Vocabulary Words Flashcards
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cynosure (synosure)
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An object that serves as a focal point of attention and admiration
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commissar (commasar)
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An official of the Communist Party in charge of political indoctrination and the enforcement of party loyalty.
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graupel (grouple)
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A snow pellet
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voortrekker (voortrekker)
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One of the original Afrikaner settlers of Transvaal and the Orange Free State who migrated from the Cape Colony in the 1830.
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weissnichtwo (weisnichtwo)
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An indefinite, unknown, or imaginary place.
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asana (oceana)
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Any of various bodily positions assumed in yogic exercise
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cappelletti (capiltti)
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Small squares of pasta containing a savory mixture of meat, cheese, or vegetables.
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witloof (witloaf)
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An endive
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apparatchik (apparchik)
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An unquestioningly subordinate, especially of a political leader or organization.
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douane (duan)
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A customhouse
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weimaraner (weimaraner)
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Any of a large breed of hunting dog that originated in Germany, having a smooth grayish coat.
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langlauf (launlauf)
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The sport of cross-country skiing.
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prerogative (perogative)
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An exclusive right or privilege held by a person or group, especially a hereditary or official right.
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zwinger (svinger)
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A palace in Dresden and a major landmark of German baroque architecture.
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yannigan (yannagan)
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A member of a scrub team in baseball.
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quadragenarian (quadregenarian)
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A person who is between 40 an 49 years old.
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ratafia (ratifia)
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A sweet cordial flavored with fruit kernels or almonds.
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totipotency (totipettancy)
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The ability of a cell, such as an egg, to give rise to unlike cells and thus develop into or generate a new organism or part.
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vargueno (vargaino)
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A decorative cabinet, of a form originating in Spain, the body being rectangular and supported on legs or an ornamental framework and the front opening downwards on hinges to serve as a writing desk.
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belomancy (belemancy)
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A kind of divination anciently practiced by means of marked arrows drawn at random from a bag or quiver, the marks on the arrows drawn being supposed to foreshadow the future.
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orthian (othein)
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Characterized by high pitched –used of a style of singing or a tune.
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sabot (sabbot)
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A wooden shoe worn in some European countries.
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jicama (jicima)
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A crisp, sweet turnip0shaped root vegetable (pachyrizuserosus) used raw in salads and as crudités or cooked in stews. Also called Mexican turnip, yam bean.
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piloncillo (piloncio)
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A conical loaf of sugar.
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dowager (dowiger)
A window who holds a title or property derived from her deceased husband.
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febrility (fibrillity)
A rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of affection.
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mussitation (muscitation)
A speaking in a low tone; mumbling
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tectogene (techtegene)
A long, relatively narrow downward fold of sialic crust considered to be an early phase in mountain-building processes. Also known as geotectogene.
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pekoe (peekoe)
A grade of black tea consisting of the leaves around the buds.
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Promethean (Promothean)
Greek Mythology Relating to or suggestive of Prometheus.
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brodequin (brodican)
A high show once worn by women.
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A\ageusia (augusia)
Pathol lack of the sense of taste.
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meiosis (miosis)
Genetics. The process of cell division in sexually reproducing organisms that reduces the number of production of games in animals and spores in plants.
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Bunyanesque (Bunyonesque)
Of, relating to, or suggestive of the legend of Paul Bunyan.
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Beethovenian (Beatovinian)
Of or pertaining to Ludwig van Beethoven
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botryoidal (batrodile)
Shaped like a bunch of grapes.
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beelzebub (biezelbub)
The Devil; Satan
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dysbarism (dysporism)
The complex of symptoms (as the bends, headache, or mental disturbance) that accompanies exposure to excessively low or rapidly chanting environmental air pressure.
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nubuck (nubuc)
Leather that has been rubbed on the flesh side of the skin to give it a fine velvet0like finish.
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fimbrillate (fimbrilate)
Bordered with a minute fringe.
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soavemente (suavemente)
Sweetly
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pultaceous (pultatious)
Macerated; softened; nearly fluid.
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hyetometer (hyatometer)
A device for measuring small rainfall.
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Hallock (halik)
A rectangular wood veneer berry box with straight sides and a raised bottom.
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ignimbrite (ignembrite)
A volcanic rock formed by the welding together of tuff material from an explosive volcanic eruption.
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laureation (laureaiton)
The act of crowning with laurel; the act of conferring an academic degree, or honorary title.
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diplodocus (diplodicus)
A very large herbivorous dinosaur of the genus Diplodocus that existed during the Jurassic period.
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animia (animea)
The loss of the ability to express ideas by gestures or to understand the significance of gestures.
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parapsychical (paracycical)
A number of ostensibly paranormal phenomena, including telepath, precognition, clairvoyance, psychokinesis, near-death experiences, reincarnation and apparitional experiences.
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sussultatory (cessultatory)
characterized bt up-and-down vibrations of large amplitude -- used of an earthquake.
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morosoph (morisoph)
A philosophical or learned fool.
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ecphonesis (echphenesis)
An animated or passionate exclamation.
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polytocous (peliticous)
Producing mant offspring in a single birth.
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cabotinage (cabotonnage)
behavior befitting a second0rate actor : obvious playing to the audience.
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pancratiast (pancrasiast)
One who engaged in the contest of the pancratium.
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calotte (colotte)
A skullcap, especially one worn by Roman Catholic priests.
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isopiestic (isopyestic)
Marked by or indicating equal pressure; isobaric.
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cirvensian (cirventian)
Of or relating to the Circus in ancient Rome.
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olecranon (olechranon)
The large process on the upper end of the ulna that projects behind the elbow joint and forms the point of the elbow.
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cyanope (psianope)
A person with fair hair and brown eyes.
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sarrusophone (serusiphone)
A wind instrument resembling the oboe but made of brass.
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epichoric (epicoric)
Peculiar to a limited area.
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venenate (veninate)
To poison; to infect with poison
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pergameneous (pergamineous)
Resembling parchment
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bourrée (bourret)
An old French dance resembling the gavotte, usually in quick duple time beginning with an upbeat.
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doryline (doraline)
A type of migratory tropical ant that is blind except for the functional males.
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melocoton (melecaton)
A quince
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kaburi (caburri)
A land crab (ucides cordatus) common in mangrove swamps from the West Indies to southern Brazil.
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cipollino (cipolino)
A fictional character from Gianni Rodari's eponymous tale of CIpollino.
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zenaida (zanaida)
A genus of tropical American pigeons that has one species (Zenaida aurita) reaching the West Indies and formerly the Florida coast and one (Zenaida asiatica) occurring in the southwestern United States.
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paryphodrome (pariphodrome)
Having a vein that closely follows the margin --used of a form leaf venation.
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hallali (hallelee)
A huntsman's bugle call.
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ptyalagogoue (ptyalagogue)
A drug or other agent that increases the flow of saliva.
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cyanophycean (cyanophycein)
Any member of the Myxophyceae.
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abscess
localized collection of pus in tissues of the body
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accessible
easy to approach
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accommodate
to do a kindness or a favor to; oblige
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accordion
musical instrument
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annulment
the declaration that annuls a marriage
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appellate
of or pertaining to appeals
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assassin
murderer, especially in politics
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atrium
the central room of an ancient Roman house
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automaton
another word for a robot
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baboon
large monkey found in Africa or Arabia
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barbiturate
used to hold a girl's hair in place
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barrette
clasp ised to hold a girl's hair in place
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bassoon
large woodwind instrument
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bazaar
a marketplace, especially in the Middle East
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beige
very light brown
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benign
having a kindly disposition
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bizarre
markedly unusual
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bobbin
reel upon which yarn or thread is wound
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bonsai
a tree that has been dwarfed, as by pruning
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bough
branch of a tree
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bouillon
a clear usually seasoned broth
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bouquet
bunch of flowers
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bursar
a treasurer or business officer
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butte
an isolated hill or mountain rising abruptly
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cache
hiding place
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calendar
table of days and weeks in a year
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camaraderie
good fellowship
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campaign
military operation for a specific objective
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canvass
to solicit votes
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carafe
wide-mouthed bottle used to serve beverages
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caribou
a large, North American deer
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cataclysm
any violent upheaval
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caterpillar
the larva of a butterfly or moth
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cellist
person who plays a cello
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cemetery
place set apart for graves or tombs
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censor
an official who examines material to suppress all or part of it
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census
an official enumeration of the population
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chameleon
a lizard that can, as protection, change color
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charisma
personal quality that gives one power over a group of people
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chauffeur
person employed to drive an automobile
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cliche
trite, stereotyped expression
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codeine
used as a sedative or analgesic
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colloquy
conversational exchanged, dialogue
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colonel
an officer in the Army or Air Force
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conceit
excessively favorable opinion of oneself
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concessionaire
someone to whom a concession has been granted
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conscious
being aware of one's own existence
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concensus
majority of opinion
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consomme
clear soup
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cough
expel air through the lungs harshly, often violently
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counsel
advice
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coyote
smaller, wolf-like animal
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crescent
resembles a segment of a ring tapering to points at the ends
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crochet
needlework with a needle having a hook at one end
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crouton
small piece of fried or toasted bread
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crypt
subterranean chamber or vault
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cuckoo
common European bird
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cursor
movable symbol on a computer
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cymbal
concave plate that produces a sharp, ringing sound when struck
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debris
remains of things broken down or destroyed
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deceive
to mislead by a false appearance or statement
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deductible
capable of being deducted
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defendant
a person against whom a charge is brought against in court
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descender
part of the letter that goes below the body
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detached
not attached or separated
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deuce
a card having two spots
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dialogue
conversation with two or more people
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dictionary
a book containing a selection of words or a language
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diocese
a district under the jurisdiction of a bishop
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diphtheria
an infectious disease
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disappear
to cease to be seen
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discernible
capable of being distinguished
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distraught
deeply agitated
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doubt
to be uncertain about
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dough
flour or meal combined with water
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drought
a period of dry weather
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ecstasy
rapturous delight
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eerie
uncanny,weird
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aardwolf
hyena-like animal of southern and eastern Africa
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aberration
departing from the usual course
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abridgment
shortened form of a book
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abscission
sudden termination
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acerbate
to make sour or bitter
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aficionado
devotee of something
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algorithm
a set of rules for solving a problem
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alignment
arrangement in a straight line
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allocution
a formal speech
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ancillary
subordinate or subsidiary
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apocalypse
widespread destruction or disaster
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applique
ornamentation applied to a material
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archetype (arkitype)
the original model
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avenge
exact satisfaction for
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babushka
a woman's scarf
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baccalaureate
a religious service held before commencement day
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balalaika
a Russian musical instrument
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baroque
pertains to architecture and art from 18th century Italy
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barracuda
long, predaceous fish
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bayou
a marshy arm of a river, usually sluggish or stagnant
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beleaguer
to surround with troubles
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belligerence
a hostile attitude
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beret
soft, visorless cap
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bivouac
military encampment
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blithe
joyous,glad or cheerful
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boatswain
a warrant officer on a warship
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bourgeois
to be a member of the middle class
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boutique
a small shop within a larger store
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boutonniere
blackberry-like fruit
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buoy
a float used to mark a water channel
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cabaret
a restaurant providing food, drink and music
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calisthenics
gymnastic exercises
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callous
hard or indifferent
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camouflage
hiding oneself from one's enemy
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cannoneer
an artilleryman
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cantankerous
disagreeable to deal with
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cardiopulmonary
pertaining to the heart and lungs
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carnivorous
flesh-eating
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catastrophe
a sudden widespread disaster
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celerity
swiftness, speed
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censer
container in which incense is burned
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changeable
liable to change or to be changed
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chaparral
dense growth of shrubs or trees (southwest)
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commemorate
to serve as a reminder of
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committal
an act or instance of committing
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connoisseur
a person competent to pass critical judgement
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convalescence
the gradual recovery to health after illness
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cornucopia
horn of plenty in mythology
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corruptible
that which can be corrupted
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crevasse
a fissure in ice or the earth
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croissant
a rich, buttery crescent-shaped roll
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curmudgeon
bad-tempered, cantankerous person
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cynic
person who believes in selfishness as prime motivation
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dachshund
long, German dog
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decaffeinate
is to extract caffeine from
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deliverance
an act or instance of delivering
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denouement
the final resolution of the intricacies of a plot
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diaphragm
a part of the human body
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dichotomy
division into two parts
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dietitian
a person who is an expert on nutrition
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diphthong
an unsegmented gliding speech sound
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docile
easily handled or manageable
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echo
repetition of sound produced by reflection of sound waves
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eclair
finger-shaped creampuff
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eczema
an inflammatory condition of the skin
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effervescent
bubbling vivacious or gay
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eloquence
using language with fluency and aptness
