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10 Cards in this Set
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Sloop |
A one-masted sailboat with a fire and aft mainsail and a jib. |
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Reprobate |
An unprincipled person ( often used humorously or affectionately) |
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Opaque |
Not being able to see through. Not transparent. (Especially of language hard or impossible to understand, unfathomable) |
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Desolate |
Noun:(noun) deserted of people and in a stage of bleak and dismal emptiness. Verb: make bleakly and depressingly empty or bare |
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Etymology |
The study of the origin of words and how their meaning has changed in history. |
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Victuals |
Food or provisions, typically as prepared for consumption. |
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Effluvia |
An unpleasant or harmful odor, secretion or discharge |
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Combustible |
Able to catch fire or burn easily |
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Adamantine |
Unbreakable |
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Illustrious |
Well known respected and admired for past achievement. |
