Set: Random House WODs A
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All 12 Terms
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ad hoc | concerned or dealing with a specific purpose or end |
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albatross | a seemingly inescapable moral or emotional burden, as of guilt' or 'anything burdensome that impedes action or progress (figurative) |
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anthropocentric | regarding human beings as the center of the universe |
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apheresis | the loss or omission of one or more letters or sounds at the beginning of a word |
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apposite | suitable and relevant to a situation or subject; apt; pertinent |
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abacinate | to blind (a person) by placing red-hot pokers, or metal basins, in front of the eyes |
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aglet | the plastic or metal tip of a shoelace |
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feazings | the unraveled part at the end of a cord |
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akimbo | with hand on hip and elbow bent outward |
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amaranth | an unfading flower |
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ambrosia | something especially delicious to taste or smell |
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augury | the art or practice of divination from signs or omens |
Most Missed Words
- ad hoc → concerned or dealing with a specific purpose or end - 2 misses
- feazings → the unraveled part at the end of a cord - 2 misses
- apheresis → the loss or omission of one or more letters or sounds at the beginning of a word - 1 miss
- abacinate → to blind (a person) by placing red-hot pokers, or metal basins, in front of the eyes - 1 miss
- amaranth → an unfading flower - 1 miss
- ambrosia → something especially delicious to taste or smell - 1 miss
- augury → the art or practice of divination from signs or omens - 1 miss