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SEITAN word list
words made from SEITAN stem
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10/20/2007
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ENTASIA
 Definition
spasmodic contraction of a muscle
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TAENIA
 Definition
a headband worn in ancient Greece
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BANTY
 Definition
a bantam (small fowl)
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BASINET
 Definition
a medieval helmet
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ACETIN
 Definition
a chemical compound
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CINEAST
 Definition
a devotee of motion pictures
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NIDATE
 Definition
to become implanted in the uterus
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ETESIAN
 Definition
an annually recurring wind
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FAIN
 Definition
glad
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EASTING
 Definition
a movement toward the east
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INGATE
 Definition
a channel by which molten metal enters a mold
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INGESTA
 Definition
ingested material
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SHEITAN
 Definition
shaitan (an evil spirit)
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STHENIA
 Definition
excessive energy
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ISATINE
 Definition
isatin (a chemical compound)
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ENTAIL
 Definition
to restrict the inheritance of to a specified line of heirs
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NAILSET
 Definition
a steel rod for driving a nail into something
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SALIENT
 Definition
the part of a fortification projecting closest to the enemy
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SLAINTE
 Definition
--used to toast one's health
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TENAIL
 Definition
tenaille (an outer defense)
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ETAMINE
 Definition
etamine (a loosely woven fabric)
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TAMEIN
 Definition
a garment worn by Burmese women
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STANINE
 Definition
one of the nine classes into which a set of scores are divided
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ATONY
 Definition
muscular weakness
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PATINE
 Definition
to cover with a patina (a green film that forms on bronze)
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SAPIENT
 Definition
a wise person
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SPINATE
 Definition
bearing thorns
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ANESTRUS
 Definition
a period of sexual dormancy
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RATINE
 Definition
a heavy fabric woven loosely
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RETSINA
 Definition
a resin-flavored Greek wine
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STEARIN
 Definition
the solid portion of a fat
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ENTASIS
 Definition
a slight convexity in a column
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SESTINA
 Definition
a type of verse form
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TANSY
 Definition
a perennial herb
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TISANE
 Definition
a ptisan (a tea of herbs or barley)
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INSTATE
 Definition
to place in office
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SATINET
 Definition
a thin satin
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SINUATE
 Definition
to curve in and out
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WANY
 Definition
waning in some parts
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ANTISEX
 Definition
opposed to sexual activity
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SEXTAIN
 Definition
a stanza of six lines
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ZEATIN
 Definition
a chemical compound found in maize
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