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exoteric
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External; public; capable of being understood; concepts having obvious practical application.
Opp. esoteric |
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asthenia
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Weakness. Lack of energy and strength. Loss of strength.
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aubade
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a morning song, usually a joyous poem of two lovers parting at dawn after a night of love
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whin
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gorse, furze, or other thorny vegetation
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canescent
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becoming white or grayish; covered with a white or grayish down, as some leaves
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syndetic
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connected by a conjunction
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prehensile
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Adapted for grasping or wrapping around
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elute
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The act of separating one substance from another by means of a solvent; to wash; to cleanse (as in chromotography)
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thaumaturgy
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magic, necromancy, theurgy, thaumaturgy; demonomy, diablerie, bedevilment; fetishism, obiism; conjuration; mesmerism, odylic force; electrobiology, clairvoyance table turning
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induction
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the initiation or cause of a change or process; a formal entry into an organization; evocation; generalization
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palter
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bargain; quibble; equivocate; lie
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labile
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Unstable, unsteady, not fixed
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saturnine
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melancholy; sardonic; passive
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roué
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man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure
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temerity
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effrontery; gall; rashness; fearlessness; hardihood
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ramify
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branch out; subdivide; complexify
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oblique
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askance; angled; perverse; duplicitous; louche; tangential; vague
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louche
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shady; of questionable taste or morality; decadent
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askance
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with disapproval, suspicion, or distrust; with a sideways glance, obliquely
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unction
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anointing (usu with oil); something that soothes, a balm; affected or exaggerated earnestness
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emulsion
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A suspension of small globules of one liquid in a second liquid with which the first will not mix; silver halide coating in photography
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demulsive
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soothing
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persiflage
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light teasing; banter
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concupiscent
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erotic
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ruttish
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aroused: feeling great sexual desire; "feeling horny"
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obloquy
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censure, blame, or abusive language; disgrace, discredit which result
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persiflage
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light teasing; bantering
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fatuous
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vacuously, smugly, unconsciously foolish, deceptive, unreal
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hidebound
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stubbornly prejudiced; narrow-minded; inflexible
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avouch
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avow; affirm; confirm
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knotty
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complex, difficult to solve
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billowing
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swelling; fluttering; waving
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abrogate
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cancel, deny, repeal
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ensconce
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establish firmly in a position
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abstain
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desist; go without; withdraw
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repudiate
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eschew; shun
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crepuscular
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active at dawn and dusk
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temper
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moderate; soften
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blunderbuss
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1. ancient weapon (type of gun); 2. a clumsy person
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envenom
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cause bitterness, be invidious
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rarefy
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make less dense
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caret
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punctuation mark signifying omission
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opprobrious
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expressing great scorn
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recumbent
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lying down
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throwback
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atavistic
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epistemology
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theory of knowledge
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slake
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quench; satisfy
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slew
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glut; excess
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toady
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sycophant; flatterer
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torrid
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hot; steamy
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malapropism
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use of similar sounding but incorrect word
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gaucherie
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awkwardness
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Sedulous
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persevering; eager and thorough
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heterodox
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unorthodox
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sere
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withered; old
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apostrophe
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1. punctuation mark; 2. appeal to someone not present (a figure of speech)
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fusillade
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long burst of gunfire
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palpate
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medical term: examine with the hands
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phenomenology
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branch of science concerned with things as they are perceived; not directly derived from theory
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tare
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1. weed; 2. allowance made for container when weighing
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pique
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1. annoyance (n); 2. to stimulate interest; to annoy (v
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toy
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to play with
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waft
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drift smoothly (v); whiff; smell (n)
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stipple
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cover with dots of paint etc.
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adumbrate
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outline; indicate; limn
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gall
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1. bitterness (bad feeling); 2. confidence; 3. abnormal growth on a plant
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levee
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1. raised bank of a river; 2. morning reception held by a monarch
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parenthesis
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remarks deviating from the main point [parentheses are round brackets in punctuation]
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sinewy
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vigorous; having well-developed muscles [a sinew is a tendon]
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steep
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to soak in water
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fledge
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1. grow feathers; 2. leave nest
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riveting
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fascinating [to rivet literally means to fix metal plates using metal pins]
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flail
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1. tool used to thresh grain; 2. to thresh (separate grain from chaff); 3. to wave arms about wildly
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foment
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1. stir up; 2. bathe with hot liquids (medical)
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disarm
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take away weapons; win over to one's side
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caulk
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treat with substance such as tar to make water-tight
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hawser
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thick rope or cable
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peer
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equal; to stare at; nobleman
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lint
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fluff; soft material used to cover wounds
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syncopation
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type of musical rhythm with missed beats
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Abraded
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worn away; eroded [abrade (v); abrasion (n)]
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Seine
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type of fishing net
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tender
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to offer
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lope
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run with long strides
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saw
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1. tool for cutting; 2. wise saying
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sibyl
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prophetess
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Jamb
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doorpost
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frieze
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decorative border
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chorales
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simple hymns
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chantey
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type of song sung by sailors
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esoterica
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obscure details
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nadir
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lowest point
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emolument
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salary; compensation
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exsiccate
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dry
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song: cycle
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sonnet: sequence
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turbid
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muddy
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herpetologist
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A scientist who studies snakes, other reptiles, and amphibians.
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ecologist
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a scientist concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environment.
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ornithologist
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a zoologist who studies birds
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virologist
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a scientist who deals with and studies viruses
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etymologist
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a lexicographer who specializes in etymology
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aphid
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a small insect which feeds by sucking the juices from plants
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thaumaturge
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magician
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ait
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small island
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fauteuil
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armchair
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impassible
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route that cannot be driven, unfeeling
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bight
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bay
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ennead
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group of nine
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sennit
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braided rope
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skein
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A length of thread or yarn wound in a loose long coil. Something suggesting the coil of a skein; a complex tangle
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cantonment
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A group of temporary billets for troops. A bivouac
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accouchement
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childbirth
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eft
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newt
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asterism
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small constellation
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lentigo
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freckle
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omphalos
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1. The navel.
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ostler
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groom - stableboy
(formerly) a stableman at an inn [variant of hostler, from hostel] |
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appetency
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craving
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hebdomadally
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weekly
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muscovado
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raw sugar
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osteofibroma
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benign bone tumor
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stringent
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1. Imposing rigorous standards of performance; severe; Constricted; tight: Characterized by scarcity of finances
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naumachia
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a naval spectacle; a mock sea battle put on by the ancient Romans
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chivy
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Harass with petty attacks, To maneuver or secure gradually, To scurry
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chivvies (pl n.)
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a hunt or chase
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crinite
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hairy
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accoucheur
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obstetrician
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smoothbore
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unrifled
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aciculate
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needle-like
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corf
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mining basket
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hastate
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spear-shaped
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augur
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gimlet, wimble, a pointed tool for boring holes, drill bit
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gimlet
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A small hand tool used for boring holes, having a penetrating quality, a drink
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saponin
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soap from plants
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redact
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edit
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alae
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insect wing
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fulmination
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tirade
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corium
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skin layer
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misoneism
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hatred of change
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blench
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flinch
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antinomy
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contradiction
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theca
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sac, sheath, case, covering (especially a pollen sac or moss capsule)
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sutler
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a provisioner, a victualer, An army camp follower who peddled provisions to the soldiers.
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retiary
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netlike
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malacia
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softening of flesh, pathology - any deviation from a healthy or normal condition
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chuckwalla
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lizard
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flittermouse
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bat
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comedo
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blackhead (from comedere to eat up)
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colleger
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mortarboard
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splanchnic
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Of or relating to the viscera; visceral: a splanchnic nerve.
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destrier
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warhorse
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epitasis
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middle part of a play
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canorous
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melodious
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olio
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stew, hodgepodge, medley, miscellany, burlesque show
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adactylous
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fingerless, toeless
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parhelion
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mock sun, sundog
A bright spot on either side of the sun, often on a luminous ring or halo |
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confiture
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jam
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serotinous
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late-blooming
(serotinous pinecones bloom during a forest fire) |
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prosody
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The study of the metrical structure of verse
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solecism
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A nonstandard usage or grammatical construction. A violation of etiquette.
An impropriety, mistake, or incongruity. |
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ordinal
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being of a specified position in a series; book of instructions for religious services
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taxonomy
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1. the branch of biology concerned with the classification of plants and animals into groups based on their similarities and differences
2. the science or practice of classification |
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union jack
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flag (often of UK)
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vexillology
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the study of flags
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gymnosperms
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a plant whose seeds are not enclosed within an ovary (often conifer)
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maceration
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To become soft or separated into constituents by soaking; to emaciate; boniness; gauntness
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zoology
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fauna; the branch of biology that studies animals
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