Definitions Flashcards
?? *C* (2-4 tiles) I-ATONE + ? ION-ERA + ? OATIER + ? RETINA + ? SATIRE + ? TISANE + ?
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AA
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rough, cindery lava
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AB
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abdominal muscle
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ACONITE
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a poisonous herb
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AD
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advertisement
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AE
A
one
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AERIEST
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most airy
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AG
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agriculture
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AH
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to exclaim in surprise
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AI
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three-toed sloth
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AIGRETS
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plural of aigret (a tuft of feathers worn as a head ornament)
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AILERON
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a movable control surface on an airplane wing
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AIRIEST
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most airy (having the nature of air)
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AL
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an East Indian tree
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ALEC
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a herring
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ALIENOR
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one that transfers property
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AM
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form of “to be”
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AMNIOTE
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a vertebrate that develops an amnion during the embryonic stage
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AN
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indefinite article
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ANEROID
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a type of barometer
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ANESTRI
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a period of sexual dormancy
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ANTIRED
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opposed to communism
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ANTSIER
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more antsy (fidgety)
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AR
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the letter “R”
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ARC
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to move in a curved course
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ARENITE
rock made up chiefly of sand grains
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ARIDEST
extremely dry
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ARISTAE
a bristlelike structure or appendage
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ARTIEST
most arty (showily or pretentiously artistic)
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ARTISTE
a skilled public performer
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ARTSIER
more artsy (showily or pretentiously artistic)
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ARTSIES
plural of artsie (a student in an arts program)
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AS
to the same degree
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ASTERIA
a gemstone cut to exhibit asterism (showing a starlike luminous figure)
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ASTRIDE
with one leg on each side
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AT
in the position of
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ATONIES
muscular weakness
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ATRESIA
absence or closure of a natural bodily passage
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ATTIRES
to clothe
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AW
expresses protest
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AX
cutting tool
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AY
affirmative vote
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BA
(Egyptian) eternal soul
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BAITERS
one that baits
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BANC
a bench
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BARITES
a mineral
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BE
to have actuality
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BI
a bisexual
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BLOC
a coalition
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BO
a pal
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BY
a side issue
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CERATIN
a fibrous protein
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CERTAIN
absolutely confident
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CHIC
smartly stylish; elegance of dress or manner
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CHOC
a chocolate
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CREATIN
a chemical compound
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CRISTAE
plural of crista (a part of a cell)
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CROC
a crocodile
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DA
dad
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DE
of; from - used in names
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DETRAIN
to get off a railroad train
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DIASTER
a stage in mitosis
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DISC
to disk
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DISRATE
to lower in rating or rank
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DO
a tone of the scale
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DOC
doctor
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ED
education
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EF
the letter "F"
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EH
expresses doubt
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EL
elevated railroad
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ELATION
a feeling of great joy
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EM
the letter "M"
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EMIC
a type of linguistic analysis
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EN
the letter "N"
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ENATION
an outgrowth from the surface of an organ
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ENTRAIN
to board a train
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EPIC
a long narrative poem
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ER
expresses hesitation
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ERASION
an erasure
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EROTICA
literature or art dealing with sexual love
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ES
the letter "S"
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ET
a past tense of eat
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ETIC
a type of linguistic analysis
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EW
used to express disgust
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EX
to cross out
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EXEC
an executive officer
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FA
a tone of the scale
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FAINTER
one that faints
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FAIREST
the most free from bias, dishonesty, or injustice
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FE
a Hebrew letter
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FISC
a state or royal treasury
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FLIC
a Parisian policeman
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FLOC
to aggregate into floccules
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GAITERS
plural of gaiter (a covering for the lower leg)
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GI
a white garment worn in martial arts
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GO
a Japanese board game
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GOATIER
suggestive of a goat
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GRANITE
a type of rock
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GRATINE
covered with a crust
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HA
sound of surprise
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HAIRNET
a net worn to keep the hair in place
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HASTIER
more hasty (speedy)
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HE
male person
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HI
used as a greeting
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HIC
used to represent a hiccup
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HM
expresses consideration
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HO
a whore; deemed offensive
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HUIC
used to encourage hunting hounds
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ID
part of the psyche
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IF
a possibility
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IMARETS
plural of imaret (a Turkish inn)
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IN
to harvest
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INEARTH
to bury
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INERTIA
the tendency of a body to resist acceleration
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INGRATE
an ungrateful person
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INTREAT
to ask for earnestly
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IRATEST
most irate (angry)
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IS
form of "to be"
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IT
neuter pronoun
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ITERANT
repeating
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JO
sweetheart
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KA
(Egyptian) spiritual self
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KERATIN
a fibrous protein
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KI
qi (Chinese vital force)
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LA
a tone of the scale
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LAC
a resinous substance secreted by certain insects
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LAIC
a layman
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LATRINE
a type of toilet
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LI
Chinese unit of distance
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LO
expresses surprise
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MA
mother
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MAC
a raincoat
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MAESTRI
a master of an art
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MARC
the residue remaining after a fruit has been pressed
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ME
personal pronoun
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MERC
a mercenary
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MI
a tone of the scale
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MIC
a microphone
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MINARET
a slender tower attached to a mosque
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MISRATE
to rate incorrectly
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MM
expresses assent
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MO
a moment
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MOC
a moccasin
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MORAINE
an accumulation of debris deposited by a glacier
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MU
a Greek letter
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MY
possessive pronoun
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MYC
a gene that transforms a normal cell into a cancerous cell
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NA
no; not
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NARC
an undercover drug agent
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NASTIER
more nasty (offensive to the senses)
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NATTIER
more natty (neatly dressed)
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NE
born with the name of
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NIOBATE
a chemical salt
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NITRATE
to treat with nitric acid
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NO
a negative reply
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NU
a Greek letter
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OD
a hypothetical force
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ODIC
pertaining to an ode
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OE
Faeroe Islands whirlwind
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OF
coming from
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OH
to exclaim in surprise
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OI
oy (expresses dismay)
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OK
all right
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OM
a mantra
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ON
batsman's side of wicket
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OP
a style of abstract art
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OR
the heraldic color gold
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ORC
a marine mammal
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OS
a bone
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OTIC
pertaining to an ear
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OW
expresses pain
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OX
a clumsy person
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OXIC
denoting a process in which oxygen is involved
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OY
expresses dismay
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PA
father
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PAC
a shoe like a moccasin
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PAINTER
one that paints
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PARTIES
to attend a social gathering
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PASTIER
pale and unhealthy in appearance; a meat pie
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PE
a Hebrew letter
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PEC
a chest muscle
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PERC
a chemical used in dry cleaning
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PERTAIN
to have reference or relation
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PI
a Greek letter
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PIASTER
a monetary unit of several Arab countries
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PIASTRE
a monetary unit of several Arab countries
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PIC
a photograph
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PIRATES
to commit piracy
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PO
a chamber pot
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PRATIES
plural of pratie (a potato)
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PYIC
pertaining to pus
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QI
Chinese vital force
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RACIEST
bordering on improperiety or indecency
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RAIMENT
clothing
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RATINES
plural of ratine (a heavy fabric woven loosely
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RATITES
plural of ratite (a flightless bird)
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RATLINE
one of the ropes forming the steps of a ship's rope ladder
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RAVIEST
most ravey (characteristic of a rave)
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RE
a tone of the scale
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REALIST
one who is concerned with fact or reality
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REBAITS
to furnish with fresh bait
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REC
recreation
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RELIANT
showing reliance
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REPAINT
to apply paint to again
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RETAILS
to smell in small quantities
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RETAINS
to keep possession of
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RETINAE
plural of retina (a membrane of the eye)
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RETINAL
a pigment in the retina
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RETINAS
plural of retina (a membrane of the eye)
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RETRAIN
to train again
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RETSINA
a resin-flavored Greek wine
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ROC
a legendary bird of prey
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ROMAINE
a variety of lettuce
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RUINATE
to ruin
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SAC
a pouch-shaped structure in an animal or plant
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SALTIER
more salty (tasting of or containing salt)
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SALTIRE
a heraldic design
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SATIRES
plural of satire (the use of derisive wit to attack folly or wickedness)
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SEAGIRT
surrounded by the sea
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SEC
secant
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SERIATE
to put into a series
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SH
urges silence
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SI
ti (a tone of the scale)
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SIC
to urge to attack
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SLATIER
more slaty (resembling slate)
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SMARTIE
an obnoxiously conceited person
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SO
sol (a tone of the scale)
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SOC
a sociology course
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SPEC
to write specifications for
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STAGIER
most stagy (having a thetrical quality)
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STAIDER
more sober and sedate
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STAINER
one that stains
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STEARIC
solid portion of a fat
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STEARIN
the solid portion of a fat
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STRIATE
to mark with striae
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SYNC
to cause to operate in unison
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TA
expression of gratitude
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TACRINE
a drug for treating Alzheimer's disease
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TAILERS
plural of tailer (one that secretly follows another)
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TALC
to treat with talc (a soft mineral with a soapy texture)
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TANGIER
more tangy (pungent)
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TARDIES
plural of tardy (an instance of being late)
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TARRIES
to delay or be slow in acting or doing
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TARSIER
a nocturnal primate
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TASTIER
more tasty (pleasant to the taste)
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TAURINE
a chemical compound
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TAWNIER
more tawny (light brown)
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TE
ti (a tone of the scale)
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TEARING
to emit tears
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TEC
tech
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TERBIAS
plural of terbia (an oxide of terbium)
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TERRAIN
a tract of land
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TERTIAN
a recurrent fever
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THERIAN
any of a subclass of mammals
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TI
a tone of the scale
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TIC
to have an involuntary muscular contraction
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TINWARE
articles made of tinplate
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TIRADES
plural of tirade (a long, vehement speech)
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TO
in the direction of
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TOENAIL
to fasten with obliquely driven nails
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TORC
a metal collar or necklace
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TRAINED
to instruct systemically
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TRAINEE
a person receiving training
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TRAINER
one that trains
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TRAIPSE
to walk about in an idle or aimless manner
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TRANNIE
a transmission
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TRENAIL
a wooden peg used for fastening timbers
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TRIAGES
to practice a system of treating disaster victims
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UH
expresses hesitation
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UM
to hesitate in speaking
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UN
one
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UP
to raise
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URANITE
a mineral
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URIC
pertaining to urine
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URINATE
to discharge urine
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US
personal pronoun
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UT
musical tone (is now DO)
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VAC
a vacuum cleaner
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VASTIER
more vasty (of great extent or size)
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VERITAS
truth
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WAISTER
a seaman stationed in the middle section of a ship
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WAITERS
plural of waiter (to work as a male server in a restaurant)
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WARIEST
most wary (watchful)
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WASTRIE
reckless extravagance
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WE
pronoun
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WO
woe
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XI
a Greek letter
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XU
monetary unit of Vietnam
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YA
an Asian pear
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YE
you
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YO
used to call attention
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ZA
a pizza
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ZINC
to coat with zinc (a metallic element)
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ZOIC
pertaining to animals or animal life
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ANTISEX
opposed to sexual activity
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AUNTIES
plural of aunty
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BANTIES
a small fowl
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BASINET
a medieval helmet
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CINEAST
a devotee of motion pictures
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DESTAIN
to remove stain from
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DETAINSDETAINS
to hold in custody
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EASTING
a movement toward the east
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EATINGS
plural of eating
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ELASTIN
a bodily protein
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ENTAILS
to restrict the inheritance of to a specified line of heirs
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ENTASIA
spasmodic contraction of a muscle
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ENTASIS
a slight convexity in a column
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ETAMINS
plural of etamine (a loosely woven fabric)
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ETESIAN
an annually recurring wind
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FAINEST
glad
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GENISTA
a shrub with yellow flowers
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INANEST
nonensical; empty space
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INGATES
plural of ingate
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INGESTA
ingested material
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INMATES
plural of inmate
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INSTATE
to place in office
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INSTEAD
as a substitute or equivalent
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INTAKES
plural of intake
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ISATINE
a chemical compound
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NAILSET
a steel rod for driving a nail into something
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NAIVEST
a naive person
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NASTIES
offensive to the senses; something that is nasty
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NATIVES
plural of native
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NIDATES
to become implanted in the uterus
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PANTIES
plural of panty
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PATINES
to cover with a patina
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SAINTED
to declare to be a saint
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SALIENT
the part of a fortification projecting closest to the enemy
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SALTINE
a salted cracker
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SAPIENT
a wise person
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SATINED
to give a glossy surface to
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SATINET
a thin satin
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SEATING
material for covering seats
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SEITANS
plural of seitan
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SESTINA
a type of verse form
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SEXTAIN
a stanza of six lines
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SHEITAN
an evil spirit
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SINUATE
to curve in and out
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SLAINTE
used to toast one's health
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SPINATE
bearing thorns
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STAINED
to discolor or dirty
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STANINE
one of the nine classes into which a set of scores are divided
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STHENIA
excessive energy
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TAENIAS
a tapeworm
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TAGINES
plural of tagine
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TAJINES
plural of tajine
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TAMEINS
plural of tamein (a garment worn by Burmese women)
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TANSIES
plural of tansy (a perennial herb)
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TAWNIES
plural of tawny (a light brown color)
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TEASING
form of tease
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TENAILS
plural of tenail (an outer defense)
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TISANES
plural of tisane (a tea of herbs or barley)
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VAINEST
filled with undue admiration for oneself
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WANIEST
waning in some parts
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ZANIEST
ludicrously comical; a zany person
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ZEATINS
plural of zeatin (a chemical compound found in maize)
