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25 Cards in this Set
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sirocco
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a hot wind from N. Africa blowing over southern europe
ex. The sirocco ruined the farmers olive crop. |
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renascent
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To be born again
ex. The renascent musician played with a level of emotion unparalleled in his lost career. |
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celerity
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Speed of living beings
ex. The gibbons moved with celerity through the branches. |
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Escarpment
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an abrupt hill or cliff, also a man made abrupt hill or cliff
ex. The soldiers struggled to climb the escarpment. |
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Pyrogenic
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Produced or formed by the process of magma
ex. The pyrogenic rock looked like flowing water. |
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prelate
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A cleric of high rank
ex. The prelate loomed with his threat of excommunication. |
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curette
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A small surgical scoop
ex. The surgeon slowly maneuvered the curette into position beside the cataract. |
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scissile
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Capable of being divided
ex. The scissile cloth thankfully allowed for the shares of plunder to be split easily. |
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Badinage
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Light humorous banter
ex. Many a man has been doomed to engage only in badinage with a girl he adores. |
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Mantelet
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A short, sleeveless cape
ex. The mantelet's functionality was debateable |
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intercostal
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between the ribs
ex. The incision was made in a horizontal intercostal fashion. |
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somite
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a body segment
ex. The small somite was difficult to mount properly for the biologist. |
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Nephrite
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The more common form of jade
ex. The nephrite caught the light as it fell into a pile of earth. |
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Concomitant
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Going together
ex. The couple was concomitant at all times. |
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Extant
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Protruding
ex. The extant masthead was a dead giveaway to the lookout. |
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Seriatim
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One after another; in succession
ex. The lords were announced seriatim. |
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Obstreperous
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Noisy, vociferous
ex. The obstreperous marching band hindered the sleep of the child. |
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Llano
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A level treeless plain in the northern parts of south america.
ex. The shephard gazed out upon the llano |
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Copacetic
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Fine, going just right
ex. My life right now is copacetic. |
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Assignation
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Aportionment
ex. The quartermaster performed the assignation of wages. |
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Bunco
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A swindle by means of a confidence trick.
ex. The banker fell for the bunco because of his arrogance. |
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Prodigality
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Reckless extravagance
ex. The prodigality of royalty is notorious. |
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Cordate
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Heartshaped
ex. The cookie was cordate. |
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Alate
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Winged
ex. The alate contraption whizzed around the inventors shop. |
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Heliacal
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Sun-related
ex. The heliacal worshipers basked in the dawn. |
