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art - The expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power.
tar - Cover (something) with tar.
rot - (chiefly of animal or vegetable matter) decay or cause to decay by the action of bacteria and fungi; decompose.
aria - A long accompanied song for a solo voice, typically one in an opera or oratorio.
ratio - The quantitative relation between two amounts showing the number of times one value contains or is contained within the other.
vita - A biography or résumé.
trio - A set or group of three people or things.
oat - A cereal plant cultivated chiefly in cool climates and widely used for animal feed as well as human consumption.
tiara - A jeweled ornamental band worn on the front of a woman's hair.
vat - Place or treat in a vat.
air - Express (an opinion or grievance) publicly.
rat - A rodent that resembles a large mouse, typically having a pointed snout and a long, sparsely haired tail. Some kinds have become cosmopolitan and are sometimes responsible for transmitting diseases.
oar - Row; propel with or as with oars.
riot - A violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd.
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ova - A mature female reproductive cell, especially of a human or other animal, which can divide to give rise to an embryo usually only after fertilization by a male cell.
var - (in soccer) video assistant referee, a system whereby officials view video footage of important incidents during a game in order to advise the referee and correct any mistakes.
iota - The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet (Ι, ι), transliterated as ‘i.’.
aorta - The main artery of the body, supplying oxygenated blood to the circulatory system. In humans it passes over the heart from the left ventricle and runs down in front of the backbone.
aviator - A pilot.
via - Traveling through (a place) en route to a destination.
taro - A tropical Asian plant of the arum family which has edible starchy corms and edible fleshy leaves, especially a variety with a large central corm grown as a staple in the Pacific.
tao - (in Chinese philosophy) the absolute principle underlying the universe, combining within itself the principles of yin and yang and signifying the way, or code of behavior, that is in harmony with the natural order. The interpretation of Tao in the Tao-te-Ching developed into the philosophical religion of Taoism.