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190 Cards in this Set
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an ancient counting device
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abacus
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do without voluntarily
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abstain
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fear of heights
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acrophobia
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argue a certain point of view, offer support
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advocate
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a man-made habitat for birds
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aerie
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an enthusiast
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aficiando
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moves easily like and athlete, nimble
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agile
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an early (medieval) practitioner of chemistry
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alchemist
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early (medieval) chemistry
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alchemy
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extreme sensitivity to a particular substance (such as dust)
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allergy
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repetition of the same first letter or sound in a line of poetry
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alliteration
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a dispute that has gotten out of hand
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altercation
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short account of and interesting incident or event
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anecdote
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hard metal surface upon which a blacksmith hammers
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anvil
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one or settles a dispute, one who mediates
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arbiter (or arbitrator)
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awaken, stir to action, excite
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arouse
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an essay usually appearing in a newspaper or a magazine, note that an editorial is an example of an article
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article
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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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one who studies astronomy
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astronomer
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science that studies the motion of celestial bodies (stars)
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astronomy
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a book of maps
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atlas
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a story, not that a drama is a type of ____
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ballad
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commonplace, trite
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banal
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a very larger 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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a handwriting expert
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calligrapher
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series of related military operations
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campaign
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the tough elastic material that forms part of the skeletal structure
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cartilage
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the making of maps or charts
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cartography
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one who makes maps or charts
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cartographer
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the tumbling flow of water as in a waterfall
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cascade
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one hundred years
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century
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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 _______
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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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the tough elastic material that forms part of the skeletal structure
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cartilage
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the making of maps or charts
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cartography
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one who makes maps or charts
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cartographer
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the tumbling flow of water as in a waterfall
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cascade
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one hundred years
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century
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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 _______
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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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a small house
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cottage
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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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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 idea
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diatribe
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carefully sensible in speech and action
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discreet
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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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inactive, quiet as if asleep
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dormant
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a long period of a dry (rainless) weather
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drought
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fade, lessen, weaken
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ebb
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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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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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one who is fond of pleasure and luxury
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epicurean
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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; an _____ often appears on a tombstone
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epitaph
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of or pertaining to horses
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equine
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wildly inconsistent
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erratic
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increase in size; opposite of reduce
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expand
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the decorative front of a building
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facade
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uncultivated, inactive; an unseeded field is said to be lying _____
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fallow
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a period of extreme lack of food; a _____ might be caused by a drought
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famine
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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 (e.g., the foreman of a ranch)
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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 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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consumed to excess, overeat
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gorged
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very pretty (beautiful)
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gorgeous
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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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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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a huner that cannot be satisfied
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insatiable
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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; not that a whale is a mammal
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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 it young in a pouch; Ex kangaroo
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marsupial
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one who studies philosophy
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meta-physic
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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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naivete
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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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one who studies coins or medals
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numismatic
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instrument used to measure the distance traveled
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odometer
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treatment of disease by manipulation of bones
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osteopathy
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a phrase that contains 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 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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animal (or person) that lives on (or off) another animal (person)
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parasite
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arrangement of forms and colors, design; a dress would be made to a ______
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pattern
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a small stone
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pebble
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one who walks rather than drives
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pedestrian
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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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pertaining to fish
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piscine
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degree of highness or lowness of sound
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pitch
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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
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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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the result of precipitation; not that snow is an example of ___________
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precipitate
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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 rending 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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set of directions for preparing something (especially food)
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recipe
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rending 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." in this, himself is a ______ adjective
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reflexive
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the time period of autocrat (emperor) rules
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reign
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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
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a small planet that revolves around a larger planet
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satellite
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one-fifth of a century (twenty years)
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score
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one who is found of pleasure, a modern epicurean
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sensualist
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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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a brother or sisters
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sibling
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an extraordinarily tall building
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skyscraper
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lazy, indolent, not industrious
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slothful
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loud breathing that occurs during sleep
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snore
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that part of a wheel that connects the center of the wheel to its rim
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spoke
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mate, husband or wife in a marriage
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spouse
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building in which animals (especially horses) are kept
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stable
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impassive, showing no emotion
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stolid
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the specific steps taken to execute a strategy
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tactics
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one who rents a property
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tenant
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the time period an elected official is in office
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term
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a type of dictionary
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thesaurus
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very close growth of shrubs or bushes
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thicket
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beat; wheat is trashed so as to separate the grain
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thrash
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small parasite of the skin often contracted in a forest
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tic
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very small
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tiny
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accepting of other's opinions, forbearing; opposite of bigoted or dogmatic
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tolerant
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a tool used by a bricklayer to spread mortar
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trowel
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usually refers to a thirst that cannot be satisfied
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unquenchable
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tenant of a lord, servant, follower, slave
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vassal
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the component lines of a poem
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verse
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small community (smaller than a town)
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village
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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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