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32 Cards in this Set
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ornithologist
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birds
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herpetologist
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reptiles and amphibians
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entomologist
etymologist botanist |
insects
words and word derivations plants |
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paleontologist
gerontologist speleologist |
fossils
aging caves |
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rhinologist
toxicologist hematologist |
nose
poisons blood |
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ethnologist
cosmologist dermatologist |
cultures
the universe skin |
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kinesiologisy
pathologist ichthyologist |
movement
diseases fishes |
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brontologist
orologist psephologist |
thunder
mountains political elections |
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amanuesnsis
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secretary
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lapidary
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an expert in precious stones
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pettifogger
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an unscrupulous lawyer
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hippophagy
cynicism intestate |
the practice of eating horse flesh
the belief that human conduct is based on self-interest having made no valid will |
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codicil
juxta per |
an addition to a will
next to through or by |
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preter
pali ante |
beyond
again before |
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ab
eu tele sur milli |
from, away
good afar on, upon thousand |
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homonyms
heteronym |
words with the same pronunciation and spelling but different meanings
words with the same spelling but different pronunciation |
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paronym
toponym |
word containing same root or stem (wise-wisom) (heal, health)
land name; Death Valley |
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aviatrix
suffrage lobotomy |
femal pilot
right to vote cutting into a lobe of the brain |
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bibliophile
hippophile alchemy |
lover of books
lover of horses miraculous change of one thing into another |
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antebellum
antediluvian floccinaucinihilipilificication |
before the war
before the flood the estimation of being worthless |
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insurgent
corvine lactoovovegeterian |
person against the government
crow-like person whose diet includes dairy and egg products |
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cruciverbalist
cynomania |
a crossword puzzle fanatic, or a person who composes crossword puzzles
an obsession for dogs |
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aerie
eerie |
high eagle's or hawk's nest
weird |
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allude
elude illude |
to refer indirectly
to evade to deceive |
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banc
bank |
bench on which court judges sit
portion of earth above the surrounding level |
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chucker
chukker |
person who throws with a short arm action
playing period of a polo game |
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clarety
clarity |
color resembling dark red of claret wine
clearness |
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cousin
cozen |
child of one's aunt or uncle
to deceive by artful wheeding or tricky dishonesty |
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cappie
croppy |
north american sunfish
irish rebel of 1798 who wore short hair as token of sympathy with the French Revolution |
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penance
pennants |
sorrow or contrition for sin
nautical flags usually tapering to a point |
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must
musth |
is required, compeled, or obliged to
murderous frenzy of a bull elephant usually occurring during rut |
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incite
insight |
to stir up, spur, urge on; to instigate
discernment, understanding |