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Acqhire

A

Acquire + hire

Also acquihire

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Cinq

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Domino or card with 5 spots

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Coq

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French for cock/chicken

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Esq

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Esquire

English title ranked just below knight

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Fiqh

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(Islam) Jurisprudence in the Islamic law, shari’a.

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Loq

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Slightly, a bit, a little

dream
somniloquy; words said in sleep

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Waqf

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An endowment of land, in certain Islamic countries, given over for religious or charitable purposes.

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Seq

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Abbreviation of sequence.

Abbreviation of sequitur.

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Mbaqanga

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A style of South African music, with rural Zulu roots and a jazz influence, that originated in the 1960s.

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Niqab

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  1. a face veil covering the lower part of the face (up to the eyes) worn by observant Muslim women
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Qibla qiblah

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  1. the direction of the Kaaba toward which Muslims turn for their daily prayers
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Qawwali

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(music, uncountable) A style of Muslim devotional music, especially among the Sufis, accompanied by drums and harmonium.

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Qawwal

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A person who performs qawwali music or song.

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Qigong

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Chinese system of breathing control, physical exercise and meditation.

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Talaq

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(Islam) An Islamic divorce,

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Tariqa

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(Islam) a Sufi method of discipline, meditation and mystical insight, or a religious order based on this.

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Tariqat

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(Islam) a Sufi method of discipline, meditation and mystical insight, or a religious order based on this.
Anagrams

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Jali

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A stone screen, perforated or latticed, usually with a geometrical ornamental pattern, used in Indian and Islamic architecture.

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Jati

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  1. (Hinduism) a Hindu caste or distinctive social group of which there are thousands throughout India; a special characteristic is often the exclusive occupation of its male members (such as barber or potter)
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Quem

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The end towards which something tends, goal

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Quim

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Old fashioned word for cunt

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Zami

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Jamaican slang for a lesbian…seriously!?

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Zari

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A fine gold or silver thread used in traditional Indian, Pakistani and Persian garments, especially as brocade in saris etc.

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Jhil jheel

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(India) A pond, marsh, lake or similar wetland area, usually with significant vegetation providing shelter and/or food to a variety of aquatic and semi-aquatic animal species.

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Jibb

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Archaic form of jib

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Zikr dhikr

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An Islamic prayer whereby a phrase or expression of praise is repeated continually.

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Ziff

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An unknown material, most likely a metal mentioned in the Book of Mormon, possibly gold & copper alloy

Australian for a well-maintained beard

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Zing

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  1. a brief high-pitched buzzing or humming sound; β€œthe zing of the passing bullet”
  2. the activeness of an energetic personality

A clever jape I.e. zing boy

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Zoot

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Zoot suit

Cigarette butt

Doobie

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Zombi

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Zombie

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Zynga

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The company that makes WWF

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Jai

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Victory

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Jim

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Jim

A Semitic letter

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Jua

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A tree

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Jol

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A party/celebration

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Jit

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Eejit idiot

Executes as needed immediately

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37
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Dbx

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n. electronic circuitry designed to increase the dynamic range of sound and reduce noise. (Origin: from decibel expander)

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jank

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(computing, slang, rare) Perceptible pause in the smooth rendering of a software application’s user interface due to slow operations or poor interface design

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Jean

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Denim

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40
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Jeet

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Didja eat?

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Jilt

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  1. cast aside capriciously or unfeelingly; β€œjilt a lover or a bride”
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Jird

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North African gerbil

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43
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Exine

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(botany, palynology) the outer layer of a pollen grain or spore; the exosporium

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Zinky

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Zincy

Zinc like

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Zanana zenana

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A harem on the Indian subcontinent; a part of the house reserved for high-caste women; a system of segregating women into

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Lulz

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(Internet, slang) Fun; amusement; humor; especially schadenfreude.

Lols

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Yiz yez

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Yous

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48
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Rex

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A king

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49
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Dox

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Documents

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50
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Lexis

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THE VOCABULARY OF A LANGUAGE, A GROUP, OR A SUBJECT FIELD

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Xes

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Xenon

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Wuz

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Was

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53
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Waz

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Peeing

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Tiz

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Tizzy

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Soz

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Sorry

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Sez

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Says

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Saz

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a long-necked stringed instrument of the lute family, originating in the Ottoman Empire.

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58
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Zeera Jeera?

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Cumin black cumin

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59
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Sixmo also sexto

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A paper size

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60
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Joie

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French? Latin? For β€œjoy”

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Nux

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Latin for nut

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Voix

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Voice

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Squiz

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Also squizz

British dialect
To loom examine,
N. A look

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Jure

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To make a juror of

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65
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Mux

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TO TRANSMIT SEVERAL MESSAGES SIMULTANEOUSLY ALONG A SINGLE CHANNEL
RELATED WORDS: MUXED/MUXING/MUXES

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Lexis

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THE VOCABULARY OF A LANGUAGE, A GROUP, OR A SUBJECT FIELD

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Swiz

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British slang for swindle

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68
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Squit

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A person of low status

Nonsense, amusing stories

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69
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Goji

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Goji berries

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70
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Joseph

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: a long cloak worn especially by women in the 18th century

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zaide

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Dutch for said

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Squee

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Squeal a cry of delight & excitement

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73
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Mzee

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Swahili, an elder

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Jesse

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Verb, to jess , fasten straps around the legs of a hawk

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75
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Baju

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Malay or Persian word for shirt

A Malay shirt jacket

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Deja

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Remembrance not really a word

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Dorje

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A Buddhist bell

Vajra? Indian word

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Dejunk

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clear (a room or other space) by disposing of clutter and unwanted possessions.

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Slojd sloyd

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A Swedish system of manual training

Wood carving, handiwork skills

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Exeunt

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Stage direction, leave the stage

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81
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Judy

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A girl, a woman

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82
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Jong

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A young man (South Africa)

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Jing

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A mild oath (by jing)

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Jingo

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An extreme bellicose nationalist

Characterized by jingoism

A zealous patriot

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Jingal

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A heavy musket

A type of gun, usually a light piece mounted on a swivel, sometimes taking the form of a heavy musket fired from a rest.

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Pax

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Kiss of peace in church

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Baza

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A type of hawk, crested hawk, 😳

Lives in Oceania

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Exeat

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1 British : a permit for temporary absence (as from a college or monastery)

A permission which a bishop grants to a priest to go out of his diocese.

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Exedra exedrae

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nition of exedra
1 : a room (as in a temple or house) in ancient Greece and Rome used for conversation and formed by an open or columned recess often semicircular in shape and furnished with seats

A curved outdoor bench

exedrae)

(architecture) A semicircular recess, with stone benches, used as a place for discussion.
(by extension) A curved bench with a high back.

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Zariba zareba

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: an improvised stockade constructed in parts of Africa especially of thorny bushes

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zarda

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is a traditional sweet from the Indian subcontinent, made by boiling rice with (orange) food coloring, milk and sugar, and flavoured with cardamoms, raisins, saffron, pistachios or almonds.The name Zarda comes from Persian word β€˜zard’ meaning β€˜yellow’

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92
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Mieux

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French word for best

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93
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Sitz

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Bath for just your butt

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94
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Opex

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Operating expense

😳

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95
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Excide

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Excise (remove by cutting out)

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Speltz

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Spelt (a variety of wheat

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Kibitz

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Verb to meddle

To make unwanted & intrusive comments

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97
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Hexyl

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A hydrocarbon radical

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Krantz

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: a sheer cliff or precipice in southern Africa

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99
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Warez

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😳 internet slang, illegal software

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Kolhoz kolkhoz

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A collective farm owned by the communist state

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Fiz

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Fizz

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Yeux

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French word plural of oeil, eyes

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Jiveass

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A person who loves fun & excitement

104
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Terza

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Italian for β€œthird” used in describing music & poetry😳

105
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Rejig

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To rejigger

Rearrange

106
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Ezine😳

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E-zine

An electronic magazine

107
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Oxer

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: a hedge with a guardrail running along one side at a distance of two or three feet and often a ditch along the other side to prevent cattle from passing through it

108
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Calque

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TO MODEL A WORD’S MEANING UPON THAT OF AN ANALOGOUS WORD IN ANOTHER LANGUAGE

an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language;

109
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Fuzil

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Fusil which is a type of musket, a light flintlock musket

110
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Cloque

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A fabric with an embossed design

: a fabric especially of piquΓ© with small woven figures

111
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Oojah

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Something whose name is unknown or unimportant; a thingy; a whatsit.

The oojah is any object in Heaven or earth; it is the thing which has no name or the name of which you have temporarily

112
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Vieux

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Old in French

Old people

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Luxe

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Deluxe luxurious scrumptious

114
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Quinol

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Hydroquinone

A chemical compound

115
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Jugula

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Plural of jugulum which is part of a birds neck

1 : the lower throat or the part of the neck just above the breast of a bird

116
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Zonula

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the suspensory ligament of the crystalline lens of the eye

Anatomical belt like regions zonulae is plural

117
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Quoi

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A form of what in French like and exclamation or question what? Or at end of sentence. Que is other word for what

118
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Tuque

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A knitted woolen cap

119
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Bosque

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Bosk, a small wooded area

120
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Manque

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FRUSTRATED IN THE FULFILLMENT OF ONE’S ASPIRATIONS

short of or frustrated in the fulfillment of one’s aspirations or talents β€”used postpositively
a poet manquΓ©

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Vatje

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Noun. A small water bottle, as used by soldiers or campers. canteen. bottle. container.

122
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Seiza

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A kneeling position in Japanese martial arts

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Meeja

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Derogatory UK slang for media

124
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Zinco

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Short for zincograph

A LETTERPRESS PRINTING PLATE MADE OF ZINC

125
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Basque

Marque

Risque

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B:a tight fitting women’s bodice

M:obs. Retaliation reprisal

R:risKAY

126
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Jandal

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Sandals with 2 strips over the feet & no back

127
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Koozie

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an insulating sleeve used to keep a canned or bottled drink cold.

Trademark North American

128
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Regex

A

Computing term short for β€œregular expression” is a search pattern used for matching one or more characters within a string. It can match specific characters, wildcards, and ranges of characters.

129
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Frieze

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an architectural ornament consisting of a horizontal sculptured band between the architrave and the cornice

130
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Sacque

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A loose fitting dress

a short usually loose-fitting coat for women and children

Sack as in a bag

131
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Jolie

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good-looking ugly woman : woman who is attractive though not conventionally pretty

132
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Flexo

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Short for flexography a method of rotary letterpress printing using a resilient printing plate and solvent-based ink: used characteristically for printing on metal foil or plastic

Using flexible plates of fast drying ink

133
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Evzone

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A Greek soldier

a member of a select Greek infantry unit often serving as a palace guard

134
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Zillah

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An administrative district or division in India

135
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Jook

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Jouk to evade work

Or a tavern that has a jukebox

136
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Tomoz

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Slang for tomorrow

137
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Zooks

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Mild archaic oath

138
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Durzi durzis

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An Indian tailor, British Indian english

139
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VajraπŸ™„

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A vajra is a weapon used as a ritual object to symbolize both the properties of a diamond (indestructibility) and a thunderbolt (irresistible force); the Sanskrit word having both meanings. The vajra is essentially a type of club with a ribbed spherical head. The ribs may meet in a ball-shaped top, or they may be separate and end in sharp points with which to stab.

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Prolix

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1 : unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long

2 : marked by or using an excess of words

141
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Potjie

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A cast iron, 3 legged put used in South Africa to cook food outdoors
Food called potjiekos

142
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Evzone

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a member of a select Greek infantry unit often serving as a palace guard

143
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Luxate

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to throw out of place or out of joint : DISLOCATE
the…fractured and luxated teeth were removed
I.e.
a luxated patella

144
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Saxony

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1a : a fine soft woolen fabric
b : a fine closely twisted knitting yarn
2 : a Wilton jacquard carpet

145
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Deoxy

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Adj. containing less oxygen in the molecule than the compound from which it is derived

146
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Desoxy

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Old British for deoxy

A psychedelic drug

147
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Silvex

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a toxic selective herbicide C9H7Cl3O3 formerly used in controlling woody plants

148
Q

Eques

A

plural equites\ ˈekwΙ™ΛŒtās , -β€‹ΛŒtΔ“z \
: a member of a Roman order between the senatorial order and the ordinary citizen serving originally as cavalry, a knight usually a wealthy person

149
Q

Tajine tagine

A

a slow-simmered stew of northwestern Africa traditionally cooked in a covered earthenware pot
also : the pot in which tagine is cooked

150
Q

Squirl

A

Flourish curlicue twist swirl

151
Q

Poljes

A

an extensive depression having a flat floor and steep walls but no outflowing surface stream and found in a region having karst topography (as in parts of Yugoslavia)

Polye Serbo-Croatian word

152
Q

Frized

A

To friz (archaic)

153
Q

Wazoo

A

Slang: anus, butthole β€œup the wazoo”

154
Q

Blowzy

A

Definition of blowsy
1 : having a sloppy or unkempt appearance or aspect : FROWSY
2 : being coarse and ruddy of complexion

155
Q

Xoana

A

Plural of xoanon

a primitive image of wood (a simple carved image) sometimes recalling in shape the block or tree-trunk from which it was cut

156
Q

Hejira

A

Hegira, an exodus

a journey especially when undertaken to escape from a dangerous or undesirable situation : EXODUS
From Arabic meaning of departure, refers to Muhammad’s exodus

157
Q

Kajal

A

It is an ancient eye cosmetic, traditionally made by grinding stibnite (Sb2S3). It is widely used in South Asia, the Middle East, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, and parts of West Africa as eyeliner to contour and/or darken the eyelids and as mascara for the eyelashes.

158
Q

Quanta

A

Plural of quantum

2a : any of the very small increments or parcels into which many forms of energy are subdivided

159
Q

Adjigo

A

yam plant, native to SW Australia that has edible tubers

160
Q

Hexone

A

methyl isobutyl ketone

: a pleasant-smelling flammable liquid compound used as a solvent for paints gums, resins, lacquer

161
Q

Pollex

A

the first digit of the forelimb : THUMB

Pl. polices

162
Q

Hallux

A

The big toe

163
Q

Sizy

A

Viscous glutinous - gummy having quality of a glue (archaic) viscid

164
Q

Redux

A

Adj. Brought back. used postpositively-that is, they always follow the words they modify.

165
Q

Flux

A

V. to cause to become fluid
N. the rate of transfer of fluid, particles, or energy across a given surface.
A continued flow
Fluctuation

166
Q

Punji

A

a sharpened stick usually of bamboo set in the ground especially in Vietnam as an antipersonnel weapon
punji stick
punji tra

A SHARP BAMBOO STAKE PLACED AND CONCEALED SO AS TO IMPALE AN enemy

167
Q

Oxisol

A

a thick, weathered soil of the humid tropics, largely depleted in the minerals that promote fertility, and characteristic of the Amazon and Congo basins.

168
Q

Audax

A

A type of long-distance road cycling event in which participants must navigate a route within a specified period of time.
β€œI’m riding a 100k audax on Sunday.”

169
Q

Karzy karzies khazi

A

Lavatory, toilet (British Slang)😳

170
Q

Nontax

A

Adj. not related to taxation

Not derived directly from taxation

171
Q

Poojah

A

Variant of puja

a Hindu act of worship or propitiation

172
Q

Azido

A

: relating to or containing the monovalent group N3 β€”often used in combination

173
Q

Capex

A

Capital expenditure

Capital expenses

174
Q

Pasque

A

Pasque flower. (Bot.) a name of several plants of the genus Anemone, They are perennial herbs with rather large purplish blossoms, which appear in early spring, or about Easter, whence the common name.

175
Q

Projet

A

1 : PLAN
especially : a draft of a proposed measure or treaty
2 : a projected or proposed design

176
Q

Quaere

A

Archaic for query

177
Q

Juvie

A

Juvenile jail

178
Q

Jirga

A

: a council of Afghan tribal leaders

179
Q

Shvitz

A

N. Sauna, steambath

V. To sweat

180
Q

Gaijin

A

A foreigner in Japan

181
Q

Jarina

A

Ivory nut

The hard seed of a palm tree

182
Q

Jumar

A

Also called: jumar clamp a clamp with a handle that can move freely up a rope on which it is clipped but locks when downward pressure is applied

183
Q

Jour

A

Abbreviation for journal

184
Q

Yuzu

A

: a green or yellow aromatic citrus fruit whose acidic rind and juice are often used in Japanese cuisine

185
Q

Jaspe

A

resembling jasper in blending of colors : clouded in streaks of contrasting colors
specifically : variegated in weaving by the use of warp yarns of differing shades together with single-color filling yarns

186
Q

Kajal

A

Black eye makeup that goes outside eyeliner to make eyes even darker.

187
Q

Ejido

A

a tract of land held in common by the inhabitants of a Mexican village and farmed cooperatively or individually : COMMON

188
Q

Taxite

A

A rock made of taxes

Type of volcanic rock

189
Q

Jamun

A

A fruit, also known as java plum

190
Q

Zarape

A

Variant of serape, a blanket-like shawl often of brightly-coloured wool worn by

191
Q

Gloze

A

Gloss usually gloss over, archaic word

192
Q

Sezes

A

3rd person of β€œsez” πŸ™„πŸ™„

193
Q

Jacet

A

Hic jacet means here lies

Latin πŸ™„πŸ˜³

194
Q

Wizes

A

Plural of wiz?

195
Q

Expost

A

based on knowledge and retrospection and being essentially objective and factual

196
Q

Tucuxi

A

A type of Amazon River dolphin also known as bufeo negro or gris

197
Q

Swizes

A

Present tense of swiz, to swindle

198
Q

Guanxi

A

a Chinese social concept based on the exchange of favours, in which personal relationships are considered more important than laws and written agreements

199
Q

Ansatz

A

an initial estimate of the solution to a mathematical or technical problem that is used to guide work to a more precise answer

200
Q

Cozey

Enzym

A

Archaic of cozy

Archaic for enzyme

201
Q

Wazir

A

Pashtun people of Waziristan, Northwest Pakistan

202
Q

Quila

A

South American grass that resembles bamboo

203
Q

Xenial

A

Of or relating to hospitality and host and guest relations

204
Q

Djibba
Jibba?
Djibbah

A

: a long loose cloth outer garment usually with long sleeves worn especially by Muslims

205
Q

Joannes

Johannes?

A

: an old Portuguese gold coin first issued in the 18th century and equivalent to 6400 reis

206
Q

Cooze

A

Vulgar slang for vagina

207
Q

Zonure

A

Girdle tailed lizard

208
Q

Julia

A

A name

209
Q

Zoonal

A

is relating to an animal that grows from an egg that is fertilized.

210
Q

Justle

A

Variant of jostle

211
Q

Jounce jouncy

A

To bounce to bolt

Bouncy

212
Q

Plexor

A

Small medical hammer

213
Q

Khazi khazie

A

Toilet

214
Q

Queeai

A

A young aboriginal girl

215
Q

Wuxia

A

Chinese martial arts film genre

216
Q

Pixes

A

A chest in which coins from the mint are held to await assay

217
Q

Zaffir

Zaffer?

A

a : an impure cobalt oxide obtained as a dark earthy powder usually by roasting cobaltite or smaltite and used in the manufacture of smalt and as a blue ceramic color
b : SMALT
: a deep blue pigment consisting of a powdered glass that contains oxide of cobalt

218
Q

Yajna

A

A Hindu ritual sacrifice with fire

219
Q

Sixain

A

A stanza of six lines

Sextain

220
Q

Jaleo

A

: a lively Spanish solo dance accompanied by castanets

221
Q

Tenzon

A

A contest in verse making between troubadours

222
Q

Matzoh

A

Matzo Jewish Passover unleavened bread

223
Q

Fizgig

A

archaic : a gadding flirting girl or woman

2 : a firework of damp powder that fizzes or hisses when it explodes

224
Q

Sabji

A

Indian for vegetable or vegetable dish

225
Q

Bhajia bhaji

A

An Indian dish with a cake or ball of vegetables fried in batter

226
Q

Angrez

A

Slang term Indians use for white people

227
Q

Bhajan

A

A devotional song

228
Q

Alhaji πŸ™„

A

Muslim who has been to Mecca

229
Q

Jibbah djibba

A

A long coat worn by Muslim men

230
Q

Jubbah djibba jubhah

A

: a long outer garment resembling an open coat, having long sleeves, and worn especially formerly in Muslim countries especially by public officials and professional people

231
Q

Jalebi

A

😳 Indian sweet, coil of batter dipped in syrup

232
Q

Jilbab

A

full-length outer garment, traditionally covering the head and hands, worn in public by some Muslim women.

233
Q

Jarrah

A

eucalyptus tree native to western Australia, yielding durable timber.

234
Q

Jatha πŸ™„

A

An armed parade of Sikhs

235
Q

Bajra

A

South Asian Pearl millet which is a grain

236
Q

Jihadi

A

A person involved in jihad

237
Q

Hijra

A

South Asian term for a transgender biologically man

238
Q

Exon exonic

A

a polynucleotide sequence in a nucleic acid that codes information for protein synthesis and that is copied and spliced together with other such sequences to form messenger RNA

239
Q

Choux

A

very light pastry made with egg, typically used for eclairs and profiteroles.

240
Q

Mixie πŸ™„

A

A blender

241
Q

Felix

A

Happy

242
Q

Zayde 😳

A

Jewish: one’s grandfather

243
Q

Zolle πŸ™„

A

Cannabis cigarette

244
Q

Mazel πŸ™„

A

Hebrew word for luck

245
Q

Lolz and lulz

A

😳

246
Q

Boxty

A

A type of Irish bread πŸ™„

247
Q

Nitrox πŸ™„

A

mixture of oxygen and nitrogen used as a breathing gas by divers,

248
Q

Jubile

A

JubilΓ© obsolete or French word for jubilee

249
Q

Lasque

A

A flat thin diamond cut from an inferior stone

250
Q

Mbalax

A

A popular dance in Senegal and Gambia

251
Q

Wiltja

A

An aboriginal shelter made of branches and grass

252
Q

Tajwid πŸ˜‘

A

Rules about how words should be pronounced during Koran reading

253
Q

Ujamaa

A

in Tanzania) a socialist system of village cooperatives based on equality of opportunity and self-help, established in the 1960s

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