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ern

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bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland

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rood

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representation of the cross on which Jesus died

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lea

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a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock

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serif

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a short line at the end of the main strokes of a character

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naif

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an inexperienced or foolishly innocent person

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lees

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the sediment from fermentation of an alcoholic beverage

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Ares

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Greek god of war

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parr

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the young of various fishes

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Thalia

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(Greek mythology) the Muse of comedy and pastoral poetry

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Aire

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a river in northern England that flows southeast through West Yorkshire

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lath

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a narrow thin strip of wood used as backing for plaster or to make latticework

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alar

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of or relating to the armpit

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osier

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any of various willows having pliable twigs used in basketry and furniture

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woad

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any of several herbs of the genus Isatis

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Isis

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Egyptian goddess of fertility

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rime

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ice crystals forming a white deposit

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hula

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a Polynesian rain dance performed by a woman

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calash

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old horse-drawn buggy, wagon

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ana

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A collection of things associated with a person or place, especially a personal collection of anecdotes or conversations at table

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moa

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extinct flightless bird of New Zealand

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berm

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a narrow ledge or shelf at the top or bottom of a slope

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Aeolus

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god of the winds in ancient mythology

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topee

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a lightweight hat worn in tropical countries for protection from the sun

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Astarte

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an ancient Phoenician goddess of love and fertility; aka ashtoeth; Ishtar (from the Sandman series)

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Juno

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queen of the Olympian gods who protected marriage

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Hades

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the god of the underworld in ancient mythology

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Maui

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the second largest of the Hawaiian Islands

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Goa

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a state of southwestern India; a former Portuguese colony

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arum

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Plants; Frequently called “arum lilies”; cuckoo pint

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olla

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leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper

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Thetis

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one of the 50 Nereids; mother of Achilles by Peleus

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corium

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the deep vascular inner layer of the skin

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Edda

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either of two distinct works in Old Icelandic dating from the late 13th century and consisting of 34 mythological and heroic ballads composed between 800 and 1200; the primary source for Scandinavian mythology

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Rosa

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large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses

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Vesta

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(Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was tended by vestal virgins; counterpart of Greek Hestia

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neap

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a less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon

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Ceres

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goddess of agriculture; counterpart of Greek Demeter

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oleo

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a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter

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kris

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a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade

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Clio

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(Greek mythology) the Muse of history

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merl

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common black European thrush

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phot

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a unit of illumination equal to 1 lumen per square centimeter; 10,000 phots equal 1 lux

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paca

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large burrowing rodent of South America and Central America

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Shem

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(Old Testament) eldest son of Noah

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obi

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a religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery; practiced in parts of the West Indies and tropical Americas

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Utu

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sun god; counterpart of Akkadian Shamash

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weir

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a low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow

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wen

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a common cyst of the skin

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Apis

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type genus of the Apidae: honeybees

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Mors

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Roman god of death; counterpart of Thanatos

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haft

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the handle of a weapon or tool

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shiv

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a knife used as a weapon

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bole

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the main stem of a tree

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hart

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a male deer, especially an adult male red deer

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Rama

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avatar of Vishnu whose name is synonymous with God

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Leda

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(Greek mythology) a queen of Sparta who was raped by Zeus who had taken the form of a swan; Helen of Troy was conceived in the rape of Leda

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erne

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bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland

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kepi

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a cap with a flat circular top and a visor

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ness

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a strip of land projecting into a body of water

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rete

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a Hindu princess or the wife of a raja

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ghat

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stairway in India leading down to a landing on the water

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gnu

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large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail

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rale

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a rapid series of short loud sounds

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phon

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a unit of subjective loudness

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otic

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of or relating to near the ear

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Erse

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any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland and Scotland

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weft

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the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving

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Attica

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the territory of Athens in ancient Greece where the Ionic dialect was spoken

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Frey

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god of earth’s fertility and peace and prosperity

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dinar

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the basic unit of money in Yugoslavia

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Nebo

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Babylonian god of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools. Also mt Nebo = where Moses was granted a view of the Promised Land

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Seth

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third son of Adam and Eve

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lave

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wash or flow against

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gad

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wander aimlessly in search of pleasure

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lac

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resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects

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yin

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the dark negative principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology

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aloe

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succulent plant having rosettes of leaves and showy flowers, most widely known species is Aloe vera

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Ymir

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(Norse mythology) the primeval giant slain by Odin and his brothers and from whose body they created the world: the sea from his blood; the earth from his flesh; the mountains from his bones; the sky from his skull

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Nereid

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(Greek mythology) any of the 50 sea nymphs who were daughters of the sea god Nereus

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suet

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hard fat around the kidneys and loins in beef and sheep

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Hesse

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Swiss writer (born in Germany) whose novels and poems express his interests in eastern spiritual values (1877-1962)

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alee

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lee side

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agar

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a gelatinous substance obtained from various kinds of red seaweed and used in biological culture media and as a thickener in foods

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peri

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(Persian folklore) a supernatural being descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until penance is done

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axil

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the upper angle between an axis and an offshoot such as a branch or leafstalk

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bolo

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a cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie

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Jena

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the battle in 1806 in which Napoleon decisively defeated the Prussians

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oast

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a kiln for drying hops

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tole

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enameled or lacquered metalware

108
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kava

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an alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub

109
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faun

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ancient Italian deity in human shape, with horns, pointed ears and a goat’s tail; equivalent to Greek satyr

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kudu

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either of two spiral-horned antelopes of the African bush

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fosse

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ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water

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wadi

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a gully that remains dry except during the rainy season

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Moro

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a member of the predominantly Muslim people in the southern Philippines

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gar

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primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth

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Graf

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German tennis player who won seven women’s singles titles at Wimbledon (born in 1969)

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seta

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a stiff hair or bristle

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rial

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the basic unit of money in Iran

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tamp

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press down tightly

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dhak

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East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye

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Woden

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chief god; counterpart of Norse Odin and Teutonic Wotan

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nacre

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the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell

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anion

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a particle with a negative electric charge

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brae

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a slope or hillside

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Leto

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wife or mistress of Zeus and mother of Apollo and Artemis in ancient mythology; called Latona in Roman mythology

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hin

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ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure = 1.5 gallons

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hoar

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ice crystals forming a white deposit

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luff

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the act of sailing close to the wind

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etui

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small ornamental ladies’ bag for small articles

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Eris

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(Greek mythology) goddess of discord; sister of Ares

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uvea

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the part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroid

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ebon

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of a very dark black

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anile

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of or like a feeble old woman

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sere

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having lost all moisture

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amah

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a nursemaid or maid in East Asia or India

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sloe

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a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits

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