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dithyramb
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DITH-uh-ram, any wildly enthusiastic speech or writing
a Greek choral song or chant of vehement or wild character and of usually irregular form, originally in honor of Dionysus |
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Obstreperous
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uh bSTREP er uhs resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner; unruly
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Crepuscular
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kri-PUHS-kyuh-ler
of, relating to, or resembling twilight; dim; indistinct Zoology, appearing or active in the twilight, as certain bats adn insects. Related to the Latin term creper meaning 'obscure; dark.' Entered English in the mid 1600s. |
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Recundite
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REK-uhn-dahyt
dealing with very profound, difficult, or abstruse subject matter beyond ordinary knowledge or understanding; esoteric Recondite descends from the Latin verb recondere 'to hide.' Entered English in the mid 1600s. |
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Desultory
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DES-uhl-tawr-ee
digressing from or unconnected with the main subject; random lacking in consistency, constancy, or visible order, disconnected; fitful |
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Calumniate
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to utter maliciously false statements, charges, or imputations about
to injure the reputation of by calumny |
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Barghest
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BAHR-gest
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A legendary doglike goblin believed to portend death or misfortune
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Chthonic
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seething pull of the underworld
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Omophagy
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eating of raw flesh
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Sparagmos
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ritual tearing to pieces of the victim
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Coriaceous
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kawr-ee-Ey-shus
of or like leather |
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