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WOTD words 1-20
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ipso facto | by the very fact or action |
| Sine qua non | an indispensable condition; prerequisite |
| Butte | an isolated hill rising abruptly from the surrounding area, having steep sides and a flat top |
| Boll | the pod of a plant, as that of flax or cotton |
| Trecento | the 14th century, especially with reference to Italian art, literature, etc. |
| Rondeau | a poem of thirteen lines with two rhymes and the opening words used as a refrain in two places |
| Triskaidekaphobia | fear of the number 13 |
| Tridecennary | 1. A period of thirteen years 2. Thirteenth anniversary |
| Profligate | 1. Recklessly extravagant; wasteful 2. Given over to dissipation; dissolute |
| Hirsutulous | minutely rough and hairy |
| Piliferous | having or producing hair |
| Pogonotrophy | the growing of a beard |
| Pilgarlic | a bald-headed person |
| Omnifarious | of all kinds or sorts |
| Embrocation | 1. A liquid medication rubbed on the skin 2. The act of applying a lotion to the bruised part of the body |
| Sessile | 1. Attached directly to the base, without a stalk 2. Permanently attached; immobile |
| Acescent | turning sour; slightly sour |
| Catchpole | a sheriff’s officer who made arrests for failure to pay a debt |
| Paludal | of or relating to marshes |
| Tocsin | an alarm bell or warning signal |