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A leaf that covers an ear of corn

husk

100

hard to catch

elusive

100

a small rectangular game piece with a variety of dots representing numbers

domino

100

to set on fire

ignite

100

peculiar

quirky

200

small, round-shaped pieces of meat or other foods

nugget

200

having fidgety or uneasy behavior

restive

200

knitted fabric used to make sports uniforms

jersey

200

to drool excessively

salivate

200

neighborhood or surroundings

vicinity

300

having to do with bread or bread-making

panary

300

very big; voluminous

bouffant

300

the center of attention

limelight

300

to laugh in a silly manner

giggle

300

someone who escorts people to seats in a theater or at a gathering

usher

400

garlic mayonnaise

aioli

400

expressing great joy

jubilant

400

the inner bone of the arm that runs along the outer edge of the hand, near the pinky finger.

ulna

400

to talk loudly and quickly for a long time

yammer

400

a group of seven people or things

heptad

500

a person who eats food grown locally

locavore

500

lacking in foresight; not able to see "the big picture"

myopic

500

A metal worker, such as a blacksmith

vulcan

500

to throw up from being sick or eating too much

regurgitate

500

grumpy and argumentative

cantankerous

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