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lathyrism

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a disorder of humans and domestic animals caused by ingestion of the seeds of some legumes marked by spastic paralysis and pain

Question 1

languet

Answer 1

any of various small tongue-shaped parts, processes, or projections

Question 2

lavaliere

Answer 2

an ornamental pendant

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lazulite

Answer 3

an azure-blue mineral

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leachate

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a solution resulting from leaching by downward percolating ground water

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leishmaniasis

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any infection caused by a protozoan of the genus Leishmania

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lemniscus

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a band of fibers

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leveret

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a young hare

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lexicography

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creating of dictionaries

Question 9

Liechtenstein

Answer 9

a small principality in central Europe between Austria and Switzerland

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limicoline

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shore inhabiting

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limicolous

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dwelling in mud

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lineolate

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marked with minute lines

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lingua franca

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a language used dominantly over a widespread area

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lobectomy

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excision of a lobe of an organ or gland

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lobscouse

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a stew of meat, potatoes, and onions

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locum tenens

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a temporary substitute

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lycanthropy

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dealing with werwolves

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macaque

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an endangered monkey with cheek pouches a short tail

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machicolate

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to furnish with openings in a parapet

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maelstrom

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a violent storm

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Magnificat, magnificat

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hymn of the Virgin Mary

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magnum opus

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an artist or writer’s greatest work

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maieutic

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eliciting knowledge in the mind of a person by interrogation and insistence on close and logical reasoning

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mal de mer

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seasickness

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malapropos

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inappropriate

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maleficent

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malicious

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malodor

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unpleasant smell

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mandrill

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an endangered baboon

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maquette

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a small 3D model or study for either a sculptural or an architectural project

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maquiladora

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a factory run by a U.S. company in Mexico to take advantage of cheap labor and lax regulation

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masseter

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a short, thick, masticatory muscle

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matin

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the Morning Prayer

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mecopteran

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describing hangflies or scorpionflies

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megalomania

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an obsession with doing extravagant or grand things

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Mescalero

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a member of a group of Apache Indians who originally inhabited northern Mexico

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mesomorph

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having a muscular or athletic body

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mezzotint

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method of engraving on a copper or steel surface

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miasma

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poisonous effluvia or germs polluting the atmosphere

Question 39

minaudière

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a small case for a woman's personal objects, often carried as a handbag

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minuend

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a number from which another is subtracted

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mirabile dictu

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strange to say; marvelous to relate