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169 Cards in this Set
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Abacus
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Ancient Counting device
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Abstain
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Do without voluntarily
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Acrophobia
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Fear of heights
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Advocate
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Argue a certain point of view, offer support
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Aerie
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A man-made habitat for birds
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Aficionado
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An enthusiast
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Agile
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move easily like an athlete
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Alchemist
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An early medieval practitioner of chemistry
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Alchemy
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Early medieval chemistry
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Allergy
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Extreme sensitivity to a particular substance
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Alliteration
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Repetition of the same first letters of a sound in poetry
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Altercation
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A dispute that has gotten out of hand.
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Anecdote
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Short account of an interesting incident or event
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Anvil
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A hard metal surface on which a blacksmith hammers
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Arbiter
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one who settles a dispute
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arouse
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awaken stir to action or excite
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article
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an essay usually appearing in a newspaper or a magazine. An editorial is an example of this.
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Astrologer
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One who studies astronomy.
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Atlas
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a book of maps
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ballad
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a story note that a drama is a type of ballad
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banal
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common place, trite
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boulder
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a very large stone
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bovine
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of or like a cow or an ox
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burdensome
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heavy to bare or oppressive
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caliper
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instrument used in measuring thickness
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calligraphy
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handwriting, especially exceptional handwriting
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campaign
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series of related military operations
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cartilage
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the tough elastic material that forms part of the skeletal structure
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cartography
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the making of maps or charts
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cascade
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the tumbling flow of water like in a waterfall
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century
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one hundred years
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chimes
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sets of tuned bells, the sounds tuned bells make.
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cholesterol
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a constituent of animal fat that is important in metabolism, steroids are a class of cholesterol
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coarse
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rough to the touch opposite of silky
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cobbler
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a shoemaker
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colonnades
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a series of columns placed at regular intervals
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combine
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may refer to a machine used to harvest crops
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commendable
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worthy of praise
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conductor
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one who directs
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convivial
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found of socializing with friends
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cornucopia
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a horn shaped counter that when filled symbolizes plenty
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cottage
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a small house
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credulous
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extremely naive or gullible
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curator
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caretaker (museum)
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decibel
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a unit that is used to measure the intensity of sound
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deciduous
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a type of tree that loses its leaves in winter
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diatribe
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a bitter outburst aimed a person or an idea, a bitter denunciation
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discreet
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carefully sensible in in speech and action
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dispute
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disagreement or argument
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dogmatic
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positive in ones opinions overbearingly certain
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dormant
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quiet as if asleep
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drought
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a long period of no rainfall
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ebb
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weaken, fade, lesson
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emblem
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a visible symbol such as a flag
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endeavors
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attempts at or tries for
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engraving
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an artistic carving a form of printing
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enterprise
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an undertaking or a project
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enthusiast
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a person who is carried away by his feelings for a cause
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epicure
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a person with a refined taste in eating or drinking
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epicurean
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one who is fond of pleasure and luxury
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epilogue
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a concluding statement
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epitaph
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a short statement said in memory of a dead person (on a tombstone)
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equine
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pertaining to horses
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erratic
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wildly inconsistent
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expand
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increasing in size, opposite of reduce
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facade
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the decorative front of a building
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facet
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a division of a diamond, just as a period is a division of an era
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fallow
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uncultivated inactive, an unseeded field
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famine
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a period of extreme lack of food
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feline
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like a cat
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flimsy
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very light lacking substance not thick
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foreman
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one who is in charge
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frank
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honest straightforward
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gaudy
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showy but cheap, flashy
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generic
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descriptive of an entire group, in general
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geyser
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a fissure in the ground that spews water
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gorged
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consumed to excess, over eat
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gourmet
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expert in judging, choosing and preparing fine foods
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hangar
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building in which airplanes are kept
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holster
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pocket for a gun or pistol
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hue
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a certain shade of color
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humidor
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a container for cigars
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imbue
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fill (with moisture or color), inspire
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impassive
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without feeling or emotion
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impede
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hinder or halt some movement
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impel
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thrust forward, the opposite of impede
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imperative
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an absolute necessity, a requisite
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impoverish
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make poor, opposite of prosper
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insatiable
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a hunger that cannot be satisfied
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irrigation
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man made canals used to bring water to dry land
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inept
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lacking skill
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landlord
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property owner who rents said property to others
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latex
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a product made from rubber
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laud
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praise, opposite of criticize
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lumen
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a unit that is used to measure the intensity of light
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languish
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diminish weaken
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mammal
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a vertebrate animal that gives milk to its young. a whale is a mammal
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mammoth
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a large extinct mammal. An ancestor of the elephant
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mandrill
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a type of monkey
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manifest
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a list of passengers on a plane or a ship
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marsupial
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an animal that carries its young in a pouch
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metaphysics
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one who studies philosophy
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metropolis
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a large city
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minute
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very tiny
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miser
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very cheap a stingy person
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naivete
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the tendency to be easily duped or overly innocent
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nosegay
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a bouquet of flowers
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numismatic
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one involved in the study of coins or medals.
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odometer
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measures the amount of distance traveled
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osteopathy
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treatment of disease by manipulation of the bones
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oxymoron
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contradiction
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palette
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thin board upon colors are mixed by a painter
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pane
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a plate of glass that is a component of a window
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panorama
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a wide expansive view
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pantry
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storage area for food
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paraffin
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wax like substance used for making candles
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parasite
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organism that lives off of another organism
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pattern
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arrangement of forms and colors, design, a dress would be made to a pattern
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pebble
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a small stone
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pedestrian
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one who walks rather than drives
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penurious
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stingy, unwilling to spend money
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philatelist
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one who collects stamps
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physiognomy
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facial feature
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piscine
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pertaining to fish
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pitch
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degree of highness or lowness of sounds
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pituitary
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gland that secretes hormones
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placid
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calm undisturbed
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plankton
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tiny creatures found in the ocean or sea
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porcine
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of or like pigs
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pragmatist
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one who gauges value by practical consequences
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precipitation
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process of the formation of less mobile state from a more mobile state (solid out of a liquid), or a state of sudden haste
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produce
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vegetables sold by a grocer
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profound
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very deep, not ordinary the opposite of banal
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prologue
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any introductory act or event
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prudent
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sensible, discreet, wisely cautious
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pundit
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one known for the rendering of opinions
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pyrophobia
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fear of fire
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raconteur
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a skilled teller of stories
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recipe
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set of directions for preparing something (especially something to eat)
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reclusive
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tending to withdraw from the company of others
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referee
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a judge of the play in games and sports
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reflective
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easy to see through clear (like a windowpane)
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reflexive
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a personal adjective, an example is found in "the boy hurt himself" in this, himself is a reflexive adjective
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reign
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the time period an autocrat rules
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relativist
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one who judges things by their comparative value, a type of pragmatist
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sapling
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a young tree
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satellite
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a small planet that revolves around a larger planet
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score
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one fifth of a century
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sensualist
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one who is fond of pleasure, a modern epicurean
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shutter
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a device that opens and closes in front of the lens of a camera
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slothful
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lazy, indolent, not industrious
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spoke
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the part of the wheel that connects the center of the wheel to the rim
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stolid
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impassive, showing no emotion
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tactics
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the specific steps taken to execute a strategy
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tenant
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one who rents a property
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term
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the time period an elected official is in office
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thesaurus
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a type of dictionary
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thicket
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a very close growth of shrubs or bushes
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thrash
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beat, wheat is thrashed to separate the grain
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tic
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small parasite of the skin often contracted in the forest
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tolerant
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accepting of others opinions, forbearing, opposite of bigoted or dogmatic
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trowel
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a tool used by a bricklayer to spread mortar
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unquenchable
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thirst that cannot be satisfied
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vassal
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tenant of the lord, servant, follower, slave
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verse
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the component, lines of a poem
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village
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small community, smaller than a town
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virtuous
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exhibiting high moral excellence
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wary
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very cautious, alert, watchful
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zealot
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a fanatic, an extreme enthusiast
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