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30 Cards in this Set
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Scientific study of fungi and their properties |
Mycology |
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Preventive or protective treatment against diseases |
Prophylaxis |
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Expedition into jungles for hunting |
Safari |
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Crier from a mosque |
Muezzin |
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Medicine that expels parasitic intestinal worms |
Vermifuge |
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Problem solving by trial and error |
Heuristic |
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Large long cutting teeth |
Carnassials |
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Growing or living in sandy regions |
Arenaceous |
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A strong feeling of distaste |
Disgust |
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An awkward and difficult situation |
Predicament |
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Feelings of personal omnipotence and grandeur |
Megalomania |
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Disrespectful and audacious behaviour |
Impudence |
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Tendency to fight |
Pugnacity |
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Disagreeably harsh |
Raucous |
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Solid lump of gold |
Nugget |
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To impair and weaken |
Debilitate |
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Fictitious name |
Pseudonym |
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Crudely emotional |
Melodramatic |
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In the stage of being born |
Nascent |
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A state of doubt and perplexity |
Quandary |
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Ravenous and insatiable |
Edacious |
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The cultivation of grape vines |
Viticulture |
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Sudden change of fortune in life |
Peripeteia |
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Full turn on the toe of one foot |
Pirouette |
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The dwelling house with the out buildings and land |
Messuage |
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Person of obscure parentage |
Terrae filius |
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A person who makes and sells women's hats |
Milliner |
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To learn about the enemy fortces and their positions |
Reconnoitre |
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One who is easily disgusted |
Squeamish |
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Animals moving on their toes |
Digitigrade |
