 | Term | Definition |
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niacin |
nicotinic acid |
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porgy |
a saltwater food fish |
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discus |
a heavy, circular plate used for throwing in athletic competitions |
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Nirvana |
The Buddhist idea of heavenly piece |
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geocentric |
viewed or measured from Earth's center |
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pipette |
a slender pipe or tube |
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insolent |
boldly rude |
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quibble |
To evade the truth or importance of an issue by raising trivial distinctions and objections |
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pique |
To provoke; arouse |
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attercop |
A spider |
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tomnoddy |
A fool; a dunce; a noddy |
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threnody |
A poem or song of mourning or lamentation |
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lumberjack |
A short, warm outer jacket |
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flapjack |
A flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle |
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haversack |
A bag carried over one shoulder to transport supplies, as on a hike |
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iota |
A very small amount; a bit; a whit |
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propinquity |
The property of being close together |
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caribe |
piranha |
