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Allergen

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Substance that cause allergic reaction

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Abacus

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An ancient counting device

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Abstain

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Do without (voluntarily)

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Acrophobia

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Fear of heights

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Advocate

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Offer support; argue a certain point of view

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Aerie

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Man-made habitat for birds

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Aficionado

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Enthusiast

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Alchemy

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Early (medieval) practice of chemistry

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Alliteration

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Repetition of same first letter/sound in a line of poetry

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Ambiguous

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Vague; not concise

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Anecdote

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Short account of an interesting incident/event

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Arid

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Extremely dry

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Anvil

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Hard metal surface which upon a blacksmith hammers

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Arbiter (arbitrator)

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One who settles/mediates a dispute

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Arthropoda

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Small wingless insects

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Ballad

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A story/note of drama

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Banal

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Commonplace/trite

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Boulder

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A very large stone

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Burl

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A knot in a piece of wood

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Caliper

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Instrument used to measure thickness

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Calligraphy

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Handwriting

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Campaign

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Series of related military operations

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Cartilage

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Tough, elastic material forming part of skeletal structure

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Cartography

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Making of maps/charts

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Cascade

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Tumbling flow of water (waterfall)

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Coarse

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Rough to the touch (opposite of silky)

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Cobbler

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A shoemaker

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Colonnades

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Strong columns that serve as support for buildings/structure

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Combine

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Machine used to harvest crops

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Conduit

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A tube for underground passage of electrical wire

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Conductor

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One who directs

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Convivial

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Fond of socializing with friends

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Cornucopia

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A horn shaped container (when filled, symbolize plenty)

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Cottage

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A small house

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Credulous

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Extremely naive/gullible

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Crustacean

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A water animal with a hard shell

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Curator

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Caretaker (of museums)

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Daunt

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Frighten, discourage, intimidate

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Deciduous

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A type of tree that loses its leaves in winter

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Diatribe

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A bitter outburst aimed at a person/idea

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Dogmatic

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Positive in one’s opinion, overbearingly certain

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Dormant

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Inactive, quiet

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Ebb

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Fade, lessen, weaken

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Embellish

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Elaborate/enlarge in a decorative way

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Epicure

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A person with a refined taste in eating/drinking

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Epicurean

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One who is fond of pleasure and luxury

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Epilogue

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A concluding statement

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Epitaph

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A short statement said in memory of a dead person (on tombstones)

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Facade

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The decorative front of a building

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Facet

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A division/cut of a diamond

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Fallow

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Uncultivated, inactive

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Famine

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A period of extreme lack of food (caused by drought)

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Fidelity

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Loyalty to a person or cause

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Fleet

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A large armada of ships

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Flimsy

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Very light, lacking substance, not thick

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Foreman

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One who is in charge

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Frank

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Honest, straight-forward

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Gaudy

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Showy but cheap, flashy

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Geyser

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A fissure in the ground that spews water

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Gorged

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Consumed to excess, overeat

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Gourmet

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a person who is an expert in judging/choosing/preparing find food

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Holster

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A pocket for a gun/pistol

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Hue

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A certain shade of color

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Humidor

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A container for cigars

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Hyacinth

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A type of flower

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Hydra

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Serpent with 9 heads

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Imbue

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Fill, inspire

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Impassive

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W/o feeling/emotion

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Impede

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Hinder/halt some movement

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Impel

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Thrust forward (opposite of impede)

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Inept

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Lacking skill

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Insatiable

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A hunger that cannot be satisfied

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Irrigation

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Man made canals used to bring water to dry land

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Lathe

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Machine for working with wood/metal

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Laud

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Praise (opposite of criticize)

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Lumen

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A unit measuring intensity of light

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Languish

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Diminish, weaken

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Mandrill

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A type of monkey (baboon)

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Manifest

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A list of passengers for a plane/ship

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Marsupial

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An animal that carries its young in a pouch (kangaroo)

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Mason

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One who works with blocks/stones

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Metaphysics

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One who studies philosophy

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Metropolis

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A large city

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Miser

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One who is very cheap, a stingy person

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Neurotic

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A person suffering from obsessive desires

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Niacin

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A prescription drug that treats heart disease/high cholesterol

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Nosegay

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A bouquet of flowers

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Numismatic

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Study of coins and medals

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Oxymoron

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A phrase that contains an obvious contradiction

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Palette

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Thin board upon which colors are mixed by a painter

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Pane

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A plate of glass that is a component of a window

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Paraffin

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Wax-like substance use for making candles

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Penurious

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Stingy, unwilling to spend money, extremely poor

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Philatelist

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One who collects stamps

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Physiognomy

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Facial features

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Piscine

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Pertaining to fish

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Placid

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Calm, undisturbed

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Plankton

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Tiny creatures found in an ocean/sea

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Pragmatist

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One who gauges value by practical consequences

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Prehensile

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An appendage that is well-suited for grasping/seizing

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Prolific

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Able to produce abundantly

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Prologue

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An introduction

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Prudent

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Sensible, discreet, wisely cautious

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Pumpernickel

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A coarse, sour bread

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Pundit

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One known for rendering opinions

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Pyrophobia

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Fear of fire

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Raconteur

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A skilled teller of stories

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Reclusive

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Tending to withdraw from the company of others

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Sapling

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A young tree

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Satellite

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A small planet that revolves around a larger planet

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Score

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One-fifth of a century (20 years)

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Scurvy

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A disease caused by VitC deficiency

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Shoal

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

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Shutter

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A device that opens/closes in front of camera lens

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Singe

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Burn slightly (esp. Around edges)

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Slate

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A list of candidates for a particular party/ticket

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Slothful

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Lazy, indolent, not industrious

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Sonata

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A piece of music

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Spelunker

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One who likes crowded/enclosed places

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Spire

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Narrow tip of a tower/steeple

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Spoke

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Part of a wheel that connects the center to its rim

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Stolid

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Impassive, showing no emotion

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Stonehenge

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An ancient man made rock formation found in England

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Thicket

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Very close growth of shrubs/bushes

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Thrash

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Beat (crops/wheat)

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Throttle

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A type of valve used to control flow of liquid

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Tic

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Small parasite of the skin often contracted in a forest

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Triptych

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A set of 3 panels with pictures/carvings

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Trowel

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A tool used by a bricklayer to spread mortar

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Vassal

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Tenant of a lord, servant, follower, slave

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Vernancular

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Slang, language of the common people

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Verse

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Component lines of poem

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Vertigo

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Dizziness and loss of balance

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Virtuous

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Exhibiting high moral excellence

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Wary

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Very cautious, alert, watchful

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Zealot

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A fanatic, extreme enthusiast

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