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7 And 8 Letter Flashcards

1
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Agalwood agarwood heartwood

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trees infected with mold, which produces an aromatic resin in response to this attack.

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Goalward

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Towards a goal

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Wakanda

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Where Black Panther lives

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Woadwax

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Wax from woad

An ornamental shrub

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Wadmaal wadmal

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Thick coarse heavily napped wool mostly used in winter clothing for the poor.

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Podagra

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Gout in the big toe

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7
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Gonadal

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Of or relating to gonads

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Gambado

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of a pair of protective leather gaiters on a saddle.

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Gadwall

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A common,`widespread dabbling duck which breeds in the northern hemisphere (

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Agatoid

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Like agate

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Adagial

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Pertaining to an adage

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12
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Dialyzer

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Dialysis machine

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Chandler

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  1. a retail dealer in provisions and supplies

3. a maker (and seller) of candles and soap and oils and paints

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Conelrad

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A system of defense in the event of an air attack

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15
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Glanders

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destructive and contagious bacterial disease of horses that can be transmitted to humans

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16
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Dragline

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A line used for dragging

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17
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Foreline

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Ty

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18
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Oneiric

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Of or relating to dreams

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Ripieno tutti

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(music) The part of a concerto grosso in which the ensemble plays together; contrasted with the concertino.

Part of piece played by all performers

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20
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Epinaoi

Epinaos

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A rear vestibule

An open vestibule behind the nave

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21
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Yatagan yataghan

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  1. a long Turkish knife with a curved blade having a single edge
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Enamine

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  1. an amine containing the double bond linkage -C=C-N-
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23
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Odalisk

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Odalisque a slave woman in a harem

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24
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Muntjac muntjak

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  1. small Asian deer with small antlers and a cry like a bark
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Denarii

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Plural of denarius which is silver coin issued both during the Roman Republic and during the Roman Empire, equal to 10 asses or 4 sesterces.

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26
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Aileron

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An airfoil that controls lateral motion

Airfoil is… . a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight

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27
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Mezquit

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Mesquite

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28
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Jezebel

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Shameless scheming woman

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29
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jarovize

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To hasten the flowering of a plant

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30
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Jambeaux jambeau

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A piece of armor for the leg

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31
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Haviour havior

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Behavior

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32
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Weigela

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A flowering shrub

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33
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Aeolian eolian

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Pertaining to the wind

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34
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Amorini

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an amaretto

A cupid

Amorino

An Italian word

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Nauplii nauplius

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A form of certain crustaceans

Has 3 pairs of locomotive organs

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36
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Tatties

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A potato

Plural of tatty, worn out tattered

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37
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Gumboil

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An abscess in the gum

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38
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Catalpa

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A tree

large leaves and white flowers followed by long slender pods

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39
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Cymling

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Type of squash

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40
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Zoecium
Quomodo
Ouguiya

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Justa list

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41
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Catawba

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A variety of Fox grape

2. slipskin grape; a reddish American table grape

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42
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Alforja

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A leather bag, a saddle bag

Place it on a saddle with a pouch on either side, a Spanish word

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43
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Shaly shalier shaliest

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Resembling shale

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44
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Caeomas

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An aecium without a peridium

A SPORE-FORMING ORGAN OF A FUNGUS

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45
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Kaoline kaolin

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A fine white clay

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46
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Vanadic

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Of or relating to vanadium

a silvery-grayish malleable ductile metallic element

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47
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Quillaja

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South American tree soapbark

Quillai an evergreen tree

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48
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Akebias

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More than one of the climbing shrub, akebia

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49
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Intaglio

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. a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate; the plate is smeared with ink and wiped clean, then the ink left in the recesses makes the print
2. glyptic art consisting of a sunken or depressed engraving or carving on a stone or gem (as opposed to cameo)

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50
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Vandyke

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  1. a short pointed beard (named after the artist Anthony Vandyke)
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51
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Osmolal

Osmolar

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Of or pertaining to osmolality

Osmole-(chemistry) A unit of measurement, a mole of an osmotically active compound

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52
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Gravlax

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: salmon cured especially with salt, sugar, pepper, and dill and often additional ingredients (such as fennel, coriander, lime, and vodka or aquavit

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53
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Caesium

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Weird spelling of cesium, the element

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54
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Caestus

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Weird spelling of cestus, the leather, metal-weighted boxing glove

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55
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Caesura caesurae

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. a pause or interruption (as in a conversation); “after an ominous caesura the preacher continued”
2. a break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line

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56
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Keitloa

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A rhinoceros

a black rhinoceros that has a posterior horn which equals or exceeds the anterior in length and that has been considered to constitute a distinct species

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57
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Silastic

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Silicone rubber

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58
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Panchax

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A tropical fish

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59
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Teahead

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Habitual marijuana user😳

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60
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Cointer

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V to bury together

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61
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craunch graunch

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To press or grind with a crushing noise
Crunch

Graunch a grinding crushing sound

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Rouleau

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A roll of coins wrapped in paper

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63
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Sibilant

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N.a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)

  1. of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as f', s’, z', or th’ in both `thin’ and then
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64
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Sibilate

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pronounce with an initial sibilant

  1. utter a sibilant
  2. express or utter with a hiss
  3. make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
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65
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Jongleur

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Folk singer, minstrel

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66
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Hyenoid

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Like a hyena

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67
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Bundist

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A person from a : a Jewish socialist organization founded in czarist Russia in 1897

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68
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Zanyish

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Somewhat zany

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Sylphid

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Sylphid believed to be a sylph

slender graceful young woman
2. an elemental being believed to inhabit the air

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70
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Syrphid

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Any species of the hoverfly family Syrphidae

Syrphian of hoverfly

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71
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Turnsole

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A plant that turns with the sun

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72
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Solunar

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SOLUNAR LISTING THE RISING AND SETTING TIMES OF THE SUN AND MOON

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Bausond

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Having white marks

dialectal, British, of an animal
: having a white spot or streak on a dark ground especially on the face or forehead

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74
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Osmunda

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: any of a genus (Osmunda) of rather large ferns (such as the cinnamon fern) with pinnate or bipinnate fronds and fibrous creeping rhizomes

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75
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Rhizome

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  1. a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure

A rootlike underground stem

Also rhizoma

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76
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Rhizoid

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rhizoid (noun)

1. any of various slender filaments that function as roots in mosses and ferns and fungi etc

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Rhizopus rhizopi

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Pi is plural, any of a genus of rot causing fungus

including some economically valuable forms and some plant or animal pathogens (such as a bread mold)

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Vitiligo

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: a skin disorder manifested by smooth white spots on various parts of the body

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Colobus

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: any of various slender, long-tailed monkeys (genus Colobus and related genera) of equatorial African forests and grasslands that have the thumb absent or vestigial and are black usually with white encircling the face and long white fringes of silky hair on the sides of the body and the t

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80
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Zikurat ziggurat

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An ancient Babylonian temple tower

: an ancient Mesopotamian temple tower consisting of a lofty pyramidal structure built in successive stages with outside staircases and a shrine at the top

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81
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Zedoary

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the dried rhizome of an Indian plant (Curcuma zedoaria) of the ginger family that has a bitter taste and is used medicinally especially as an intestinal stimulant and carminative

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82
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Cineole

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Cineol is a liquid used as an antiseptic

Eucalyptole , used in essential oils, as an expectorant & flavoring agent

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83
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Picotee

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A variety of carnation

: a flower (such as some carnations or tulips) having one basic color with a margin of another color

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Jussive

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: a word, form, case, or mood expressing command

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85
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Picayune

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Half dime (a former Spanish American coin)

Something trivial
Of little value 
Paltry
Petty 
Small minded
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Isogriv

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ISOGRIV A LINE DRAWN ON A MAP SUCH THAT ALL POINTS HAVE EQUAL GRID VARIATION

Line drawn on a map or a chart joining points of equal grivation (i.e., the angular difference between grid and magnetic north).

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87
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Tzimmes

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A vegetable stew

A Yiddish stew
: a sweetened combination of vegetables (such as carrots and potatoes) or of meat and vegetables often with dried fruits (such as prunes) that is stewed or baked in a casserole

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Tzaddik zaddik zaddick

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Judaism) A very righteous person, especially a Hassidic spiritual leader

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Shortia

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A perennial herb

evergreen perennial herbs with smooth leathery basal leaves and showy white solitary flowers

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Senarii

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7

PTS SENARII A GREEK OR LATIN VERSE CONSISTING OF SIX METRICAL FEET

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91
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Kyanize

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To treat wood with a type of preservative

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Obelize

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To mark with an obelus

Obelus: symbol − or ÷ used in ancient manuscripts to mark a questionable passage
2 : the symbol ÷

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Philtra

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THE INDENTATION BETWEEN THE UPPER LIP AND THE NOSE

Philtrum singular

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94
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Philter philtre

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To put under the spell of a love potion

A love potion

Philtre (British spelling)

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Duumvir

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A magistrate of Ancient Rome

2 : one of two people jointly holding power

96
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Shegetz

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Often disparaging, a non-Jewish young boy or youth

2 : a Jewish boy who does not observe Jewish precepts —used especially by Jews

97
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Nomarch

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Head of a nome not gnome

[New Greek nomarchēs, from Greek] : the chief administrator of a nomarchy in modern Greece

98
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Zastruga Sastruga zastrugi sastrugi

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: a wavelike ridge of hard snow formed by the wind —usually used in plural

Russian origin

Ugi plural

99
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Germane

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being at once relevant and appropriate : FITTING

omit details that are not germane to the discussion

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Aliquot

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A number that divides evenly into another

contained an exact number of times in something else —used of a divisor or part

101
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Quaestor

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An ancient Roman magistrate

102
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Woomera

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: a wooden rod with a hooked end used by Australian aborigines for throwing a spear

103
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Keelson

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A beam in a ship

: a longitudinal structure running above and fastened to the keel of a ship in order to stiffen and strengthen its framework

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Aculeus

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A naturally occurring prickle or spine

105
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Lardoon

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Lardon a thin slice of bacon or pork

a strip (as of salt pork) with which meat is larded (covered with a layer of fat) to cover with grease

to augment or intersperse especially with something superfluous or excessive

106
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Fazenda

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A Brazilian plantation

Esp. A coffee plantation

107
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Xerarch

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Developing in a dry place

108
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Catarrh

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Inflammation of the
mucous membrane

Esp. Chronic sinus probs

109
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Harijan

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An outcast in India, a member of such group

Untouchable beyond reach of criticism or attack

In Hindu caste system, of low caste, outside caste system

110
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Stifado

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A Greek stew, typically made from meat, tomatoes, small onions and herbs

111
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Mediae

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Plural of media

112
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Redoxes

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Plural of redox, a type of chemical reaction

: of or relating to oxidation-reduction

113
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Aparejo

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A type of saddle

: a packsaddle of stuffed leather or canvas

114
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Lacquey

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Lackey, servant who does menial tasks a servile follower

V. To serve as a lackey

115
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Ouabain

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A poisonous glycoside found in an African shrub and good for poisoning arrows

116
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Azulejo

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a glazed usually blue ceramic tile originally of Portugal and Spain

117
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Jalapic

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A twining eastern Mexican vine (Ipomoea purga) having tuberous roots that are dried, powdered, and used medicinally as a purgative. 2. The purgative drug obtained from the roots of this plant or related plants.

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Jalapin

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A medicinal compound contained in Jalap

119
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Kolkhoz kolkhos kolkozy

Kolkozy

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A collective farm owned by the communist state

Kozy is plural

120
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Liquate

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To purify metal by heating

to cause (a more fusible substance) to separate out of a combination or mixture by the application of heat

121
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Jonquil

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: a Mediterranean daffodil (Narcissus jonquilla) that is widely cultivated for its yellow or white fragrant short-tubed clustered flowers

Little daffodils

122
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Warison

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A call to attack

A bugle call to attack

123
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Ekpwele

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: the basic monetary unit of Equatorial Guinea from 1975 to 1985
also : a coin or currency note representing one ekuele

124
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Aquifer

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A water-bearing rock formation

a water-bearing stratum of permeable rock, sand, or gravel

125
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Ikebana

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The Japanese art of flower arranging

126
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Coquina

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: a soft whitish limestone formed of broken shells and corals cemented together and used for building
2 : a small wedge-shaped clam (Donax variabilis) used for broth or chowder and occurring in the intertidal zone of sandy Atlantic beaches from Delaware to the Gulf of Mexico

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Ngultrum

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The basic monetary unit of Bhutan

128
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Pasquil

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A satire or lampoon

1 : a lampoon posted in a public place
2 : satirical writing : SATIRE

Pasquinade

129
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Croppie

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Variant of crappie which is a type of sunfish

(informal) A crop circle enthusiast who believes in the paranormal origin of crop circles.

130
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Quillet

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A trivial distinction, a quibble

A small tract of land

131
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Anisole

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A chemical compound

A colorful liquid ether used mostly in perfumery

132
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Quintal

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A historic unit of weight equal to 100-112 pounds

133
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Duodena

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The first portion of the small intestine plural of duodenum

134
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Relique

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Archaic spelling of relic

135
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Uxorial

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Pertaining to a wife

136
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Eobiont

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A type of basic organism
a hypothetical precursor of living organisms in the chemical evolution preceding the occurrence of life

Geobiont-organism that inhabits the soil

Epibiont- body surface of another
Halobiont-flourishes in a saline habitat

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Zlotych

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Plural of zloty

138
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Sequela

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AN ABNORMAL CONDITION RESULTING FROM A PRECEDING DISEASE

A secondary result

Plural: sequelae

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Q

Uveitic

A

Pertaining to the uvea which is the pigmented middle layer of the eye consisting of the iris and ciliary body together with the choroid

140
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Siliqua

A

the long, narrow seedpod of many plants of the cabbage family, splitting open when mature.

Plural siliquae

141
Q

Skreigh skreegh? Skriegh skreich

A

To screech

Scottish

142
Q

Scraigh scraich

A

To utter a shrilly cry, screech

143
Q

Ektexine

A

An outer layer of the exine, which is the outer layer of pollen & some spores

144
Q

Perique

A

: an aromatic fermented Louisiana tobacco used in smoking mixtures

A dark tobacco

145
Q

Exuvial

A

Of or related to something slouched off or stripped away, animals moulted skin

146
Q

Asquint

A

with the eye directed to one side, obliquely, or squintingly as if with distorted vision or as if to peer or glance furtively or slyly

147
Q

Jumbuck

A

Australian for “sheep”a male sheep

148
Q

Valgoid

A

Characterized by an abnormal outward turning of a bone, especially of the hip, knee, or foot.
2. Knock-kneed.
Valgus

149
Q

Canzone

A

Italian, a form of lyrical poetry

Pl. canzoni

150
Q

Canzona

A

an instrumental arrangement of a French or Flemish song, typical of 16th-century Italy.

151
Q

Cabildo

A

1 chiefly Southwest : the chapter house of a cathedral or collegiate church
2 : a town council or a town hall in a country formerly a Spanish colony

152
Q

Moresque

A

having the characteristics of Moorish art or architecture

153
Q

Yealing

A

A person of the same age

Scottish

154
Q

Jacobus

A

A former gold coin of England issued by James I

155
Q

Jacobin

A

a member of the radical movement that instituted the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution
political group
especially : a member of such a group advocating egalitarian democracy and engaging in terrorist activities during the French Revolution of 1789

156
Q

Curragh currach curagh

A

a usually large coracle used especially on the west coast of Ireland
Coracle: a small boat used in Britain from ancient times and made of a frame (as of wicker) covered usually with hide or tarpaulin

157
Q

Alanyls

A

the amino acid radical or residue of alanine

Alanyls is plural

158
Q

Dogvane

A

Nautical
a small vane that shows the direction of the wind, mounted in a position visible to a helmsman
A vane is a device for showing the direction of the wind

159
Q

Delaine

A

A wool fabric

160
Q

Paravane

A

a torpedo-shaped protective device with serrate teeth in its forward end used underwater by a ship in mined areas to sever the moorings of mines

161
Q

Wergeld wergild wergelt

A

A PRICE PAID FOR THE TAKING OF A MAN’S LIFE IN ANGLO-SAXON LAW

162
Q

Abeyance

Inchoate

A

Ab: Definition of abeyance
1 : a state of temporary inactivity : SUSPENSION

Inch: being only partly in existence or operation : INCIPIENT
especially : imperfectly formed or formulated : FORMLESS, INCOHERENT

163
Q

Biunique

A

being a correspondence between two sets that is one-to-one in both directions

One-to-one (mathematics & Linguistics)

164
Q

Ambaris

A

Ambary ambari

Kenaf, an East Indian plant

165
Q

Postique

A

Postiche: wig, toupee

Postiche: an imitation

166
Q

Euglena

A

any of a genus (Euglena) of green freshwater flagellates often classified as algae

A freshwater protozoan

167
Q

Pratique

A

: clearance given an incoming ship by the health authority of a port
French from Latin word for practice

168
Q

Ekistics

A

a science dealing with human settlements and drawing on the research and experience of professionals in various fields (such as architecture, engineering, city planning, and sociology)

169
Q

Oogonia

A

Pl. of oogonium which is the female sexual organ in various algae and fungi that corresponds to the archegonium of ferns and mosses
2 : a descendant of a primordial germ cell that gives rise to oocytes

170
Q

Teleran

A

a system of aerial navigation in which ground radar scans the area about an airport and the results are televised so that the pilot of an airplane sees the positions of all craft in the vicinity superimposed upon a map of the area

171
Q

Boletus

A

A type of mushroom

172
Q

Delphic

A

Ambiguous, obscure

173
Q

Deutzia

A

any of a genus (Deutzia) of the saxifrage family of ornamental shrubs with usually white or pink flowers

174
Q

Noumena

A

Plural of noumenon

: a posited object or event as it appears in itself independent of perception by the senses

175
Q

Saphena

A

either of two chiefly superficial veins of the leg:

Saphenous vein

176
Q

Duodena

A

Plural of duodenum, the first part of the small intestine extending from the pylorus to the jejunum

177
Q

Woodnote

A

verbal expression that is natural and artless

A song or call of a forest bird

178
Q

Anabaena

A

A freshwater alga

1 capitalized : a genus of freshwater cyanobacteria (family Nostocaceae) having cells in beadlike filaments and often contaminating reservoirs

179
Q

Sovkhoz

A

a state-owned farm of the U.S.S.R. paying wages to the workers

Sovkhozy

180
Q

Musquash

A

Muskrat
Definition of muskrat
: an aquatic rodent (Ondatra zibethica) of the U.S. and Canada with a long scaly laterally compressed tail, webbed hind feet, and dark glossy brown fur

181
Q

Eiswein

A

Definition of eiswein
: a sweet German wine made from grapes that have frozen on the vine

Ice wine?😳

182
Q

Volutin

A

VOLUTIN A GRANULAR SUBSTANCE containing nucleus acids THAT IS COMMON IN MICROORGANISMS

183
Q

Gahnite

A

a usually dark green mineral consisting of an oxide of zinc and aluminum

184
Q

Dracaena

A

Old World tropical shrubs or trees that have sword-shaped leaves spirally arranged and often clustered at the ends of branches and include some used as houseplants

185
Q

Wagtail

A

any of various chiefly Old World oscine birds (family Motacillidae) related to the pipits and having a long tail that they habitually jerk up and down

186
Q

Subpena subpoena

A

To summon with a type of judicial writ

187
Q

Suzerain

A

A feudal lord

a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure

188
Q

Thulium

A

: a soft silvery metallic element of the rare-earth group

189
Q

Reitbok

A

any of several reedbucks of southern Africa having a bushy tail and in the male small ringed horns that curve forward

190
Q

Gingeli

A

Gingelly south Asian sesame oil

191
Q

Avodire

A

the smooth-textured decorative whitish to pale yellow wood of a large tropical West African tree ) of the mahogany family used for cabinetmaking
2 : the tree that produces avodire

192
Q

Estival

A

Aestival of or relating to the summer

193
Q

Comique

A

French word for comic

194
Q

Illuvia

A

Illuvium
: material leached from one soil horizon and deposited in another
— compare ALLUVIUM, COLLUVIUM

195
Q

Ironises

A

Ironize to use ironically

Ironises 3rd person present verb tense

196
Q

Basenji

A

Definition of basenji

: any of a breed of small curly-tailed dogs of African origin that do not bark

197
Q

Akvavit

A

Aquavit a clear Scandinavian liquor flavored with caraway seeds

198
Q

Obloquy

A

a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language

the condition of one that is discredited : bad repute

Obloquies

199
Q

Colloquy

Colloquies

A

Conversation, dialogue

Discussion, conference

200
Q

Anthelix

A

the curved elevation of cartilage within or in front of the helix (outer rim of the ear)

201
Q

Princox

A

A pert youth, coxcomb (archaic) a fop

Pert- trim and chic, flippantly cocky, saucily free and forward

Lively, stimulating

202
Q

Kajeput cajeput cajuput

A

An Australian and South East Asian Tree, yields pungent medicinal oil, myrtle family

203
Q

Curtalax

A

A cutlass, a short curving sword formerly used by sailors on warships

Archaic curtle ax

204
Q

Indurate

A

Adj. physically or morally hardened

V. To make unfeeling stubborn or obstinate, to harden, make hardy
Inure
Rhythm like “into it”

205
Q

Aneurin

A

Thiamine

a type of vitamin B that is used by the body to convert carbohydrates into energy and to maintain normal nerve function

206
Q

Xerotic

A

Adj. abnormal dryness of bodily tissues esp. skin, eyes, mucous membranes

207
Q

Toadflax

A

Butter and eggs

Plants in snapdragon family

Plants in figwort family

A perennial herb

208
Q

Biconvex

A

Convex on both sides

209
Q

Seawant

A

Seawan sewan wampum

Strands of beads of polished shells used as money by Native Americans

210
Q

Depaint

A

To delineate in colors or words

To adorn with colors or painted figures

211
Q

Vexilla vexillar

A

(in ancient Rome) a military standard or banner, especially one of a maniple. Vexil

212
Q

Lixivia lixivial

A

Something that’s been lixiviated or to extract a soluble constituent from (a solid mixture) by washing or percolation

213
Q

Epaxial

A

Situated on the dorsal side of the axis

214
Q

Exilian

215
Q

Avellan

A

of a heraldic cross
: having the four arms shaped like conventionalized filberts
— see CROSS ILLUSTRATION

216
Q

Maniple

A

Definition of maniple
1 : a long narrow strip of silk formerly worn at mass over the left arm by clerics of or above the order of subdeacon
2 [Latin manipulus, from manipulus handful] : a subdivision of the Roman legion consisting of either 120 or 60 men

217
Q

Maxilla

A

Upper jawbone of most vertebrates

218
Q

Outjump

Outjînx

A

Out j words…cool

219
Q

Editrix

A

A female editor

220
Q

Zenaida

A

Greek Philippino name meaning derived from Zeus

221
Q

Mojarra

222
Q

Majagua

A

An American tropical tree

223
Q

Misjoin

A

Joined incorrectly
Matched inappropriately

224
Q

Majeure

A

Unforeseeable circumstances that prevent one from fulfilling a contract
Force majeure (ā superior force)

225
Q

Only L words with J in them

A

Logjam & lockjaw

226
Q

Koradji

A

WWF only
Aborigine medicine man or woman ? Who has an important role in traditional ceremonies

227
Q

Koradji

A

WWF only
Aborigine medicine man or woman ? Who has an important role in traditional ceremonies

228
Q

Euphroe

A

Also uphroe - nautical term
A wooden block with holes through which the lines of a crowfoot (a rope arrangement) are threaded; essentially a fastening device used ement) are threaded; essentially a fastening device used on ships to secure awnings or similar structures.

229
Q

Flavone

A

colorless crystalline aromatic ketone C15H10O2 found in the leaves, stems, and seed capsules of many primroses

230
Q

Quassia
Quassin

A

drug from the heartwood and bark of various tropical trees of the ailanthus family used especially as a bitter tonic and remedy for roundworms in children and as an insecticide

231
Q

Injuria

A

Female injury
Latin legal term meaning a wrong or assault on one’s reputation or body to which victim has a write to legal action

232
Q

Oxidant

A

Thing that oxidizes
Thing that was oxidated

233
Q

Cedilla

A

The name for the mark under ç thus indicating a different pronunciation

Wwf Vocab (35 decks)

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