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10 Cards in this Set
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Fen
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Main Entry: 1fen
Pronunciation: 'fen Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fenn; akin to Old High German fenna fen, Sanskrit panka mud : low land that is covered wholly or partly with water unless artificially drained and that usually has peaty alkaline soil and characteristic flora (as of sedges and reeds) |
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Kaffeeklatsch
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Main Entry: kaf·fee·klatsch
Pronunciation: 'ko-fE-"klach, 'kä-fE-, -"kläch, -"kl&ch Function: noun Usage: often capitalized Etymology: German, from Kaffee coffee + Klatsch gossip : an informal social gathering for coffee and conversation |
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March
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Main Entry: 1march
Pronunciation: 'märch Function: noun Etymology: Middle English marche, from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German marha boundary -- more at MARK : a border region : FRONTIER; especially : a district originally set up to defend a boundary -- usually used in plural <the Welsh marches> |
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Antediluvian
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Main Entry: an·te·di·lu·vi·an
Pronunciation: "an-ti-d&-'lü-vE-&n, -(")dI- Function: adjective Etymology: ante- + Latin diluvium flood -- more at DELUGE 1 : of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible 2 a : made, evolved, or developed a long time ago <an antediluvian automobile> b : extremely primitive or outmoded <an antediluvian prejudice> - antediluvian noun |
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Anathema
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Main Entry: anath·e·ma
Pronunciation: &-'na-th&-m& Function: noun Etymology: Late Latin anathemat-, anathema, from Greek, thing devoted to evil, curse, from anatithenai to set up, dedicate, from ana- + tithenai to place, set -- more at DO 1 a : one that is cursed by ecclesiastical authority b : someone or something intensely disliked or loathed -- usually used as a predicate nominative <this notion was anathema to most of his countrymen -- S. J. Gould> 2 a : a ban or curse solemnly pronounced by ecclesiastical authority and accompanied by excommunication b : the denunciation of something as accursed c : a vigorous denunciation : CURSE |
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Wassail
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Main Entry: 1was·sail
Pronunciation: 'wä-s&l also wä-'sAl Function: noun Etymology: Middle English wæs hæil, washayl, from Old Norse ves heill be well, from ves (imperativesingular of vera to be) + heill healthy -- more at WAS, WHOLE 1 : an early English toast to someone's health 2 : a hot drink that is made with wine, beer, or cider, spices, sugar, and usually baked apples and is traditionally served in a large bowl especially at Christmastime 3 : riotous drinking : REVELRY |
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Bothy
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Main Entry: bo·thy
Pronunciation: 'bä-thE, 'bO- Function: noun Etymology: Scots, probably from obsolete Scots both booth chiefly Scottish : HUT |
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Weather eye
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Main Entry: weather eye
Function: noun 1 : an eye quick to observe coming changes in the weather 2 : constant and shrewd watchfulness and alertness |
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Warsle
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Main Entry: war·sle
Variant(s): or wars·tle /'wä(r)-s&l/ Function: verb Etymology: Middle English werstelen, warstelen, alteration of wrestlen, wrastlen Scottish : WRESTLE, STRUGGLE - warsle noun, Scottish |
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Wergild
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Main Entry: wer·gild
Pronunciation: 'w&r-"gild Variant(s): or wer·geld /-"geld/ Function: noun Etymology: Middle English wergeld, from Old English, from wer man + -geld, alteration of gield, geld payment, tribute -- more at GELD : the value set in Anglo-Saxon and Germanic law upon human life in accordance with rank and paid as compensation to the kindred or lord of a slain person |
