1.
Any of a genus (Gladiolus) of chiefly African perennial plants of the iris family with erect sword-shaped leaves and spikes of brilliantly colored irregular flowers arising from corms
2.
A special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach
3.
Capable of being understood or comprehended
4.
Of or relating to the beginning : incipient
5.
A picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper
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A yarn or fabric of spun silk
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A vessel (such as a sailboat) with twin hulls and usually a deck or superstructure connecting the hulls
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Any of a breed of very small roundheaded dogs that occur in short-coated and long-coated varieties
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Any of a genus (Haliotis) of edible rock-clinging gastropod mollusks that have a flattened shell slightly spiral in form, lined with mother-of-pearl, and with a row of apertures along its outer edge
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A flaky rich crescent-shaped roll
12.
To grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner
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To work out or express by studious effort
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A small sled that is ridden in a supine position and used especially in competition
15.
Any of a genus (Staphylococcus) of nonmotile gram-positive spherical bacteria that occur singly, in pairs or tetrads, or in irregular clusters and include causative agents of various diseases (such as skin infections, food poisoning, and endocarditis)
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A fabric made of spun-rayon yarn
17.
A name well suited to the person, place, or thing named
18.
Excessive and often incoherent talkativeness or wordiness
19.
The act of looking forward : foresight
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A hill or mountain completely surrounded by glacial ice
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The art of cutting paper into decorative designs
22.
The webbing on the feet of aquatic birds
23.
Final sound in a word or syllable : end position of a sound in a word or syllable
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Any of a genus (Bougainvillaea) of the four-o'clock family of ornamental tropical American woody vines and shrubs with brilliant purple or red floral bracts
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An organism that prefers or thrives in sandy soils or areas
