3 Letter Words Flashcards
(128 cards)
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aba
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garment of camel or goat hair; camel or goat-hair fabric
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abb
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yarn used for warp
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aby
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to make amends; atone; pay a penalty
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ait
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small island in lake or river
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ala
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membranous outgrowth on a plant or animal
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alb
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long white robe worn by priests
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alk
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sap or resin from turpentine trees
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alt
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high musical tone
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ama
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a Japanese pearl-diver
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ana
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in equal quantities
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ard
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plough used to scratch top surface of soil
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awn
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beard or similar bristly growth on stalk of grain
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bar
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unit of pressure of one million dynes per square centimeter
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bee
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hardwood on either side of bowsprit through which forestays are reeved
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bel
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unit of noise intensity equal to ten decibels
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bis
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twice; in two places
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bot
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larva of a botfly that infests horses
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cep
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brown edible mushroom
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cog
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single-masted
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col
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depression or pass in a mountain range
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cos
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lettuce with large green leaves
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cwm
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valley or glen
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dag
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dirty tatted tuft of sheep’s wool
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dal
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a dried legume
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dap
to dip gently into water; to fish with a surface fly
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daw
simpleton; bird of the crow family
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dit
poem; words of a song
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dol
unit for measuring intensity of pain
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dop
copper cup for holding a diamond while cutting it
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eft
newt
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eft
again; afterwards
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eke
in addition; also; likewise
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ell
old unit of length equal to 45 inches
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ere
before
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erg
unit of work measuring force of one dyne applied over one centimeter
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eth
old English letter for voiced 'th' sound
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fid
conical wooden pin used to splice strands of rope
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fie
expression of disgust or disapproval
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fub
to put off; to fob
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fug
hot; close; smoky state of atmosphere
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gad
to wander about idly or in pursuit of pleasure, sharp pointed rod
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gal
unit of acceleration of one centimeter per second per second
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gar
mild oath, any slender fish
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gat
opening or strait between two sandbanks
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gib
wedge-shaped piece of metal that holds another in place
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gid
brain disease suffered by sheep
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gig
light two-wheeled one-horse carriage
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hod
v-shaped trough for carrying bricks or mortar on the shoulders
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hoy
large one-decked boat
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jib
small triangular sail extending from the head of the foremast
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jud
mass of coal ready for final removal
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jug
sound of the nightingale
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jus
law; legal right
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keb
ewe that gives birth to stillborn lamb
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ked
wingless fly that feeds on livestock
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kef
state of dreamy or drug-induced repose
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kep
to catch an approaching object or falling liquid
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ket
carrion; matted wool
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kex
dry hollow plant stalk
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kif
drug like marijuana smoked in North Africa
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kip
skin of a young animal
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kip
unit of weight equivalent to 1000 pounds
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kir
drink of black currant syrup and white wine
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kit
a small pocket violin
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kop
bank of terracing at a football field
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lac
dark red transparent resin used to make shellac
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lar
local god of a house
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lea
arable land left fallow or used for pasture
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ley
mystical straight line between features of landscape
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lux
unit of illumination equal to one lumen per square meter
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mel
honey
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mew
to shed
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mho
unit of electrical conductance
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mil
unit of 1/1000 inch used for measuring thickness of wire
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mon
japanese family crest
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mor
humus layer formed by slow decomposition in acidic soil
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mow
to make a grimace
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nef
ornamental stand in shape of ship for holding salt or cutlery
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nim
to steal; to pilfer
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obi
broad sash worn with a kimono
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ord
point of a weapon; a beginning
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orf
viral infection of sheep
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ort
scrap of food; morsel
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pam
card game in which jack of club has highest value
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pax
tablet decorated with sacred figure and kissed by participants in mass
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ped
naturally formed mass or aggregate of soil
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per
through; according to; by means or agency of
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pro
in favour of; for
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pug
ground clay mixed with water
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puy
small volcanic cone
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pyx
box or vessel in which coins or consecrated Eucharist are kept
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qat
leaves chewed or brewed in tea as a stimulant
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qua
in the capacity of
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ras
headland
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rep
plain-woven fabric with crosswise ribs
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ret
to expose to moisture; to soak; to soften by soaking
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ria
normal drowned valley; long wide creek
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roc
enormous legendary Arabian bird
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rom
a gypsy man
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rya
colourful Scandinavian knotted-pile rug
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sal
a salt
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saw
saying or proverb
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say
delicate woollen fabric
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seg
stud or metal plate in sole of a shoe to prevent wear
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sic
thus
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taw
to prepare skins by soaking
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ted
to spread grass for drying
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teg
a sheep in its second year; the fleece of such a sheep
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tod
old unit of weight of wool equal to 28 pounds
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tog
unit of measurement for insulation properties of fabric
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ton
unit of cooling power equal to 12
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tot
bone or other object retrieved from garbage pile
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tow
bundle of untwisted natural fibres
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tup
ram; pile-driver; striking face of steam hammer or jackhammer
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tye
inclined trough for washing ore
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ure
use; custom
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vis
force; power
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vug
small cavity in a rock
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wen
enormously congested city
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wis
to know
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wyn
old English rune having value 'w'
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yad
rod used by readers of the Torah as a pointer for following text
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yex
to hiccup
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yon
yonder
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zek
inmate of prison labour camp
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zel
form of Oriental cymbal
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zho
cross between a yak and a cow
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zug
waterproof leather used for boots
