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Verbal Vocab Flashcards

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Acrophobia

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Fear of heights

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Abacus

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An ancient counting device

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Advocate

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Argue a certain point of view; offer support

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Aerie

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A man-made habitat for birds

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Aficionado

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An enthusiast

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Agile

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Moves easily like an athlete, nimble

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Alliteration

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Repetition of the same first letter or sound in a line of poetry

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Altercation

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A dispute that has gotten out of hand

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Anvil

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Hard metal surface upon which a blacksmith hammers

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Arbiter (or arbitrator)

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One who settles a dispute, one who mediates

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Small wingless insects (spiders, scorpions, etc)

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Arthropods

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Person who claims to interpret the influence of the stars on events and persons

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Astrologer

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A story; note that a drama is a type of this

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Ballad

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Commonplace, trite

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Banal

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A very large stone

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Boulder

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Of or like a cow or an ox

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Bovine

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Heavy to bear, oppressive

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Burdensome

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Instrument used in measuring thickness

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Caliper

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Handwriting, especially exceptional handwriting

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Calligraphy

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Series of related military operations

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Campaign

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The tumbling flow of water as in a waterfall

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Cascade

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Sets of tuned bells, the sounds that tuned bells make

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Chimes

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A constituent of animal fats that is important in metabolism; steroids are a class of this

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Cholesterol

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Rough to the touch; opposite of silky

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Coarse

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A shoemaker

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Cobbler

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Strong columns that serve as support for some building or structure

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Colonnades

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May refer to a machine used to harvest crops

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Combine

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Worthy of praise

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Commendable

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One who directs (especially of an orchestra)

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Conductor

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Fond of socializing with friends

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Convivial

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A horn shaped container that, when filled, symbolizes plenty

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Cornucopia

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Extremely naive or gullible

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Credulous

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Caretaker (especially of a museum)

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Curator

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Can refer to a small amount being added (like a pinch)

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Dash

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Frighten, discourage, intimidate

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Daunt

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A unit that is used to measure the intensity of sound

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Decibel

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A type of tree that loses its leaves in winter

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Deciduous

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A bitter outburst aimed at a person or an idea

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Diatribe

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Carefully sensible inspect and action

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Discreet

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Breakup a gathering

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Disperse

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Disagreement, argument

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Dispute

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Positive in one’s opinions, overbearingly certain

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Dogmatic

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Fade, lessen, weaken

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Ebb

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Elaborate or enlarge in a decorative way

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Embellish

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A visible symbol such as a flag

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Emblem

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Attempts at, tries for

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Endeavors

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An artistic carving, a form of printing

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Engraving

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An undertaking or project

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Enterprise

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A person who is carried away by his feelings for a cause

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Enthusiast

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A person with a refined taste in eating and drinking

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Epicure

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A concluding statement

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Epilogue

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A short statement said in memory of a dead person; this often appears on a tombstone

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Epitaph

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Of or pertaining to horse

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Equine

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53
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Wildly inconsistent

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Erratic

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54
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The decorate front of a building

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Facade

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A division (cut) of a diamond just as a period is a division of an era

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Facet

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Uncultivated, inactive; an unseeded field is said to be lying (this word)

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Fallow

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A period of extreme lack of food; this thing might be caused by a drought

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Famine

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58
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Of or like a cat

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Feline

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Very light; lacking substance; not thick

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Flimsy

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One who is in charge

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Foreman

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Honest, straight-forward

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Frank

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Showy but cheap, flashy

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Gaudy

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Having to do with a class (grouping) in general

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Generic

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A fissure in the ground that spews water

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Geyser

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Consumer to excess, overeat

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Gorged

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A person who is an expert in judging, choosing, and preparing fine foods

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Gourmet

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Building in which airplanes are kept

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Hangar

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Pocket for a gun or pistol

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Holster

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A certain shade of color

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Hue

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A container for cigars

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Humidor

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A type of flower

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Hyacinth

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Fill (especially with moisture or color), inspire

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Imbue

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Without feeling or emotion

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Impassive

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Hinder or halt some movement

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Impede

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Thrust forward, the opposite of impede

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Impel

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An absolute necessity, a requisite

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Imperative

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Make poor, opposite of prosper

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Impoverish

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To act without formal preparation

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Improvisation

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A hunger that cannot be satisfied

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Insatiable

80
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Man made canals used to bring water to dry land

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Irrigation

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Lacking skill

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Inept

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Property owner who rents said property to others

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Landlord

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An important product made from rubber

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Latex

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Praise; opposite of criticize

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Laud

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A unit that is used to measure the intensity of light

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Lumen

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Diminish, weaken

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Languish

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A vertebrate animal that gives milk to its young; note that a whale is this

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Mammal

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A large, extinct mammal; an ancestor of the elephant

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Mammoth

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A type of monkey (baboon)

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Mandrill

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A list of passengers for a plane or ship

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Manifest

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An animal that carries its young in a pouch; note that a kangaroo is this

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Marsupial

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One who studies philosophy

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Metaphysic

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A large city

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Metropolis

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Very tiny

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Minute

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One who is very cheap, a stingy person

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Miser

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The tendency to be easily duped or overly innocent

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Naïveté

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A prefix meaning one billionth of

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Nano

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A person suffering from obsessive desires

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Neurotic

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A prescription drug that treats heart disease and high cholesterol

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Niacin

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A bouquet of flowers

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Nosegay

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The study of coins and medals

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Numismatics

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Instrument used to measure the distance travelled

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Odometer

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Treatment of disease by manipulation of the bones

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Osteopathy

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A foot rest

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Ottoman

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A phrase that contains an obvious contradiction

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Oxymoron

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Thin board upon which colors are mixed by a painter

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Palette

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A plate of glass that is a component of a window

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Pane

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A wide expansive view

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Panorama

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A storage area for food

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Pantry

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Wax-like substance used for making candles

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Paraffin

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Animal (or person) that lives on (or off) another animal (or person)

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Parasite

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A leafy vegetable like lettuce

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Parsley

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A small stone

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Pebble

114
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Stingy, unwilling to spend money, extremely poor

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Penurious

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One who collects stamps

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Philatelist

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Facial feature

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Physiognomy

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Line of type that is 12 points

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Pica

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Pertaining to fish

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Piscine

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Degree of highness or lowness of sound

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Pitch

120
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Gland that secretes hormones

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Pituitary

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Calm, undisturbed

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Placid

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Tiny creatures found in an ocean or sea

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Plankton

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Of or like pigs (hogs)

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Porcine

124
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One who gauges value by practical consequences

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Pragmatist

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Process of the formation of a less mobile state from a more mobile state (e.g. Solid formed out of a liquid; or a state of sudden haste

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Precipitation

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An appendage (like a monkey’s tail or an elephant’s trunk) that is well suited for grasping or seizing

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Prehensile

127
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Can mean the vegetables sold by a grocer

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Produce

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Very deep, not ordinary; the opposite of banal

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Profound

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Any introductory (preliminary) act or event

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Prologue

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Sensible, discreet, wisely cautious

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Prudent

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One known for the rendering of opinions

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Pundit

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Fear of fire

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Pyrophobia

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A skilled teller of stories (anecdotes)

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Raconteur

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Tending to withdraw from the company of others

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Reclusive

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A judge of the play in games and sports

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Referee

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Easy to see through, clear (like a windowpane)

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Reflective

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A personal adjective; an example is found in “The boy hurt himself.” Himself is this kind of adjective.

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Reflexive

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The time period an autocrat (emperor) rules

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Reign

139
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One who judges things by their comparative value; a type of pragmatist

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Relativist

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A young tree

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Sapling

141
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A small planet that revolves around a larger planet

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Satellite

142
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One-fifth of a century (20 years)

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Score

143
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A disease caused by the lack of vitamin C

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Scurvy

144
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One who is fond of pleasure, a modern epicurean

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Sensualist

145
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A place where the water is shallow and which may cause a ship to run aground

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Shoal

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A device that opens and closes in front of the lens of a camera

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Shutter

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Burn slightly, especially around the edges

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Singe

148
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A list of candidates for a particular party (ticket)

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Slate

149
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Lazy, indolent, not industrious

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Slothful

150
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Loud breathing that occurs during sleep

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Snore

151
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A piece of music

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Sonata

152
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That part of a wheel that connects the center of the wheel to its rim

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Spoke

153
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Building in which animals (especially horses) are kept

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Stable

154
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Impassive, showing no emotion

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Stolid

155
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A musical composition whose parts are known as movements

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Symphony

156
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The specific steps taken to execute a strategy

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Tactics

157
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One engaged in speculations

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Theorist

158
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Very close growth of shrubs or bushes

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Thicket

159
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Beat; wheat is _______ed so as to separate the grain

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Thrash

160
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Small parasite of the skin often contracted in a forest

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Tic

161
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A set of three panels with pictures or carvings or the like on them

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Triptych

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A tool used by a bricklayer to spread mortar

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Trowel

163
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Tenant of a lord, servant, follower, slave

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Vassal

164
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Condition characterized by dizziness & loss of balance

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Vertigo

165
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Exhibiting high moral excellence

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Virtuous

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Very cautious, alert, watchful

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Wary

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A fanatic, an extreme enthusiast

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Zealot

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