Miscellaneous Word List 1501-1600

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equerry

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n. an officer charged with supervision of the horses to a royal noble household

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eremitical

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n. a recluse or hermit, especially a religious recluse

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errantry

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n. the condition of traveling or roving about, especially in search of adventure

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eschatological

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n. the belief or doctrine concerning the ultimate or final things, such as death, the destiny of human kind, the Second Coming, or the Last Judgment

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essay

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v. to make an attempt; to subject to a test

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eudaemonia

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n. a content state of being happy and health and prosperous

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eventuate

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v. to result ultimately; to come out in the end

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ex cathedra

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adv./adj. with the authority derived from one's office or position

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excogitation

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v. to consider or think out carefully and thoroughly to achieve complete understanding of it

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exegete

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n. a person skilled in exegesis

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exogamous

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n. the custom of marrying outside the tribe or clan; the fusion of two things not closely related

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extravasate

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v. to force the flow from a vessel out into the surrounding tissue, as with blood or a lava flow; to exude from a vessel; to erupt

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extuberance

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n. a swelling or rising; protuberance

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eyrie

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n. the lofty nest of a bird of prey; any habitation at a high altitude

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fasces

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n. a bundle of rods bound together around an ax with the blade projecting, carried before ancient Roman magistrates as an emblem of authority

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Fauvist

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n. an early 20th century movement in painting begun by a group of French artists and marked by the use of bold, often distorted forms and vivids colors

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ferule

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n. an instrument, such as a cane, stikc, or flat piece of wood, used in punishing children

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fetid

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adj. having an offensive odor; having a stale and unpleasant smell

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filigreed

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n. an intricate, delicate, or fanciful ornamentation

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fissiparous

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adj. (1) reproducing by biological fission (2) tending to break up into parts or break away form a main body; factious

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fleeted

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v. (1) to fade out; vanish (2) to flow (3) to drift (4) to alter the position of

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Gemutlichkeit

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n. warm friendliness; amicability

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gibbet

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n. a device used for hanging a perion until dead; a gallows; an upright post with a crosspiece

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gird

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v. (1) to encircle with a belt or band; to fasten or secure with a belt; to surround (2) to equip or endow; to prepare for action

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granitic

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n. unyielding endurance; steadfastness; showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings

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grotesquerie

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n. ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion

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gull

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n./v. a person who is easily tricked or cheated; a dupe/to deceive or cheat

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hagiographer

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n. a worshipful or idealizing biographer

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hauteur

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n. haughtiness in bearing and attitude; arrogance

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hebdomadal

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adj. weekly; occurring every seven days, such as a visit or the delivery of a paper

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homiletic

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adj. relating to the nature of a homily

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hypermammiferous

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adj. having extremely large breasts

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ingoratio elenchi

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n. the logical fallacy of supposing that an argument proving an irrelevant point has proved the point at issue

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impalpable

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adj. not perceptible to the touch; intangible; difficult to perceive or grasp by the mind

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incertitude

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n. uncertainty; absence of confidence; doubt; insecurity; instability

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indite

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v. to write; compose; to set down in writing; to dictate

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in media res

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into the heart of the subject, without preface or introduction

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intellection

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n. a thought or idea; the act or process of using the intellect; thinking or reasoning

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intercredal

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adj. pertaining to conversations or exchanges between members of different faiths

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inure

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v. to habituate to something undesireable by prolonged subjection

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involute

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adj./v. (1) intricate; complex (2) having margins rolled inwards; having whorls that obscure the axis or other volutions (3) to curl inwards (4) to return to a normal or former condition

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janissary

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n. a devoted follower or supporter; a member of elite, highly loyal supporters

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kedge

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v. to warp (a vessel) by means of a light anchor; to move by means of a light anchor

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kite

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n. (1) any of the lights sails of a ship that are used in a light wind (2) any of various predatory birds (3) piece of paper representating fictitious financial transaction

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lachrymal

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adj. of or relating to tears

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lagniappe

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n. an extra or unexpected gift or benefit

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langour

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n. lack of physical or metnal energy; a dreamy, lazy mood or quality; oppressive quiet or stillness; listlessness

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lese majeste

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crime of injury to the majesty; an offense against the dignity of a reigning sovereign or against a state

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limn

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v. to describe; to depict by painting or drawing

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lineament

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n. a distinctive shape, contour, or line, especially on the face; a definitive feature or characteristic

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lodestar

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n. something used as a guiding point, such as the north star; a guiding principle, interest, or ambition

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logorrhea

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n. excessive use of words

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longueur

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n. a tedious passage in a work of literature or performing art

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machicolation

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n. a projecting gallery art the top of a castle tower, supported by corbeled arches

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maculation

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n. the act of spotting or staining; the spotted markings of a plant or an animal, such as the spots of the leopard

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malefactor

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n. one that has committed a crime; a criminal; an evildoer

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malum in se

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adv. A wrong in itself; in its very nature being illegal; a crime that has been such by custom and not just by statute such as murder, burglary

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malversation

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n. misconduct in public office

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mastodonic

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adj. having or relating to elephant-like creatures; having attributes of elephant-like creatures

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matriculate

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v. to admit or be admitted into a group

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meliorate

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v. to make better; improve; to grow better

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metastasize

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v. to be changed or transformed, especially dangerously; to spread, especially destructively

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mete

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v./n. to distribute by or as if by measure; allot/a boundary line; a limit

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miff

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n. a petulant, bad-tempered mood; a huff; a petty quarrel or argument

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millenarian

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adj. relating to a thousand

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monitory

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adj. conveying an admonition or a warning

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mugwump

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n. a person who acts independently or remains neutral, especially in politics

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naif

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n. a naïve or inexperienced person; a person marked by unaffected simplicity and lack of guile

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nescience

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n. absence of knowledge or awareness; ignorance

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noblesse oblige

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n. benevolent, honorable behavior considered to be the responsibility of persons high birth or rank

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obsequy

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n. a funeral rite or ceremony

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ochlocracy

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n. mob rule; government by the masses

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oenophile

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n. someone who appreciates wine

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oleaginous

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adj. (1) falsely or smugly earnest; unctuous; unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating (2) containing an unusual amount of grease or oil

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omnibus

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adj. including or covering many things or classes

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opus/opera

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n. a creative work, especially musical/the plural of opus

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organon

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n. a set of principles for use in scientific or philosophical investigation

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orotund

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adj. pompous and bombast; full in sound

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parabolic

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adj. similar to a parable

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paralogism

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n. a fallacious or illogical argument or conclusion

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parlous

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adj. perilous; dangerous; dangerously cunning

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partita

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n. an instrumental piece composed of a series of variations, as a suite

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patrology

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n. the study of writings and doctrines of early contributors

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peregrination

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v. to journey or travel from place to place, especially on foot; to travel through or over; traverse

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philistinism

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n. an attitude of smug ignorance and conventionalism, especially toward artistici and cultural values

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phlogiston

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n. a hypothetical substance formerly thought to be a volatile constituent substance, released as flame in combustion

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pianissimo

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adv. In a very soft or quiet tone; low loudness

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prepostor

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n. a scholar appointed to inspect other scholars; a monitor

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prehensile

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adj. (1) adapted for seizing, grasping, or holding, especially by wrapping around an object; greedy; grasping (2) having keen intellect; insightful

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prepossession

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n. (1) a preconception or prejudice (2) the state of being preoccupied with thoughts, opinions, feelings

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prescind

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v. (1) to separate or divide in thought; consider individually (2) to withdraw one's attention

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priapic

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adj. resembling a phallus; relating to or overly concerned with masculinity

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pro bono publico

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adj. done without compensation for the public good

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Procrusteanize

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v. to stretch or contract according to some rule or standard

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progenitive

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adj. pertaining to those who beget, as in parents, founders, discovers)

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prosody

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n. the study of the metrical structure of verse

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psephologist

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n. the study of political elections

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pulchritude

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n. great physical beauty and appeal, especially that of women

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pullulate

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v. to put forth sprouts or buds; germinate; to breed rapidly or abundantly; to teem; swarm

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qua

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prep. In the capacity or character of; as