7 And 8 Two Flashcards

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Dogface

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Soldier/ infantryman

Infantry: : soldiers trained, armed, and equipped to fight on foot

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Tawsing

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British: to beat someone with a leather strip.

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Gateaux

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Food baked or served in form of a cake

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Wickiup

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Definition of wickiup
: a hut used by the nomadic Indians of the arid regions of the western and southwestern U.S. with a usually oval base and a rough frame covered with reed mats, grass, or brushwood
also : a rude temporary shelter or hut

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Pteryla

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Pterylae pl

: one of the definite areas of the skin of a bird on which feathers grow

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Bandore

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A bass stringed instrument resembling a guitar

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Xerosis

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: abnormal dryness of a body part or tissue (as the skin or conjunctiva)

Xeroses

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Ptomain?
Ptomaine

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: any of various organic bases which are formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria on nitrogenous matter and some of which are poisonous

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Chylous

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Resembling chyle, lymph that is milky from emulsified fats

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Chalaza

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Chalazae? Pl

: either of two spiral bands in the white of a bird’s egg that extend from the yolk and attach to opposite ends of the lining membrane
Part of a plant ovule

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Synovia

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a transparent viscid lubricating fluid secreted by a membrane of an articulation, bursa, or tendon sheath

Synovial fluid

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Apyrase

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any of several enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of ATP to AMP with the liberation of phosphate and energy

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Quillaia quillai

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Soapbark
A Chilean tree in rose family, useful for cleaning and emulsifying oils

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Gonidia gonidium

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an asexual reproductive cell or group of cells especially in algae (such as volvox)

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Cembali

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Cembalos

Harpsichord

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Omphali

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Pl. of omphalos

Hub, axis, focal point, epicenter, heart

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Woorali

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Curari curare, deadly poison that leaves no trace once injected into the blood

Oorali

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Relievo

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Relief

: a mode of sculpture in which forms and figures are distinguished from a surrounding plane surface

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Comitia

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: any of several public assemblies of the people in ancient Rome for legislative, judicial, and electoral purposes

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Siganid

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Of or relating to the siganidae, a family/classification of fish

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Crittur

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Critter 🙄🙄

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Alannah

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Irish exclamation
my child: used as a term of address or endearment

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Jinnee

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Plural form of Jin djin

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Thionyl

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: the bivalent radical or cation >SO of sulfurous acid : sulfinyl —used especially in names of inorganic compounds

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Palooka
1 : an inexperienced or incompetent boxer 2 : OAF, LOUT
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Glaives
Pl of glaive Archaic for sword, more specifically broadsword: : a large heavy sword with a broad blade for cutting rather than thrusting
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Tetotum
Teetotum, a game A small top usually inscribed with letters and used in put-and-take
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Teetotal
Of or related to teetotalism, complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks
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Hexosan
: a polysaccharide yielding only hexoses on hydrolysis Hexose: : a monosaccharide (such as glucose) containing six carbon atoms in a molecule
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Hexerei
Witchcraft
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Popinjay
A vain or conceited person
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Dhurrie
: a thick flat-woven cotton or wool cloth or rug made in India
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Calando
: diminishing in loudness and sometimes tempo —used as a direction in music
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Coaeval
Coeval having the same age or date of origin; contemporary
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Serosal
Pertaining to serous fluid : a clear to pale yellow watery fluid that is found in the body especially in the spaces between organs and the membranes which line or enclose them Serosa
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Exudate
Exuded matter Exude: to ooze out esp. spread in all directions
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Tabanid
Horsefly
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Braunite
: a brittle brownish black or steel-gray mineral that consists of manganese silicate and occurs massive and as tetragonal crystals (hardness 6–6.5, specific gravity 4.75–4.82)
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Oblasti
Plural of oblast which is an imperial division of Russia
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Eserine
A tasteless crystalline alkaloid from the calabar bean with medicinal purposes
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Astilbe
A flower Panicle is a word
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Panicle
: a pyramidal loosely branched flower cluster
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Rendzina
Any of a group of dark grayish-brown intrazonal soils developed in grassy regions of high to moderate humidity from soft calcareous marl or chalk
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Fartlek
A system of training for distance runners in which the terrain and pace are continually varied. From Swedish fart = speed lek=play
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Ceratin
Variant of Keratin
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Antifur
Anti-fur Opposed to fur
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Lorimer Also loriner
: a maker of bits, spurs, and metal mountings for bridles and saddles
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Menazon
An insecticide
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Stearin
: an ester of glycerol and stearic acid
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Anlaces
Pl. of anlace, a tapering medieval dagger
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Caserne
a small, temporary building for housing a garrison of troops.
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Tampala
A spinach like potherb native to Orient
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Lecythis Lekythos Lecythus Lekythus
..cythis large South American tree : a cylindrical or round and squat vase used by the ancient Greeks for oils and ointments
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Cyphels
A European mountain plant
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Xyphoid
Xiphoid Xiphoid process Smallest bottom region of the sternum
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Lamiae
Plural of lamia, a female vampire/a female demon who devours children
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Abaxial
Situated out of or directed away from the axis
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Kermess kermesse kermes
: the dried bodies of the females of various scale insects (genus Kermes) that are found on a Mediterranean oak (Quercus coccifera) and constitute a red dyestuff also : the dye
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Santimi
Pl. of santims also santimu Former monetary unit of Latvia
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Caltrap Caltrop calthrop Galtrap
: a device with four metal points so arranged that when any three are on the ground the fourth projects upward as a hazard to the hooves of horses or to pneumatic tires A puncture vine
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Indusia
Pl. of indusium which is n investing outgrowth or membrane especially : an outgrowth of a fern frond that covers the sori
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Djellaba Djellabah
a long loose garment with full sleeves and a hood
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Xylidin xylidine
Any or a mixture of six toxic liquid or low-melting crystalline isomeric amino derivatives C8H11N of the xylenes used chiefly as intermediates for azo dyes and in organic synthesis
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Sparoid
resembling or related to the Sparidae , a fish
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Dalapon
an herbicide C3H4Cl2O2 that kills monocotyledonous plants selectively and is used especially on unwanted grasses
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Eryngoes
Pl. of eryngo which is a plant, sea holly
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Aboideau aboiteau
wooden sluice or aboiteau (plural aboiteaux) is built into the dike, with a hinged door (clapper valve) that swings open at low tide to allow fresh water to drain from the farmland but swings shut at high tide to prevent salt water from inundating the fields. https://en.m.wikipedia.org › wiki Aboiteau - Wikipedia
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Amphioxi amphioxus
A type on lancelet which is a ) of small translucent marine primitive chordate animals that are fishlike in appearance and usually live partially buried on the ocean floor
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Apomixis
Asexual reproduction in plants
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Morphia
Morphine
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Cumshaw
Present, gratuity, bribe or payoff
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Obligor
One who is bound by a legal obligation
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Deodara
More commonly deodar A Himalayan cedar
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Atavist
One who displays atavism which is recurrence of a trait or character from their ancestry, possibly from genetic recombination
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Ciboule
Cibol, shallot, Welsh Onion
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Versant
Conversant which means having knowledge or experience —used with with conversant with modern history Archaic: practiced, experienced
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Rooikat
South African caracal or tank
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Saveloy
A British highly seasoned dry sausage
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Aphthae
Small ulcer in groups around the mouth Cabrini, last name Roman Catholic lady
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Oxyntic
of or denoting the secretory cells which produce hydrochloric acid in the main part of the stomach, or the glands which they compose.
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Pledgor
person who deposits something as security for the fulfillment of a contract or the payment of a debt.
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Renminbi
the official currency of the People's Republic of China consisting of yuan
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Searobin
A fish with a spiny armored head
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Ravigote
a sauce or dressing colored green with spinach puree and seasoned with vinegar and a mixture of herbs (as chervil, tarragon, chives, capers)
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Hexapla
sixfold text in parallel columns, especially of the Old Testament.
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Fasciae
detachable covering for the front part of a mobile phone. board or other flat piece of material covering the ends of rafters or other fittings
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Phthisis
a progressively wasting or consumptive condition especially : pulmonary tuberculosis.
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Cymatia
Plural of cymatium, cyme A crowning moulding in classic architecture
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Iracund
Easily provoked to anger. Irascible
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Candiru
A minute bloodsucking catfish
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Hexadic Hexapod
Of or relating to a group of six An insect, six legged
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Senhora
Married Portuguese or Brazilian woman
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Tortoni
ice cream made of heavy cream often with minced almonds and chopped maraschino cherries and often flavored with rum
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Weejuns
Canadian moccasins
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Nonjury Nose job Nutjobs
Nonjury Nose job Nutjobs
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Weejuns
Canadia
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Zabajone
foamy, custardlike mixture of egg yolks, sugar, and Marsala wine, usually served hot or chilled as a dessert.
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Nightjar Nonmajor
Nightjar is a bird
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Sapajou
Capuchin Spider monkey
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Skijorer
winter sport in which a person wearing skis is drawn over snow or ice (as by a horse or vehicle)
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Sifakas
Pl sifaka A lemur
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Kouprey
rare short-haired ox (Bos sauveli) having a large dewlap and found in forests in parts of Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam
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Pulvini
Plural of Pulvinus which is a swelling at the base of the petiole which is the stem at the bottom of a leaf
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Vermeil
Vermillion Or Gilded silver
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Reenjoy
To enjoy again?
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Resojet
A type of jet with a resojet engine
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Ramjets
a type of jet engine in which the air drawn in for combustion is compressed solely by the forward motion of the aircraft.
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Reeject Rejudge Reenjoy
Re J words
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Trovato😳
Characteristic or appropriate
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Dittany
A pink flowered mint native to Crete North American mint
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Pyjamaed Pajamaed
Wearing pajamas
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Punjabi😳
Resident of Punjab
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Propjet Pulsojet Pulsejet
Lotsa ✈️
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Pujaris
A Hindu priest
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Uralite
usually fibrous and dark-green amphibole resulting from alteration of pyroxene
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Labiate
A plant in the mint family
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Isolead
a curved line on a ballistic graph that is used to calculate the trajectory required in order to hit a moving target.
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Conflab
Confab A chat or discussion
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Fleered
Sneered to laugh or grimace in a coarse derisive manner : SNEER
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Alation
The state of having wings
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Jackses😳
A toilet
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Auxeses
Increase of cell size without cell division
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Zaptieh
Turkish police officer
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Dhansak
An Indian dish consisting of mutton or goats meat with lentils & vegetables. Parsi Zoroastrian in origin Persian/Gujarat
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Mansard
a roof having two slopes on all sides with the lower slope steeper than the upper one
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Ansated
Also ansate, having a handle or handle shaped part
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Dansant
A small or informal dance
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Bashlyk
protective hood with long ends for use as a scarf worn especially by the Russian military
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Aliunde
From another source
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Leervis
Leerfish
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Guayule
a silver-leaved Mexican shrub of the daisy family which yields large amounts of latex. a rubber substitute made from latex produced by the guayule shrub.
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Jemadar Jemidar
a native junior officer belonging to a locally raised regiment serving as mercenaries in India, esp with the British Army (until 1947)
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Saxhorn
Any of several valved brass instruments
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Doghead
The hammer of a gun lock
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Goliard
wandering student of the 12th or 13th century given to the writing of satiric Latin verse and to convivial living and minstrelsy
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Prozone
The concentration of antibody-antigen that doesn’t produce one or the others desired effect
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Prosody
The study of versification especially of metrical structure
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Eurokous
Having the ability to live under a wide range of environmental conditions
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Mestiza Howbeit Khazies
They are what they are Mestiza female mestizo
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Yandies
A tense of the Australian verb “Yandy” Australia) To separate (grain or pieces of mineral) by shaking in a special shallow dish.
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Vilayet
From Turkey or Ottoman Empire , an administrative district or province with its own governor
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Trehala
A sweet edible substance secreted by the Asiatic beetle for its cocoon
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Cabezon
A type of fish
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Realgar and azurite
They’re minerals
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Jalousie
jalousie is a window or blind with horizontal slats that can be adjusted to control light and air.
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Jumboize jumboise
To make a ship bigger by adding another section onto it
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Jointure
an estate settled on a wife for the period during which she survives her husband, in lien of a dower.
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Jadoube
a declaration by a player intending to adjust the placing of a chessman without making a move with it.
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Jukskei
A South African game where you throw sticks at a stick in the ground
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Jumbies
Ghosts, evil spirits, Caribbean slang
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Jutties
Traditional Indian shoe type jutti
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Jacksie
British slang for the butt or anus. Jaxie, Jaxy
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Jumared
Climbed with the aid of jumars- having just used a jumar
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Juvenal
Of a young bird that has its first plumage Also a Roman philosopher
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Jaconet
a lightweight cotton cloth with a smooth and slightly stiff finish.
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Jammier Jammy
British slang for lucky, luckier
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Compound J words
Jetboat Jawline Jetfoil: a high-speed passenger boat that uses hydrofoils to rise above the water's surface Jobname
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Jeopard
To put someone in danger or at risk, to jeopard
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Joannes
An old Portuguese gold coin
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Jobbies
Plural of jobbie A generic kind of thing Thingy
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Joinder
the process to consolidate claims or parties into one case
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Joinery
The wooden components of a building such as, stairs, doors, window frames
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Joyance
Delight, enjoyment, the state of there being joy I guess
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Phenoxy
A chemical thing C6H5O-" derived from phenol, meaning it contains a benzene ring with an oxygen atom attached,
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Loricae
Plural of lorica, a Roman top armor shirt thing the rigid case or shell of some rotifers and protozoans.
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Cantles
Plural of the curved back part of a saddle
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Bowhead
The bowhead whale
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Neatherd
Archaic: a cowherd/person who herds cows
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Walleye
A North American fresh water fish
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Quadriga
A carriage drawn by four horses abreast as in classical Roman imagery
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Vielles
French word for old
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Havelis
Plural of haveli which is a mansion in India
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Ungulae
Plural of ungula which is Ungula" refers to a hoof, claw, or talon, or in geometry, a section of a solid of revolution cut off by a plane oblique to its base.
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Bonxies
Plural of bonxie Bonxie" is a Scottish word that refers to the great skua, a large, aggressive seabird known for stealing food from other birds.
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Fluxion
The action of flowing or changing or something subjected to such action
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Djembes
Pl of djembe, an African drum
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Younker
Is…youngster
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Talooka
Taluk or taluka a subdivision in India, a group of villages organized for revenue purposes or a hereditary estate
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Dealate
Adj. - having lost or shed its wings . Said of insects
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Bolivia
Just a country 🤷‍♀️
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Cadenza
A solo passage inserted into a movement in a concerto
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Xenolith
rock fragment foreign to the igneous rock in which it is embedded.
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Xylocarp
A fruit with a woody hard outer layer, so a coconut
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Xanthic
Of or relating to a yellow color, having a yellow color
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Curtate
Adj. comparably short or shortened. Said on an annuity
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Russify
Russianize
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Uncinus
Plural uncini. Small hooklike structure in tiny animals
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Tatouay
A large South American armadillo