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Can you use it in a sentence?
200

Originally considered a myth of the sea, this creature was thought to bring ships down to the bottom of the ocean.

What is a giant squid?

200

This civilization worshiped Quetzalcoatl.

Who were the Aztecs?

200

This is the second most valuable Poker hand.

What is a Straight Flush?

200

This fifteen season show originally premiered on The WB, before moving over to the CW and Netflix. 

What is Supernatural?

200

Defenestrate

The act of throwing someone out of a window.


400

This giant reptile was considered a cryptid until the 1910s when Lieutenant Steyn van Hensbroek captured a picture and skin of the animal. 

What is the Komodo Dragon?

400

This civilization was thought to have created the wheel.

What was Mesopotamia?

400

If you want to win in a casino, this is the game you want to play due to the House having less in its favor. 

What is Blackjack?

400

This show focuses on the escapades of a College study group and had six seasons.

What is Community?

400

Confabulate

To engage in conversation; talk.

600

This venomous, egg-laying mammal was originally considered to be a myth to the people of Europe. 

What is a Platypus?

600

This name was the origin of the word Czar.

What is Caesar?

600

In the early 1970s, this package delivery company used its last $5,000 to win a hand of Blackjack and secure additional operating expenses, saving it from bankruptcy. 

What is FedEx?

600

This eight-season show focuses on the titular doctor character, who would assuredly lose their medical license. 

What is House M.D.?

600

Abnegate

To renounce or reject (something desired or valuable).

800
Called the "African Unicorn", this elusive animal lived deep in the Ituri Rainforest in the Congo and became a symbol of cryptozoology.

What is the Okapi?

800

This ancient Athenian politician created strict policies for minor crimes and was the origin for a word which would describe excessively harsh or severe actions.

Who is Draco?

(Draconian)

800

The oldest casino in the world is located in this country.

What is Italy?

The Palazzo Vendramin Calergi Casino

800

You would find KITT the car in this TV-show focused on crime-fighting.

What is Knight Rider?

800

Aegis

The protection, backing or support of a particular person or organization.

1000

This fish was thought to be extinct for millions of years and was rediscovered in 1938, subsequently serving as inspiration for Water/Rock-type Pokémon from Hoenn.

What is Coelacanth?

1000

This historian died at Pompeii.

Who is Pliny the Elder?

1000

This is why slot-machines typically have images of fruit on the slots.

They used to dispense flavored gum as prizes to circumvent gambling bans. 

1000

With 23 seasons, this TV show is an American Military crime procedural.

What is NCIS?

1000

Usury

The illegal action or practice of lending money at unreasonably high rates of interest.

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