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2020 Oct Flashcards

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Foundry

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A workshop or factory casting metal

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Compendium

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A collection

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Maunder

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Ramble

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Somniferous

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Tending to induce sleep; soporific

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Pantophagous

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Feeding on a lot of food

Zoology

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Hit a lick

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To gain a substantial amount of money in a short period of time

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Arborist

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A tree surgeon

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Couturier

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A fashion designer who makes tailored work

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Tombola

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A game played during a fair or carnival in which people pull tickets out of a machine to win prizes

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Haboob

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A strong, violent wind during the summer in Sudan

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Cetology

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A branch of zoology that pertains to whales, dolphins, and porpoises

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Bourse

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A stock market in a non English speaking country

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Copse

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A thicket

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Famulus

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A scholar or magician’s assistant

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Soubrette

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An actress or other female performer playing a lively, flirtatious role in a play or opera

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Toponym

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A place name

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Endogenous

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Having an internal cause or origin

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Forfend

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To prevent or avert

To protect something by precautionary measures

19
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Swimmingly

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Smoothly

Satisfactorily

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Merino

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A sheep with long, fine wool

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Veridical

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Truthful

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Desideratum

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Requirement

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Georgic

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A poem or book dealing with agriculture

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Terrine

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A meat or vegetable mixture that’s been prepared in advance

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Aiguillette

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An ornament on some military uniforms

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Pervicacious

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Stubborn

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Twee

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Quaint

Sentimental

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Maw

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Mouth

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Aerate

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To introduce air into a material

30
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Prolegomenal

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Introductory

Preliminary

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