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20 Cards in this Set
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asinine
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adj
Def: remarkably stupid or ridiculous Syn: absurd, ass like Ant: wise, sensible |
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bovine
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adj
Def: referring to cows or cow like behavior, slow-moving, not quick witted |
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denizen
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n
Def: an inhabitant, either plant or animal, someone who habitually goes to or lives in one place Syn: inhabitant Ant: alien |
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fledgling
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n
Def: a young bird growing flight feathers, one young or lacking in experience Syn: novice, beginner Ant: expert, ace, specialist |
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fodder
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n
Def: food for domestic animals |
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hirsute
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adj
Def: hairy or bristly with hairs Syn: hairy Ant: hairless |
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leonine
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adj
Def: resembling a lion, like a lion in appearance or behavior |
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porcine
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adj
Def: referring to a pig or swine, fat or obese |
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prehensile
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adj
Def: able to grasp or seize quickly and naturally, as a monkey |
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reptilian
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adj
Def: referring to snakes, reptiles, sneaky, despicable |
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ruminate
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v
Def: to ponder repeatedly, slowly, thoughtfully, the way a cud chewing animal chews its food Syn: reflect, ponder, meditate Ant: |
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simian
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adj
Def: similar to apes or monkey in character, behavior, or appearance |
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spoor
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n
Def: the trail, prints, or droppings of a wild animal Syn: track, trail |
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vivisection
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n
Def: an operation on a live animal, usually for medical or scientific reasons |
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vixen
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n
Def: a female fox, a woman of nasty, shrewish temperament Syn: shrew, scold |
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whelp
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Def: n- offspring of a carnivorous mammal, especially of a dog, an unrespected person
v- to give birth |
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CARN
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Def: flesh, meat
Ex: carnivorous, carnage, incarnate |
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MUT/ MUTAT
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Def: change
Ex: mutation, commute |
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TERR/ TER
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Def: land, earth
Ex: terrain, terrestrial, terrace |
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VITA/ VIV
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Def: life
Ex: vitality, vitamin, vivid |
