2018 crossword words Flashcards
(135 cards)
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hod
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an open box attached to a long pole handle
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pavis
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a large heavy oblong shield protecting the whole body
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axon
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long nerve fiber that conducts impulses away from a cell
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stet
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printing: direct that a matter marked for omission or correction is to be retained (used in the imperative)
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adit
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a nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine
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shay
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a carriage consisting of two wheels and a calash top
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marl
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a loose and crumbling earthy deposit consisting mainly of calcite or dolomite; used as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime
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limn
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make a portrait of
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pica
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an eating disorder, frequent in children, in which non-nutritional objects are eaten persistently
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esker
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(geology) a long winding ridge of post glacial gravel and other sediment; deposited by meltwater from glaciers or ice sheets
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Nestor
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(Greek mythology) a wise old counselor to the Greeks at Troy
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Suva
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the capital and largest city of Fiji (on Viti Levu island)
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Triton
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(Greek mythology) a sea god; son of Poseidon
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dado
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a rectangular groove cut into a board so that another piece can fit into it
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ola
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leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper
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cam
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a rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion
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dyad
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two items of the same kind
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loch
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a long narrow inlet of the sea in Scotland
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ern
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bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland
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rood
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representation of the cross on which Jesus died
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lea
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a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
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serif
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a short line at the end of the main strokes of a character
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naif
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an inexperienced or foolishly innocent person
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lees
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the sediment from fermentation of an alcoholic beverage
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Ares
Greek god of war
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parr
the young of various fishes
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Thalia
(Greek mythology) the Muse of comedy and pastoral poetry
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Aire
a river in northern England that flows southeast through West Yorkshire
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lath
a narrow thin strip of wood used as backing for plaster or to make latticework
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alar
of or relating to the armpit
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osier
any of various willows having pliable twigs used in basketry and furniture
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woad
any of several herbs of the genus Isatis
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Isis
Egyptian goddess of fertility
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rime
ice crystals forming a white deposit
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hula
a Polynesian rain dance performed by a woman
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calash
old horse-drawn buggy, wagon
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ana
A collection of things associated with a person or place, especially a personal collection of anecdotes or conversations at table
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moa
extinct flightless bird of New Zealand
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berm
a narrow ledge or shelf at the top or bottom of a slope
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Aeolus
god of the winds in ancient mythology
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topee
a lightweight hat worn in tropical countries for protection from the sun
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Astarte
an ancient Phoenician goddess of love and fertility; aka ashtoeth; Ishtar (from the Sandman series)
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Juno
queen of the Olympian gods who protected marriage
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Hades
the god of the underworld in ancient mythology
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Maui
the second largest of the Hawaiian Islands
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Goa
a state of southwestern India; a former Portuguese colony
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arum
Plants; Frequently called "arum lilies"; cuckoo pint
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olla
leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper
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Thetis
one of the 50 Nereids; mother of Achilles by Peleus
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corium
the deep vascular inner layer of the skin
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Edda
either of two distinct works in Old Icelandic dating from the late 13th century and consisting of 34 mythological and heroic ballads composed between 800 and 1200; the primary source for Scandinavian mythology
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Rosa
large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses
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Vesta
(Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was tended by vestal virgins; counterpart of Greek Hestia
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neap
a less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon
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Ceres
goddess of agriculture; counterpart of Greek Demeter
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oleo
a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter
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kris
a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade
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Clio
(Greek mythology) the Muse of history
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merl
common black European thrush
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phot
a unit of illumination equal to 1 lumen per square centimeter; 10,000 phots equal 1 lux
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paca
large burrowing rodent of South America and Central America
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Shem
(Old Testament) eldest son of Noah
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obi
a religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery; practiced in parts of the West Indies and tropical Americas
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Utu
sun god; counterpart of Akkadian Shamash
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weir
a low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow
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wen
a common cyst of the skin
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Apis
type genus of the Apidae: honeybees
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Mors
Roman god of death; counterpart of Thanatos
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haft
the handle of a weapon or tool
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shiv
a knife used as a weapon
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bole
the main stem of a tree
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hart
a male deer, especially an adult male red deer
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Rama
avatar of Vishnu whose name is synonymous with God
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Leda
(Greek mythology) a queen of Sparta who was raped by Zeus who had taken the form of a swan; Helen of Troy was conceived in the rape of Leda
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erne
bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland
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kepi
a cap with a flat circular top and a visor
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ness
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
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rete
a Hindu princess or the wife of a raja
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ghat
stairway in India leading down to a landing on the water
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gnu
large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail
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rale
a rapid series of short loud sounds
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phon
a unit of subjective loudness
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otic
of or relating to near the ear
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Erse
any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland and Scotland
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weft
the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
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Attica
the territory of Athens in ancient Greece where the Ionic dialect was spoken
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Frey
god of earth's fertility and peace and prosperity
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dinar
the basic unit of money in Yugoslavia
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Nebo
Babylonian god of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools. Also mt Nebo = where Moses was granted a view of the Promised Land
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Seth
third son of Adam and Eve
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lave
wash or flow against
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gad
wander aimlessly in search of pleasure
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lac
resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects
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yin
the dark negative principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology
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aloe
succulent plant having rosettes of leaves and showy flowers, most widely known species is Aloe vera
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Ymir
(Norse mythology) the primeval giant slain by Odin and his brothers and from whose body they created the world: the sea from his blood; the earth from his flesh; the mountains from his bones; the sky from his skull
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Nereid
(Greek mythology) any of the 50 sea nymphs who were daughters of the sea god Nereus
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suet
hard fat around the kidneys and loins in beef and sheep
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Hesse
Swiss writer (born in Germany) whose novels and poems express his interests in eastern spiritual values (1877-1962)
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alee
lee side
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agar
a gelatinous substance obtained from various kinds of red seaweed and used in biological culture media and as a thickener in foods
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peri
(Persian folklore) a supernatural being descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until penance is done
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axil
the upper angle between an axis and an offshoot such as a branch or leafstalk
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bolo
a cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie
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Jena
the battle in 1806 in which Napoleon decisively defeated the Prussians
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oast
a kiln for drying hops
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tole
enameled or lacquered metalware
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kava
an alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub
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faun
ancient Italian deity in human shape, with horns, pointed ears and a goat's tail; equivalent to Greek satyr
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kudu
either of two spiral-horned antelopes of the African bush
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fosse
ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
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wadi
a gully that remains dry except during the rainy season
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Moro
a member of the predominantly Muslim people in the southern Philippines
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gar
primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth
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Graf
German tennis player who won seven women's singles titles at Wimbledon (born in 1969)
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seta
a stiff hair or bristle
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rial
the basic unit of money in Iran
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tamp
press down tightly
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dhak
East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye
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Woden
chief god; counterpart of Norse Odin and Teutonic Wotan
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nacre
the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell
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anion
a particle with a negative electric charge
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brae
a slope or hillside
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Leto
wife or mistress of Zeus and mother of Apollo and Artemis in ancient mythology; called Latona in Roman mythology
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hin
ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure = 1.5 gallons
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hoar
ice crystals forming a white deposit
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luff
the act of sailing close to the wind
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etui
small ornamental ladies' bag for small articles
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Eris
(Greek mythology) goddess of discord; sister of Ares
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uvea
the part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroid
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ebon
of a very dark black
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anile
of or like a feeble old woman
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sere
having lost all moisture
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amah
a nursemaid or maid in East Asia or India
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sloe
a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits
