NEO5 Flashcards

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complemented

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to help make something or someone more complete or effective:
example: complemented by an abundance of nonagricultural resources

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patronage

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the support given to an organization by someone:
example: artisans who enjoyed the patronage (support) of the local
ruler

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aviary

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a large cage (= area surrounded by wire or bars) or closed space in which birds are kept as pets

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tributes

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something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved especially : a gift or service showing respect, gratitude, or affection
example: access to the ruler’s aviary and stored tributes

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ornate

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having a lot of decoration:
example: ornate featherwork for the ruler’s fine attire, for exquisite gifts

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attire

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clothes, especially of a particular or formal type:
example: ornate featherwork for the ruler’s fine attire, for exquisite gifts

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exquisite

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very beautiful and delicate:
example: ornate featherwork for the ruler’s fine attire, for exquisite gifts

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carpenter

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a person whose job is making and repairing wooden objects and structures
example: Ten carpenters and ten stonemasons were also attached to Don Juan

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stonemasons

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a person whose job it is to cut, prepare, and use stone for building
example: Ten carpenters and ten stonemasons were also attached to Don Juan

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handsomely

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very well or to a great degree:
example: he paid them handsomely for their work.

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welfare

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physical and mental health and happiness:
example: responsibility for their welfare

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aerate

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to allow air to act on something:
example: his body up and down to keep well-aerated water moving over the
eggs

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interface

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a situation, way, or place where two things come together and affect each other:
example: back brooding at the air-water interface

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