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a. of or relating to a temperature scale proposed by the inventor of the mercury thermometer
n. German physicist who invented the mercury thermometer and developed the scale of temperature that bears his name (1686-1736)


Spelling Word: fahrenheit
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n. the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
a. relating to rural matters


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a. preferred above all others and treated with partiality
n. a special loved one


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a. a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number
n. a small elite group


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ad. in a secure manner; in a manner free from danger
ad. with firmness


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a. serving to set in motion
ad. the initial time


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a. of or relating to or resembling flesh
a. usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it


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n. an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease


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n. the musical interval between one note and another four notes away from it
a. coming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time or degree or magnitude


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v. become or make oneself fresh again
v. make (to feel) fresh


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