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177 Cards in this Set
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An ancient counting device
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Abacus
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Fear of Heights
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Acrophobia
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A man-made habitat for birds
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Aerie
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An enthusiast of ____
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Aficionado
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Moves easily like an 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 an 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 who 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 a/an ____
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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
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Astronomy
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A book of maps
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Atlas
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A story, note that a drama is a type of a ____
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Ballad
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Commonplace, trite
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Banal
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A very large stone
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Boulder
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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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A 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 |
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 |
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 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 an 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 |
Dogmatic
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Inactive, quiet as if asleep
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Dormant
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A long period of 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 |
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
-A/an ___ often appears on a tombstone |
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 |
Expand
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The decorative front of a building
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Facade
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-A small plane surface (as on a cut gem)
-A smooth flat circumscribed anatomical surface (as of a bone) -A part of a subject, problem, view, etc |
Facet
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Ex. Each ___ of the problem requires careful attention
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-Uncultivated, inactive
-An unseeded field is said to be lying _____ |
Fallow
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-A period of extreme lack of food
-A ____ might be caused by a drought |
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 |
Flimsy
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One who is in charge (ex. in charge 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 a 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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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 hunger 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 |
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
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Mammal
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-A large extinct mammal
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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 its young in a pouch
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Marsupial
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One who studies philosophy
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Metaphysic
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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
-A naive remark or action |
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 involved in the study of 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 the bones
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Osteopathy
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A phrase that contains an 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 a 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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Wax-like substance used for making candles
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Paraffin
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Animal/person that lives on (or off) another animal/person
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Parasite
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Arrangement of forms and colors, design (especially in a dress)
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Pattern
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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 (eg. solid formed out of liquid)
-A state of sudden haste |
Precipitation
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Snow is an example of a ______
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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 |
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 rendering of opinions
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Pundit (eg. political 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 something to eat)
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Recipe
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Tending 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
-"the boy hurt himself" himself is a ____ adjective |
Reflexive
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The time period an autocrat (emperor) rules
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Reign
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-One who judges things by their comparative value
-A type of pragmatist |
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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Twenty of something
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Score
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One who is fond 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 a sister
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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 and 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 _____ so as to separate the grain |
Thrash
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Small parasite of the skin often contracted in a forest
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Tick
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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 |
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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