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1
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1.a three-point shot in basketball. /trā/

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trey

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impudent or roguish youngsters.
/ˈərCHəns/

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urchins

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a complex tissue in the vascular system of higher plants, functioning chiefly in conduction but also in support storage, and typically constituting the woody element (as of a stem). /ˈzīləm/

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xylem

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an airtight compartment in which vapor may be generated to destroy fungal or insect pests (as on growing plants).
few matauri ‘m

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fumatorium

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to stoop to a less dignified level (dayn)

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deign

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a momentous tragic and usually sudden even marked by effects ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrown ruin. (kuh·ta·struh·fee)

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catastrophe

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lying outside the visible spectrum at its red end. (in·fruh·red)

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infrared

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a magnificent tomb. (maa·zuh·lee·uhm)

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mausoleum

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not open to question : indisputable, certain. (in·kaan·truh·vur·tuh·bl)

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incontrovertible

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the act or process of receiving into the mind, considering and thoroughly comprehending.
(uh·si·muh·lay·shn)

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assimilation

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to give in some prescribed order the various inflectional forms of.[KON] + [JUH] + [GAYT]

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conjucate

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something marked by some ceremony or observation. (kuh·meh·mr·ay·shn)

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commemoration

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plants of an order of chiefly evergreen trees and shrubs having needle-like, linear, or lanceolate leaves and a woody cone or fleshy aril. (kaa·nuh·frz)

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conifers

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municipality constituting a special administrative unit in northeastern China and serving as the national capital. (bay·jing)

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Beijing

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the molded band group or other architectural members around a door or other opening especially if rectangular form. (aar·kuh·trayv)

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architrave

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a plant of a genus of low evergreen boreal or arctic shrubs with leathery leaves drooping white or pinkish flowers. (an·draa·muh·duh)

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andromeda

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a western section of Berlin, Germany, on the Spree River. (spaan·dau)

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Spandau

18
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monophonic musical works of the late Middle Ages consisting of several repeated units that probably accompanied a dance. (es-taym-pees)

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estampies

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the wife of Odysseus who waits faithfully for him during his 20 years of absence. (pen-el-opy)

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Penelope

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  1. a gambling game in which players bet on which numbered red or black compartment of a revolving wheel a small ball spun in the opposite direction will come to rest in. (roo·let)
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roulette

21
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a period of five years. (luh·struhm)

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lustrum

22
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a giant fixed star of the first magnitude that is the brightest star in the constellation Bootes (aark·tur·uhs)

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Arcturus

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a usually awkward callow adolescent male : a gawky youth. (haa·buhl·duh·hoy)

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hobbledehoy

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a method of musical training for young people that involves specific body movements in response to changing accent patterns and pitches. (yr·ith·muhks)

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*eurhythmics
eurythmics

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comprising members or items of different kinds. (mi·suh·lay·nee·uhs)

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miscellaneous

26
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medieval trombones. (sak-buts)

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sackbuts

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a type of African food fish that lives in fresh water and looks much like an American sunfish. (tuh·laa·pee·uh)

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tilapia

28
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adorned. (kuh·peh·ruh·snd)

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caparisoned

29
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a living person who closely resemnles another living person (dop-ul-gayng-ger)

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doppelgänger

30
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a city in eastern Greece that serves as the port for Athens.
(per·ay·uhs)

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Piraeus

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small projections on the bottom of hinged church seats that give support to a standing worshiper when the seats are turns up; also: the seat themselves.
(mis-er-i-kords)

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*misericords
misericordes

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a nocturnal lemur found in Madagascar that has incisor teeth like those of a rodent and long fingers with sharp nails. (i-i)

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aye-aye

33
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a soft felt hat with an indented crown.(tril-bee)

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trilby

34
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an Apache people of western groups ranging through southeastern Colorado, northern New Mexico, and adjacent sections of Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. [ hee-kuh-ree-uh ]

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Jicarilla

35
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a vessel for burning incense that is used in religious services. [THYOOR] + [UH] + [BUHL]

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thurible

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marked by uncertainty or sudden outbursts : furious.
[vuh-soo-vee-uh n].

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Vesuvian

37
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Italian dances characterized by a lively hop step at the beggining of each measure. (sal-ter-eh-lows)

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saltarellos

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