Rites Of Autmn Flashcards

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Eclectic

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Made up of different sources

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Thermal

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The upward current of warm air

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Uninitiated

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Without special knowledge or experience

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Procured

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Obtained with forceful action

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Acclimate/ acclimating

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Being accustomed to a new climate or environment

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Hack box

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Where the Falcons stayed

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Falconry

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The sport of hunting Falcons, Hawks, and Eagles

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Passerines

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A perching bird

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Dispassion

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The opposite I’d passionate “cold”

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Eyrie

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A large next of prey

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Niche

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A shallow recess especially one in a wall to display a statue

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Demeanor

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Behavior

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Hack

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To release

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Prominence

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The state of being important

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Case of hubris

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Excessive pride of self-confidense

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Trajectory

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The curve described by a projective

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Falcon

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A bird with long pointed wings and a notched beak

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Rambunctious

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Difficult to control/handle

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Perpetual

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Continuing or endearing forever

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Vermin

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Wild mammals and birds that are harmful to crops

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Aesthetic

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The appreciation of beauty

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Victitating membrane

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A thin membrane, an inner or third eyelid

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Lure

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A decoy or live or artificial bait

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Stoop

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To swoop down as hawk to prey

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Primordial
Existing from the very beginning
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Airfoil
Any surface designed to aid in lifting or controlling an aircraft
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Aerodynamics
The study of mechanics related to flight
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Desolate
Uninhabited
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Fetish
An abnormal liking to an object or an idea
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Quarry
Prey