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Aborigines

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A plant or animal from earliest times

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Allegiance

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Devotion or loyalty towards people

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Alimony

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The financial support one’s spouse provides

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Ambassador

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An official representative of a country

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Anecdote

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A short interesting or funny story

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Anonymous

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Without a known or acknowledged name

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Arbitrator

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A person who settles disputes

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Antidote

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A remedy for poison

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Audit

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An official inspection of accounts

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Auditorium

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A hall for public gathering

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Autobiography

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A book a person writes about themselves

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Belligerent

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Hostile

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Biannual

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Happening twice a year

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Bibliography

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A list of books or sources

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Bibliophile

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A person who loves or collects books

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Biennial

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Occurring every two years

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Biography

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A written account of someone’s life

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Blasphemy

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Speaking disrespectfully

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Bootlegger

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A person who illegally makes alcohol

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Calligraphy

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The art of handwriting

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Casino

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A place where gambling games are played for money

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Cavalry

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Soldiers who fight horseback

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Centenarian

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A person who is 100 or older

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Connoisseur

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An expert

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Convalescent
A person recovering from an illness
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Court-martial
A military court
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Coward
A person who lacks courage
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Demagogue
A political leader
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Despot
A ruler who holds absolute power
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Diviner
A person who predicts the future
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Effeminate
A man showing traits considered feminine
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Efficacious
Effective
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Emancipation
The act of being set free
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Embezzlement
Theft of funds
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Emigrant (Empiro/Émigré)
A person who has left their own country
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Ephemeral
Lasting for a short time
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Epicure
A person who takes pleasure in food
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Epilogue
A section at the end of the book
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Epitaph
Words written on a tomb
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Excavation
Process of digging out soil
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Exgratia
Given as a favor or gift
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Expurgation
The removal of unsuitable content
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Fauna
The animals of a particular region
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Fiasco
A complete failure
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Flora
The plants of a particular region
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Glossary
List of terms and their definitions
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Grandiloquence
An extravagant way of speaking
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Gregarious
Sociable, enjoying company
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Gyroscope
A device that uses rotation to maintain balance
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Hallucination
Seeing or sensing something unreal
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Heterodox
Holding unorthodox norms
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Heterogeneous
Composed of different elements
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Homogeneous
Composed of same elements
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Honorary
Given as an honour
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Iconoclast
A person who attacks traditional beliefs
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Infantry
Soldiers who fight on foot
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Knell
The sound of a bell
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Kymograph
An instrument for recording
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Legacy
Something handed down from the past
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Lithography
A printing process using a flat surface
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Loquacious
Very talkative
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Mammals
Warm-blooded animals
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Medieval
Middle age
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Monopoly
Exclusive control over trade
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Mortuary
A place where dead bodies are kept
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Nepotism
Favoritism
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Octogenarian
A person who is 80–89 years old
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Orchestra
A large group of musicians
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Ordination
The formal ceremony of giving religious offices
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Orography
The study of mountains
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Paleography
The study of ancient writing systems
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Palmistry
The practice of telling someone’s future by reading palm lines
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Pantheism
Belief that God is present everywhere
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Parable
A short story with moral
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Manuscript
A handwritten or typed document
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Parasite
An organism that lives off other beings
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Parole
The release of a prisoner temporarily
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Pedant
A person who is too concerned with rules
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Philanderer
A man who casually engages in love affairs
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Plagiarist
Someone who copies another’s work
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Post-mortem
Examination of a body after death
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Primitive
Relating to early stages of human development
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Prologue
An introduction to a story
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Quarantine
Isolation of people
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Ransom
A sum of money demanded
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Reformatory
A place where young offenders are sent
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Regiment
A military unit of soldiers
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Renaissance
A revival of art and learning
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Resort
A place people go to relax
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Sanatorium
A medical facility for long-term illness
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Secret
Something kept hidden
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Seismograph
An instrument that measures earthquakes
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Sinology
The study of Chinese language, history, or culture
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Souvenir
Something kept as a reminder of a place, person, or event
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Stampede
A sudden rush of a crowd, usually in panic
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Tangible
Something that can be touched or perceived clearly
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Teetotaller
A person who never drinks alcohol
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Topography
The arrangement of natural and artificial features of an area
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Treason
The crime of betraying one’s country
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Vesper
Evening prayer or service
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