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  1. votary
    /ˈvəʊtərɪ/
    noun

    1. a person who is bound by solemn religious vows, as a monk or a nun.

    2. an adherent of a religion or cult; a worshiper of a particular deity or sacred personage.

    3. a person who is devoted or addicted to some subject or pursuit: "A (...) of jazz".

    4. a devoted follower or admirer.
  2. cantaloupe
    /ˈkæntəˌluːp/
    noun

    1. a variety of melon of the gourd family, having a hard scaly or warty rind, grown in Europe, Asia, and the United States.

    2. a muskmelon having a reticulated rind and pale-orange flesh.
  3. nit
    /nɪt/
    noun

    1. the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.

    2. the young of such an insect.
  4. cheapskate
    /ˈtʃiːpˌskeɪt/
    noun

    1. a person who is stingy and miserly.

    verb (used without object)

    1. to act in a stingy or miserly way.
  5. miser
    /ˈmaɪzə/
    noun

    1. a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.

    2. a stingy, avaricious person.
  6. miserly
    /ˈmaɪzəlɪ/
    adjective

    1. of, like, or befitting a miser; penurious; stingy; niggardly.
  7. ulterior
    /ʌlˈtɪərɪə/
    adj.

    1. ukryty (motyw).
  8. inauspicious
    /ˌɪnɔːˈspɪʃəs/
    adj.

    1. unlucky.
  9. unadulterated
    /ˌʌnəˈdʌltəreɪtɪd/
    adjective

    1. not diluted or made impure; pure: "(...) maple syrup".

    2. utter; absolute: "(...) nonsense".
  10. bereave, bereft, bereft
    /bɪˈriːv/
    verb (used with object)

    1. to deprive and make desolate, especially by death (usually followed by of): "Illness (...) them of their mother".

    2. to deprive ruthlessly or by force (usually followed by of): "The war (...) them of their home".
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Card Set
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