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impede

A

hinder or halt some movement

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impel

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thrust forward, opposite of impede

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imperative

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an absolute necessity, a requisite

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impoverish

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make poor, opposite of prosper

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insatiable

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hunger that cannot be satisfied

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irrigation

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man made canals used to bring water to dry land

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inept

A

lacking skill

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landlord

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property owner who rents said property to others

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latex

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a important product made from rubber

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laud

A

praise: opposite of criticize

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lumen

A

unit that is used to measure the intensity of light

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languish

A

diminish, weaken

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mammal

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a vertebrate animal that gives milk to its young: note that a whale is a mammal

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mammoth

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large, extinct mammal: an ancestor of the elephant

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mandrill

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type of monkey [baboon]

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manifest

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list of passengers for a plane or ship

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marsupial

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an animal that carries its young in a pouch: note that a kangaroo is a marsupial

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metaphysic

A

one who studies philosophy

19
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metropolis

A

a large city

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minute

A

very tiny

21
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miser

A

one who is very cheap, a stingy person

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naivete

A

tendency to be easily duped or overly innocent

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nosegay

A

bouquet of flowers

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numismatics

A

study of coins and medals

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numismatic

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one involved with the study of coins and medals

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odometer

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instrument used to measure the distance travelled

27
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osteopathy

A

treatment of disease by manipulation of the bones

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oxymoron

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a phrase that contains an obvious contradiction

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palette

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thin board upon which colors are mixed by a painter

30
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pane

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a plate of glass that is a component of a window

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