 | Term | Definition |
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Circumvent |
to go around |
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Aperture |
an opening or hole |
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Globule |
a droplet of liquid or a small ball |
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Bona fide |
in good faith, without fraud |
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Itinerary |
a route |
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Indolent |
idle or lazy |
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Deciduous |
falling off at a certain season |
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Distaff |
a staff on which flax and wool is wound and used for spinning |
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Luminary |
a body that gives off light |
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Lineage |
a direct descent from an ancestor |
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Ambrosial |
food of the gods |
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Embellish |
to decorate or adorn |
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Bellicose |
quarrelsome |
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Labyrinthine |
of, pertaining to, or resembling a labyrinth |
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Cryptic |
hidden or mysterious |
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Conflagration |
a big, destructive fire |
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Festoon |
a garland of flowers |
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Exodus |
a going out or forth |
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Carcinogen |
any substance that produces cancer |
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Arcane |
secret |
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Formidable |
causing dread or fear |
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Buttress |
a structure built against a wall |
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Gyrate |
to move in a spiral or circular path |
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Holocaust |
great destruction of life, especially a fire |
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Echelon |
of higher authority |
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