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1
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Baker’s dozen

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13

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Bicentennial

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200th anniversary

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Brace

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Pair, couple

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Centenarian

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One who is 100 or over

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Centennial

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100th anniversary

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Decade

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Period of 10 years

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Decathlon

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Event consisting of 10 events

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Decimate

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Destroy 10% or more

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Dichotomy

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Division in two

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Fathom

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Measure of water depth (6 feet)

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Fortnight

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14 Days

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Millennium

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1000 years

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Nonagenarian

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Person in their 90’s

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Octogenarian

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Person in their 80’s

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Pentagon

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Shape with 5 sides

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Plurality

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Victor’s margin over the runner-up when no candidate has a majority

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Quadrennial

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Occurring every four years

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Quadruped

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Four-footed animal

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Score

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Group of twenty

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Septuagentarian

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Person in their seventies

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Sesquicentennial

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150th anniversary

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Sexagenarian

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Person in their 60’s

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Tercentennial

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300th anniversary

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Tithe

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1/10th

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Treble

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Multiply by 3

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Triumvirate

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Ruling body of three

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Acrophobia

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Fear of heights

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Agoraphobia

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Fear of crowds, public places or open ares

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Audiophile

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One who loves high-fidelity sound reproduction

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Balletomania

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Extreme enthusiasm for ballet

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Bibliomania

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Craze for acquiring books

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Bibliophile

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Person who loves or collects books

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Bibliophobe

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People who fear or hate books

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Claustrophobia

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Fear of enclosed spaces

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Dipsomaniac

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Person with uncontrollable craving for alcohol

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Hemophiliac

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A person who bleeds excessively from minor injuries

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Kleptomaniac

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One who has a persistent, neurotic impulse to steal

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Mania

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Exaggerated enthusiasm

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Megalomaniac

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Mental disorder characterized by fantasies of grandeur, power or wealth

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Monomania

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Derangement of the mind on one subject only

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Phobia

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Abnormal and persistent fear

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Photophilic

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Light-loving; requiring abundant light

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Photophobia

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Painful sensitivity to light

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Photophobic

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Light-hating

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Pyromaniac

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Person having an insane impulse to start fires

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Xenophobia

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Unreasonable hatred of foreigners or strangers

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Monograph

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Learned treatise on a particular subject; scholarly article

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Monologue

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Lengthy talk by one person

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Monorail

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Railway supported by one rail

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Monosyllabic

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Having one syllable

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Monotonous

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Tiresome because of lack of variety

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Multicultural

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Reflecting many different cultures

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Multifaceted

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Having many facets (aspects)

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Multilateral

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Having many sides

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Multimedia

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Involving a combination of media

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Polygamist

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Person with more than one spouse

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Polyglot

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Person who speaks more than one language

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Polymath

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Person of great and diversified learning

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Polytechnic

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Providing instruction in many technical arts

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Polytheistic

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Believing in more than one God

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Unanimous

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Being of one and the same opinion

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Unicameral

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Consisting of one legislative chamber

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Uniform

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Always the same

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Unique

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Being the only one of its kind

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Unisex

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Not distinguishable as male or female

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Bagatelle

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Something of little value

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Forbearance

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Self-control

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Refractory

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Hard to control

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Slatternly

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Dirty

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Venial

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Forgivable

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Veracity

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Truthfulness

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Abscond

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Depart secretly and hide

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Canard

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False, deliberately made up story

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Collusion

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Secret agreement for a deceitful purpose

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Duplicity

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Double dealing, hypocritical deception

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Insidious

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Lying in wait to entrap

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Latent

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Present though invisible and inactive

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Malinger

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Pretend to to be ill to avoid work or duty

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Suborn

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Induce someone to testify falsely

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Subterfuge

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Trick or plan to conceal one’s true objective

81
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Otitis

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Inflammation of the ear

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