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Word Wealth book 1
For W.W. book 1 test
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English
9th Grade
03/22/2007

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buccaneer
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a pirate
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cavalier
Definition
a Knight, gallant gentleman or soldier
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friar
Definition
a member of a male religious order
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ghoul
Definition
an evil creature; one who robs graves
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gnome
Definition
a member of a race of small, misshapen, imaginary beings
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pauper
Definition
a very poor person; a beggar
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phantom
Definition
something that appears to be seen, but has no physical exiztence
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pilgrim
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one who makes a journey as an act of religious devotion
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pixie
Definition
a small, mischievous elf or fairy
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pixie
Definition
a small, mischievous elf or fairy
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vagabond
Definition
a wanderer traveling from place to place
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banter
Definition
playful teasing; to make good-humored fun of
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buffoon
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someone noted for playing the fool
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caper
Definition
to leap or jump about playfully
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caricature
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to portray in a laughingly exaggerated manner
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drivel
Definition
foolish talk; nonsense; drool or slobber
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farce
Definition
something absurd or ridiculous
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hoax
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a deception meant as a joke
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jest
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to make witty remarks; joke
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mimic
Definition
to imitate, often humorously
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parody
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humorous imitation, especially of a song or poem
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buoy
Definition
a floating marker
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doldrums
Definition
very clam area; listless boredom
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fathom
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six feet, unit of sea depth; too profound to understand
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frigate
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a light warship
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galleon
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a sailing ship of the time of Columbus
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mariner
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one who goes to sea
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monsoon
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a strong seasonal wind of Asiatic waters
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mooring
Definition
act of tying up, that which holds a ship in place
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mooring
Definition
act of tying up, that which holds a ship in place
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starboard
Definition
the right-hand side of a craft
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larboard
Definition
the left-hand side of a craft
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spume
Definition
a mass of bubbles formed from liquid
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amphibian
Definition
existing or operating on land or in water
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armada
Definition
a large group or fleet of ships
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convoy
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to conduct or escort for protection
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embark
Definition
to set sail, leave port
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ensign
Definition
naval officer; national flag
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galley
Definition
ship's kitchen; ancient one-decked ship
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gunwale
Definition
deck raililng, upper edge of ship's side
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jettison
Definition
to throw overboard
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navigate
Definition
to sail, plot a course
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procure
Definition
to get or acquire
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anoxia
Definition
lack of oxygen
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astronaut
Definition
a space traveler
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compute
Definition
calculate
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decelerate
Definition
to slow down, lose speed
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eject
Definition
to throw or hurl out
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fuselage
Definition
the main frame of an airplane
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propel
Definition
to drive forward
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stabilize
Definition
make steady or firm; keep from moving or changing
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stratosphere
Definition
the upper atmosphere, about 7 to 25 mile above the earth
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turbine
Definition
engine driven by blast on curved blades fixed to a rotating cylinder
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artillery
Definition
mounted guns
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battalion
Definition
large infantry unit; large number of troops
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cavalry
Definition
motorized troops; mounted troops
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deploy
Definition
to spread out, take positions for battle
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hostage
Definition
person held as a guarantee
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induct
Definition
to bring in formally, install, initiate
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infantry
Definition
foot soldiers
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infiltrate
Definition
to slip through or into
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muster
Definition
to assemble, gather, summon
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recruit
Definition
new member; to enlist or recover
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avalanche
Definition
sliding or falling mass; landslide
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boulder
Definition
a large weatherworm, detached rock
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cascade
Definition
small or rippling waterfall or something resembling a waterfall
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cataract
Definition
large waterfall; eye disorder
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chasm
Definition
a gap, gorge, or abyss
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foliage
Definition
leafy growth of trees, flowers, and other plants
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hamlet
Definition
a small village
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knoll
Definition
a small rounded hill
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lagoon
Definition
a small lake or pond
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plateau
Definition
a high tableland; level
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archipelago
Definition
a group of small islands or the body of water containg them
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cannibal
Definition
beings which eat their own kind
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constellation
Definition
a group of pattern of stars
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delta
Definition
flood-deposit land at the mouth of a river
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isthmus
Definition
a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
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oasis
Definition
a fertile watered area in the desert
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odyssey
Definition
a long journey or wandering
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peninsula
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a land projection that is almost an island
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promontory
Definition
point if high land jutting out into an area of water
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summit
Definition
highest point
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dole
Definition
a distribution, payment to needy persons
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fledgling
Definition
a beginner, person ready to start out
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fortnight
Definition
a 2 week period
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husbandry
Definition
thrifty management of farming
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lodestone
Definition
magnetic rock, soomething strongly attractive
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pall
Definition
a dark covering; overspreading gloom
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smock
Definition
a washable outer garment to protect clothing
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spurn
Definition
to reject or push aside scornfully
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stalwart
Definition
strong and upstanding
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uncouth
Definition
akward and rough in style
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winnow
Definition
to blow chaff from grain; to sift
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winsome
Definition
pleasant and charming
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yearn
Definition
to long for or desire earnestly
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carte
Definition
carte, bill of fare
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chateau
Definition
large french country home, castle
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coup
Definition
a sudden succesful stroke or strategem
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denouement
Definition
the outcome or untying of a plot generally in literature
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fait
Definition
an act or deed
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fete
Definition
outdoor party, festival, social affair
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guerre
Definition
war
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repertoire
Definition
list of plays or parts a person or troupe can perform
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role
Definition
a part one plays or function assumed
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tete-a-tete
Definition
face to face
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corps
Definition
organized body or group
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elite
Definition
select, superior
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gauche
Definition
awkward, clumsy
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nee
Definition
born
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nouveau
Definition
new
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passe
Definition
out of date, outmoded
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petit, petite
Definition
little, small, tiny, insignificant
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premier
Definition
first
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sans
Definition
without, lacking
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tout, toute
Definition
all, everybody, everything
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desecrate
Definition
to violate the sacredness, profane
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dishevel
Definition
to mess up, put in disorder
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edify
Definition
to make one better, improve
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embellish
Definition
to decorate
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expostulate
Definition
to scold, entreat someone
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rudiment
Definition
the basic principle or element of a subject
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suffrage
Definition
the right to vote
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valor
Definition
courage
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vestige
Definition
a trace or remnant
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volition
Definition
an act of will or choice
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colossal
Definition
huge, very large
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congenital
Definition
existing or beginning at birth
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eminent
Definition
distinguished, outstanding
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eternal
Definition
never ending
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imminent
Definition
about to happen
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insurgent
Definition
rising in opposition
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itinerant
Definition
traveling from place to place
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mutual
Definition
shared, benefitting each party
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prevalent
Definition
widespread, widely occuring
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proficient
Definition
skillful, well-versed
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ecstasy
Definition
wild delight or other strong feeling
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elegy
Definition
poetic lament for the dead
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exodus
Definition
large-scale departure
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fantasy
Definition
something unreal or imagined
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genesis
Definition
beginning
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lyric
Definition
a poem of strong feeling often meant to be sung
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martyr
Definition
one killed or harmed for holding a belief or principle
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ostracism
Definition
exclusion, generally with punishment intented
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phobia
Definition
a deep-seated, unreasoning fear
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synopsis
Definition
a condensed or abridged statement
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adagio
Definition
slow and graceful
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allegro
Definition
brisk, lively
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andante
Definition
moderately slow
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crescendo
Definition
with increasing volume
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grotto
Definition
a cave or imitation of one
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gusto
Definition
enthusiastic enjoyment
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impressario
Definition
manager or director of a theatrical enterprise
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largo
Definition
very slowly and stately
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pianissimo
Definition
very, very softly or quietly
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pizzicato
Definition
twanged or plucked
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bolero
Definition
a kind of merry Spanish dance
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corral
Definition
large enclosure for livestock
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crusade
Definition
concerted action for a cause or idea
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desperado
Definition
a dedspicable lawbreaker
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fiesta
Definition
holiday, festival
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patio
Definition
a courtyard
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siesta
Definition
rest period at midday
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toreador
Definition
a bullfighter, usually mounted
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matador
Definition
one who kills the bull
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berserk
Definition
frenzied, crazed, violent
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blitzkrieg
Definition
sudden attack or effort; lighting war
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ersatz
Definition
an inferior substitute
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kosher
Definition
sanctioned or clean according to jewish Law
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maelstrom
Definition
whirlpool
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saga
Definition
a heroic Norse legend or tale
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samovar
Definition
Russian urn for making tea
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seraph
Definition
heavenly being, angel
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shibboleth
Definition
password, test word
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thwart
Definition
to prevent, frustate, defeat
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trek
Definition
a journey
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tundra
Definition
icy, treeless Artic plains
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banzai
Definition
greeting or battle cry
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bazaar
Definition
a marketplace, a fair
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bizarre
Definition
strange, weird
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boomerang
Definition
curved or smoothly angular wooden missile which returns when thrown
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bruin
Definition
a bear
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calaboose
Definition
prison, jail
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caravan
Definition
a company or procession of travlers
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ebony
Definition
tropical wood; black
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juggernaut
Definition
any object of blind, self-destroying devotion
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kayak
Definition
a small, light, canoelike boat
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kowtow
Definition
bow of slavish deference
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kumquat
Definition
small orangelike fuit or tree
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kumquat
Definition
small orangelike fruit or tree
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mecca
Definition
much visited religious or trade center; goal
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sachem
Definition
Indian Chief
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saffron
Definition
flower whose stigmas yield orange substance used for flavoring and color in food
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salaam
Definition
a very low bow
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salami
Definition
a kind of sausage meat
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totem
Definition
emblem
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voodoo
Definition
religion accompanied by black magic
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ukase
Definition
an official decree
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