Vocabulary Building

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Puritanical

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very strict in moral or religious matters, often excessively so

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Levantine

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pertaining to Levant ie. the lands bordering the eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea.

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Nexus

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1. a connected series or group

2. a means of connection, a link

3. the core or center of a situation

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promenade

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1. a stroll or walk, in a public place, usually for pleasure or display.

2. an area used for such walking

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blustery

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to roar and be tumultuous

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polymath

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a person with great learning in a number of fields; polyhistor

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whoop

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a loud cry or shout, in excitement or joy

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crupper

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1.a leather strap fastened to the saddle of a harness and looping underthe tail of a horse to prevent the harness from slipping forward.

2. the rump or buttocks of a horse.

3. armor for the rump of a horse.

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pastiche

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a literary, musical, or artistic piece consisting wholly or chiefly ofmotifs or techniques borrowed from one or more sources.

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diorama

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a life-size display representing a scene from nature, a historical event,or the like, using stuffed wildlife, wax figures, real objects, etc., in frontof a painted or photographed background.

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blinkered

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narrow minded; unwilling to understand others pov

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poignant

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1. keenly distressing to the emotions

2. keen or strong in mental appeal

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disquisition

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a formal treaty in which a subject is dissected and discussed

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valetudinarian

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1. an invalid

2. a person gravely concerned about his poor health

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desiderate

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to wish or long for

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pigeonholing

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to lay aside for use or reference at some later, indefinite time

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jazziest

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1. active or lively

2. fancy or flashy

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jacquard

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a fabric with an elaborately woven pattern

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exequial

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1. funeral rites or ceremonies

2. funeral procession

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mesquite

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a kind of wood used in barbecuing

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hatbox

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a box for hats

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jacket

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1. a short coat, in any of various forms, usually opening down the front.

2. something designed to be placed around the upper part of the body fora specific purpose other than use as clothing:

a life jacket.

3. a protective outer covering.

4. the skin of a potato, especially when it has been cooked.

5. book jacket.

6. the cover of a paperbound book, usually bearing an illustration.

7. a paper or cardboard envelope for protecting a phonograph record.

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jaywalks

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to cross a street at a place other than the designated place and in a headless manner (diagonally or against a traffic light)

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morceaux

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1. a morcel

2. a excerpt from a piece of poetry or music

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kumquat

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a citrus fruit native to China

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chapeaux

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1. a hat

2. (in heraldry) a hat used as part of a crest.

a hat depicted with a representation of a crown

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epigram

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an witty saying tersely expressed

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ballad

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a light, simple song of romantic or sentimental nature

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ode

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a lyric poem intended to be sung and expressive of exalted emotion

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limerick

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a humorous verse of five lines

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acrostic

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a verse in which a particular letter taken from a particular position when placed in the correct order spell out a word, sentence etc.

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villanelle

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a short poem of fixed form

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couplet/doublet

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a pair of successive lines of verse that rhyme

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cinquain

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1. a group of five

2. a poem having five lines

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quatrain

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a stanza or poem with four lines

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sestina

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a poem of six lines

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defendant

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a person or company against whom a charge in brought in court

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delinquent

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failing in one's duty

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casus belli

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an event or cause that results in war

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dishabille

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the state of being dressed in a careless or shabby manner

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tableau

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a graphic description

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tableau vivant

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living picture

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snguine

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1. colour of blood

2. of a healthy ruddish colour

3. cheerfully confident; optimistic

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amortise

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1. liquidate (finance)

2. to disagree

3. to transfer land

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titillate

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to stimulate or excite (used negatively)

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exigent

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pressing; demanding

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three peat

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to win a championship thrice in a row

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tepid

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1. modeerately warm

2. characterized by a lack of force

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apocryphal

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of questionable authorship or authenticity

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picket

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1. a protest

2. a pointed stake driven into the ground to support a fence, secure a tent, tetheran animal etc.