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decarchy   government by ten individuals  
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preconcert   to settle beforehand  
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athwart   across; in opposition to; sideways; transversely  
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homonym   words having the same sound but different meanings—  
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kelt   coarse fabric made of black and white wool  
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mignon   small and dainty  
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hornbook   rudimentary treatise—  
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strapontin   folding seat in a theatre  
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coupe   four  
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picaroon   person who lives by his or her wits; rogue or scoundrel  
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jalouse   to suspect; to be jealous of  
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bibliology   study of books  
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flagitious   grossly wicked; guilty of heinous crimes  
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catarrhine   of, like or pertaining to Old World Monkeys  
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cloture   means of ending legislative debate  
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subsidiarity   state of being subsidiary; secondary importance  
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kidlet   a very little kid  
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kleptocracy   government by thieves  
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gemmiferous   bearing gems  
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alectryomachy   cock  
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hemeralopia   day  
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rideau   ridge or mound of earth used for defense  
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latitat   writ based on supposition that person is in hiding  
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prognathic   having a jaw that projects forward  
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organdie   fine translucent cotton  
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tabernacular   of, like or pertaining to a tabernacle  
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personalism   doctrine that humans possess spiritual freedom  
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mnesic   of, like or pertaining to memory  
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atmology   the science of aqueous vapour  
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perficient   effectual; actually achieving a result  
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octactinal   having eight rays or points  
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septemfluous   in seven streams  
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gerontophilia   sexual attraction towards the elderly  
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sarment   long weak twig  
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merycism   rumination  
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omniparity   general equality  
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mnemonist   one from whose memory nothing is erased  
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thrioboly   divination using pebbles  
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jackstay   iron or wooden bar running along yard of ship to which sails fastened  
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lavaliere   jeweled pendant worn round the neck; pendant microphone  
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mazopathia   any disease of the placenta  
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lienal   of, like or pertaining to the spleen  
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accidence   grammar book; science of inflections in grammar  
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gyrose   having a folded surface; marked with wavy lines  
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lientery   discharge of partially digested food  
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chrysoaristocracy   government by the wealthy; plutocracy  
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plousiocracy   government by the wealthy; plutocracy  
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flagstaff   flag pole at stern of a ship  
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chiliahedron   one  
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pronasale   tip of the nose  
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ursine   of, like or pertaining to bears  
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spelaeothem   depositional features found in caves  
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pule   to pipe; to whimper or whine  
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jubate   maned; having or possessing a mane  
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stelliferous   having many stars  
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wallfish   snail  
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phocine   of, like or pertaining to seals  
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solidary   marked by solidarity; joint and several  
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brockfaced   having a white mark on the face or snout  
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xerography   photocopying  
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culiciform   like or resembling a mosquito  
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lagena   flask  
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yoicks   expression of surprise or excitement  
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procuratory   authorization to act for another  
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spiraculate   having air  
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bandelet   small flat moulding around a column  
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apian   of, like or pertaining to bees  
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piteous   arousing or deserving pity  
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akinesia   loss of ability to move  
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coeval   of the same length of time; having the same duration  
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calodemon   good or beneficial spirit  
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teichoscopy   observation from the perspective of a wall  
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maculomancy   divination using spots  
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catacoustics   science of echoes or reflected sounds  
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redivivus   resuscitated; come to life again  
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fagottist   bassoon player  
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picamar   bitter oily liquid obtained from tar  
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limosis   abnormally ravenous appetite  
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melliferous   producing or forming honey  
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drill   durable twilled cotton  
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compeer   one who is equal in rank; a companion  
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quartinvariant   an invariant of the fourth degree  
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rhypophagy   eating filth  
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inquirendo   authority to inquire into something—  
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saturnine   of a gloomy or surly disposition; sardonic  
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reticule   small woven lady’s handbag  
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speos   ancient Egyptian cave temple  
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sarcoline   flesh  
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sussultatory   characterized by large up  
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botryoidal   like a bunch of grapes  
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ballistophobia   fear of missiles  
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absquatulate   to decamp; to leave quickly; to flee  
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perlocution   effect produced when a particular word is uttered  
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gravimeter   instrument for measuring variations in gravitational fields  
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debel   to conquer in war  
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girasol   fire  
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keraunograph   instrument for recording distant thunderstorms  
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molinology   study of mills and milling  
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troilism   sexual activity between three people  
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obvert   to turn; to alter  
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corbiculate   like a small basket  
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urbarial   founded on a register of landed property  
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preaudience   right to be heard before another  
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dactylioglyph   engraver of rings or of gems  
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mechanolatry   worship of machines  
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quaeritur   the question is asked  
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cordage   ropes in the rigging of a ship  
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salse   mud volcano  
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concresce   to grow together; coalesce  
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loreal   located in the area between the eyes and the nose or snout  
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lustrate   to purify by sacrifice  
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heterothermal   taking the temperature of the surroundings—  
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cariogenic   causing dental cavities  
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palter   to trifle in talk; to use trickery; to equivocate  
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unisonous   in unison or agreement  
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caboched   heraldic animal shown in full face with no neck or body  
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raisonneur   person in a play or book embodying author’s viewpoint  
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apparitor   officer in court who attends to execute orders; harbinger  
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bodement   prediction or prophecy  
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maquis   guerrilla resistance force  
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stibial   of, like or pertaining to antimony  
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philology   study of ancient texts; historical linguistics  
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klangfarbe   tone  
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rhonchisonant   making a snorting or snoring noise  
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cassideous   helmet  
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guéridon   small ornate table or stand  
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cryometer   instrument for measuring low temperatures  
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telenergy   application of spirit energy at a distance  
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buttery   storeroom for provisions and liquors  
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doramania   obsession with owning furs  
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pythonism   possession by an oracular spirit  
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thumomancy   divination by means of one’s own soul  
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magnetograph   instrument for recording measurements of magnetic fields  
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drosometer   instrument for measuring dew  
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plerophory   full conviction  
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wakerife   wakeful; indisposed to sleep  
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planetolatry   worship of the planets  
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taurine   bull  
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maquette   small model of something to be made on a larger scale  
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strepitant   loud; noisy; clamorous  
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austromancy   divination using wind  
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biotope   region of uniform environment and types of organisms  
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topaz   dark yellow  
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ombrology   study of rain  
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impennate   featherless; wingless—  
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conspecies   different species that are part of the same genus  
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pantograph   apparatus connecting streetcar to overhead wires  
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yarmulke   skullcap worn by Orthodox Jewish men  
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agminate   grouped  
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rhinocerial   very heavy; of or like a rhinoceros  
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taupe   brownish  
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asceticism   doctrine that self  
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spargefication   act of sprinkling or scattering  
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anemocracy   government by the wind or by whim  
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ovicide   killing insect eggs  
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soothly   in truth; truly  
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misprision   mistake; overlooking of a crime of another  
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prurient   stemming from the indulgence of lewd ideas; lascivious  
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putid   decayed; fetid  
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decadist   author who writes works in ten parts  
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agalloch   eaglewood  
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obolary   extremely poor  
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coram   in the presence of; before  
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feracious   fruitful; fecund  
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pseudophonia   suicide disguised as murder  
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quomodocunquize   to make money in any way possible  
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tergal   of, like or pertaining to the back  
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folkloristics   study of folklore and fables  
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trucidation   slaughter  
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serology   study of serums  
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maltster   one who makes or deals in malt  
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allision   intentional collision of two ships  
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aprique   sunny  
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logophile   a lover of words  
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rheme   speech element that expresses an idea  
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anthropophaginian   cannibal  
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ophism   snake  
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quark   soft cheese made from skim milk  
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imprimatur   licence to print a book—  
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inopinate   not thought of; unexpected—  
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pelitic   composed of fine sediment  
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arachnivorous   feeding on spiders  
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shaugh   thicket  
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polyaemia   plethora  
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zuppa   fish soup  
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précieuse   woman affecting a fastidious over  
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hatchment   coat of arms of a deceased person—  
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adumbrate   indicate faintly; foreshadow  
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lepadoid   resembling a barnacle  
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glumiferous   bearing glumes  
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thanatousia   funeral rites  
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crepon   heavy crepe fabric with lengthwise crinkles  
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hirundine   of, like or pertaining to swallows—  
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homoousia   identicality in substance—  
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siblicide   killing or killer of a sibling  
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novity   innovation; newness  
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decanal   located on south side of the choir in a church  
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kamelaukion   tall cylindrical hat worn by Orthodox priests  
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seel   to sew up the eyelids of; to blindfold  
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handfast   a firm grip; a contract—  
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chrysochlorous   greenish  
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nigrine   black  
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nidus   place where something originates or develops; nest  
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anthrophobia   fear of humans  
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rubicund   ruddy  
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monitory   letter containing a warning  
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cteniform   comb  
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quidsworth   able to be bought for one pound  
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theriomorph   animal form in art  
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retromancy   divination by looking over one’s shoulder  
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gorgonize   to turn into stone; to paralyze with one’s gaze  
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acoemeti   ancient monastic order who maintained eternal choir service  
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seismoscope   instrument for detecting earthquakes  
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limicolous   living in mud  
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caenogenesis   process of growth in individual not common in its species  
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soothfast   truthful; honest; faithful  
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misotheism   hatred of God or deities  
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topsail   ship’s sail above the lowermost sail  
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provenance   source; origin  
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pelviform   basin  
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desuetude   state of disuse  
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silvics   study of tree’s life  
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limoniad   meadow nymph  
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bdellotomy   act of cutting a leech to increase its suction  
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frigolabile   susceptible to the cold  
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hydragogue   removing water or serum—  
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maculose   spotted  
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unicity   uniqueness; oneness  
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whittle   a woollen shawl or blanket  
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diaskeuast   reviser; interpolator  
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holocryptic   inscrutable; undecipherable—  
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rasophore   lowest rank of Greek Orthodox monk  
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autothaumaturgist   person pretending to be mystical or mysterious  
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straticulate   composed of parallel strata  
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trucage   faking of works of art  
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cathetometer   instrument for measuring short vertical distances  
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postulator   official who presents case for canonization or beatification  
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itis   bodily condition or disease—  
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quarrenden   variety of apple  
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klaxon   loud mechanical horn  
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zoetrope   slotted rotating cylinder producing primitive animation  
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haplology   omission of a doubled or similar sound or syllable in a word—  
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incondite   not well put together; poorly constructed—  
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porism   geometrical expression of possibility of multiple solutions  
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seminiferous   seed  
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allogamy   cross  
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spatialism   doctrine that matter has only spatial, temporal and causal properties  
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hypobulic   weak  
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bitts   posts mounted on a ship for fastening ropes  
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opuscule   little work or composition  
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wrongous   unjust; wrongful  
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thirdborough   petty constable of a township  
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collocation   the placing of things together  
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pneumatics   study of mechanics of gases  
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cledonism   circumlocution used to avoid speaking unlucky words  
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lugubrious   mournful; dismal  
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agowilt   sudden sickening and unnecessary fear  
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robinet   ancient light cannon  
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thelematic   of, like or pertaining to will or volition; voluntary  
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tablature   mental image or picture; plate  
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mutagenesis   origin or induction of mutation  
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siphonic   of, like or pertaining to a siphon  
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minatory   threatening  
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raschel   light loosely kitted cloth  
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disorbed   deprived of authority or sovereignty  
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schorl   tourmaline  
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farinose   resembling or yielding flour  
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nebulize   to reduce to spray  
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ubication   condition of being in a certain location  
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regardant   in profile and looking to the rear  
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astrut   protrudingly; distendedly  
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peritectic   in the state between solid and liquid; melting  
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poophyte   meadow plant  
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spirometer   instrument measuring lung capacity  
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minauderie   display of affectation  
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secodont   having cutting teeth  
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crewel   fine worsted yarn used in tapestry  
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overrack   to overstrain  
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sudation   sweating  
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prodrome   initial symptom of a disease; introductory treatise  
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fugacious   inclined to run away or flee  
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pelmatogram   footprint  
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rebec   medieval musical instrument like a mandolin or viol  
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phagophobia   fear of eating  
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wainscot   to line with boards or panels; fine oak panelling  
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cusec   unit of liquid flow equal to one cubic foot per second  
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assart   to reclaim for agriculture by clearing away trees  
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panchreston   panacea  
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jesserant   splinted armour  
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immission   insertion; infusion—  
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orchesis   act of dancing or rhythmical moving of the body  
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squab   fat; clumsy; unfledged; newly hatched  
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holism   belief that fundamental universal principle is creation of wholes—  
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cornuto   cuckolder  
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phototonus   sensitivity to light  
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canaliculate   grooved or channelled lengthwise  
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karrozzin   Maltese horse  
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catastrophism   belief in rapid geological and biological change  
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frisson   shiver; shudder; thrill  
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rogatory   asking for the intervention of a foreign court in examining a witness  
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beadsman   monk or almoner who prays for benefactor  
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animastic   spiritual; animate  
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slavocracy   government by slave  
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anthropopathy   ascription of human feelings to inanimate object  
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sinistration   moving to the left  
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contrail   condensation trail  
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cacolet   military mule litter  
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topmast   ship’s mast above the lower mast  
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hora   circle dance—  
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maximalism   uncompromising adherence to extreme demands  
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couloir   gully  
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islandic   of or pertaining to an island—  
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inly   inwardly; thoroughly—  
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foraminated   perforated or pierced with small holes  
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pharos   lighthouse or beacon  
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soleiform   slipper  
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iniquity   wickedness; gross injustice—  
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cavatina   short operatic air  
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ratite   of, like or pertaining to flightless birds  
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disimmure   to liberate; to release from walls  
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spodomancy   divination by means of ashes  
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rampant   heraldic animal portrayed on its hind legs  
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asyndeton   rhetorical device of omitting conjunctions  
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zymic   of, like or pertaining to fermentation  
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kantar   Turkish unit of weight equal to approximately 100 pounds  
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pottle   unit of liquid measurement of two quarts, or one  
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tachymetry   measurement of speed  
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stercorate   to shit  
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laminary   of, like or pertaining to thin plates or layer  
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sedimentology   study of sediment  
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natricine   of, like or pertaining to water  
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ostreoid   oyster  
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phthongometer   instrument measuring intensity of vowel sounds  
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ponderation   weighing or weighing up  
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adnomination   punning  
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rundle   rung of a ladder  
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anaphia   loss of sense of touch  
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repository   side altar in Catholic church  
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aerobe   organism requiring oxygen to survive  
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orthogenesis   directional evolution of organisms  
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runcinate   having irregular saw  
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tuberous   having tubers; knobbed  
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mystagogical   of, like or pertaining to religious ritual initiation  
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spinney   copse or small clump of trees  
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potter   to busy oneself with trifling tasks  
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joist   beam supporting boards of a floor or laths of a ceiling  
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slickenside   smooth; polished rock surface produced by friction  
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abyssopelagic   of, like or pertaining to the depths of the ocean  
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peristeronic   of, like or pertaining to pigeons  
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theorbo   double  
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mythoclast   destroyer of myths  
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cacotopia   a state in which everything is as bad as it can be  
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thalassic   marine; of seas; of inland seas  
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perorate   to speak grandiosely or grandiloquently  
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pettifogger   a lawyer given to underhanded tactics  
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revendicate   to make formal claim to; to try to retrieve lost goods  
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byssine   silky; soft; having many threads  
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zoophyte   plant  
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timoneer   helmsman  
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krummhorn   ancient double  
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fumarole   hole emitting gases in a volcanic region  
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alb   long white robe worn by priests  
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stillatim   drop by drop  
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dendrology   study of trees  
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pantosophy   universal knowledge; pansophy  
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phialiform   saucer  
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gilliver   wallflower  
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misogallic   hating France or the French  
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noesis   intellectual activity; purely intellectual perception  
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hysteresis   lagging of an effect behind its cause—  
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plenilune   full moon  
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rabic   of, like or pertaining to rabies  
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fractionalism   the state of consisting of discrete units  
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penniform   feather  
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dation   act of giving, conferring or donating  
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preciation   evaluation of the value or price of a thing  
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ultion   revenge; vengeance  
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gentilitian   belonging to a race or clan  
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coprolalia   pathological use of obscene language  
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acopic   curing or relieving fatigue  
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gar   mild oath  
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piliferous   bearing or growing hair  
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psychotaxis   alteration of mental outlook to satisfy the personality  
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hippophagy   feeding on horses—  
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lapifidication   petrifaction  
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panification   conversion into bread  
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arval   of, like or pertaining to ploughed land  
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similative   indicating similarity to  
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nepheloid   cloudy  
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haptometer   instrument measuring sensitivity to touch—  
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nuncupative   oral; designative  
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murage   tax for the upkeep of walls  
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capnomancy   divination by means of smoke  
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anhidrosis   absence of perspiration  
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labret   lip ornament  
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cynoid   dog  
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phlebotomy   blood  
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sprauncy   smart; dapper  
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tournure   contour; characteristic turn of line; grace or poise  
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logomania   pathological loquacity  
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addle   putrid; barren; muddled  
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potentiometer   instrument for measuring electromotive forces  
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tiro   recruit; novice; beginner  
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conspue   to despise; to abhor; to loathe  
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paramnesia   abnormality of memory; inability to remember meaning of word  
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oustiti   lock  
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micronometer   instrument for measuring short periods of time  
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monachism   monasticism  
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homophile   one who prefers the company of the same sex; a homosexual—  
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quaviver   fish otherwise known as the sea  
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monopode   one  
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phototaxis   growth or movement determined by light  
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circuity   motion in a roundabout course  
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tumular   consisting of a mound or tumulus  
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galilee   porch in front of church  
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coryphaeus   spokesman; leader of a chorus  
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numenism   belief in local deities or spirits  
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sulcate   with grooves or furrows  
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baroscope   weather  
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synoecism   uniting of several towns under a single capital city  
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confelicitous   taking pleasure in others’ happiness  
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typhomania   delirious state resulting from typhus fever  
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rupellary   rocky  
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pathomania   moral insanity  
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caparison   ornamented covering for a horse  
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polydemic   native to several countries  
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aphagia   inability to eat or swallow  
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fatuous   silly; purposeless  
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ravelin   detached work with two embankments  
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cascabel   part behind the base  
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potentiate   to use drugs in combination to increase their power  
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synoecy   association of species with benefit to one species only  
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pralltriller   rapid musical trill  
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boult   to sift through cloth; to examine by sifting  
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crepitus   fart  
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juvenilia   works of one’s youth; early works of an artist or author  
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capilotade   stewed meat dish  
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pluvial   floor  
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diffugient   dispersing; diffusing  
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agnosic   unable to recognize familiar objects due to brain damage  
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bathypelagic   found in the depths of the sea  
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paraenesis   exhortation  
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subserve   to be useful to; to promote  
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grough   deep gully in peat moor area  
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infrangible   not able to be broken or violated—  
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psittacine   of, like or pertaining to macaws, parakeets or parrots  
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convicinity   neighbourhood  
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waygone   exhausted from long travels  
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ulmaceous   of or like elms  
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disgeneric   being of a different genus  
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sciapodous   having large feet  
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nidor   strong smell or fume of animal cooking  
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pleurotropous   laterally flattened  
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tranation   act of swimming over or across  
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ludibund   playful  
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gullery   place where gulls breed  
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paedotrophy   art of rearing children  
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blackguard   to vituperate; to portray as a scoundrel  
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antitypy   resistance to being penetrated  
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ampelography   scientific description of the vine  
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retrorse   turned back or downward  
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forfaiting   export finance where debts on goods are transacted  
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quadriga   two  
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algefacient   cooling  
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calcine   to burn so as to drive out water and carbon dioxide  
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toile   plain or simple twilled fabric  
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mensuration   measuring to find the dimensions of things  
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sylviculture   forestry  
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gastrology   good eating; cookery  
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septiform   shaped like a partition  
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ichnite   fossilized footprint—  
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metabiosis   reliance of an organism on another for environment  
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svedberg   unit of time used to measure sedimentation velocity  
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gulosity   gluttony; greed  
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hippocrepiform   shaped like a horseshoe—  
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sulky   light two  
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hylarchic   ruling over matter—  
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stearin   hard fat  
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agrizoiatry   medicine specializing in wild animals  
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monopsony   case of only one buyer for products of several sellers  
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somnolence   sleepiness; drowsiness  
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lupicide   killing of a wolf  
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necrographer   obituary writer  
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paginal   of, like or pertaining to pages or pagination  
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uraster   starfish  
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supralunar   beyond the moon; very lofty  
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sepia   fine brown  
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saburration   application of hot sand as medical treatment  
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martingale   strap between horse’s forelegs to keep its head down  
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faille   shiny closely woven silk, cotton or rayon fabric  
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keratogenic   causing growth of horn, skin or hair  
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salify   to impregnate with salt  
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rhizoid   root  
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aioli   garlic  
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antimnemonic   damaging the memory; eliminating memories  
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bracteate   thin beaten plate of gold or silver  
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abiogenesis   spontaneous generation of living matter  
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sororicide   killing of one’s own sister  
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geratology   study of decadence and decay  
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kurtosis   relative degree of sharpness of peak of distribution curve  
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salubrious   favourable to or promoting well  
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obloquy   censure; calumny; slander; disgrace  
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calamus   quill or reed used as a pen  
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squaliform   shaped like a shark  
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synanthy   growing together of two flowers  
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kemb   to comb  
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miniver   ermine in winter coat; ermine or squirrel fur  
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interlucation   thinning of a forest to let some light in—  
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plutarchy   government by the wealthy; plutocracy  
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cacaesthesia   morbid sensation  
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boustrophedon   writing alternating left  
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frazil   ground  
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maturescent   becoming mature  
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ivi   Tahitian chestnut tree—  
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palification   the act of strengthening with stakes  
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nutarian   person who believes that nuts are the best kind of food  
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rota   roster  
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titulus   inscription on or over something  
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speciocide   destruction of an entire species  
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oligopsony   market situation of few buyers of a service  
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sederunt   sitting of a court; gathering; long discussion  
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stereobate   substructure; foundation; basement  
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gamophagia   destruction of one gamete by another  
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ololygmancy   fortune  
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morphology   study of forms and the development of structures  
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handsel   inaugural gift; first installment or payment—  
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sciatheric   of, like or pertaining to measurement of time by shadows  
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alembicated   over  
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privatism   attitude of avoiding involvement in outside interests  
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zampone   stuffed pigs’ trotter sausage  
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writhled   wrinkled; shriveled  
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pinion   wing; last joint of a wing; outermost flight feather  
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heterarchy   government by a foreign ruler—  
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tergiversation   equivocation  
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zenana   system of segregating women away from men in harems  
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dilatometer   instrument for measuring expansion  
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quaedam   disparaging term for a woman  
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boutade   sudden outburst  
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geomancy   divination by casting earth onto a surface  
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joss   luck, fate  
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discophoran   of, like or pertaining to jellyfishes  
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bibliolatry   worship of the Bible or other books  
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patation   act of drinking  
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turquoise   blue  
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quadratura   wall or ceiling painted with arches and columns in strong perspective  
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metanoia   repentance; fundamental change in character  
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hygrology   study of humidity—  
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sagittal   shaped like an arrow  
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zebu   ox with hump and dewlap  
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morgen   unit of land area slightly more than two acres  
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bromidrosis   strong  
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terrazzo   flooring of chips of marble  
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munting   vertical framing piece between door panels  
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roriferous   producing or bearing dew  
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pyknic   characterized by short squat stature  
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cantabank   strolling singer; second  
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yird   to bury  
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isness   the fact of being; essence—  
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ablator   thermal protection on outside of spacecraft  
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kantikoy   to dance as an act of worship  
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oakum   old ropes untwisted for caulking the seams of ships  
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dubitate   to doubt; to hesitate  
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stomatology   study of the mouth  
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saponify   to convert into soap  
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micaceous   consisting of or made of mica  
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quoddamodotative   existing in a certain manner  
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thymoleptic   psychologically energizing  
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subindicate   to hind  
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jobbernowl   a blockish or stupid head  
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alviducous   purgative  
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legist   person knowledgeable about the law  
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laver   large vessel for washing, especially for ritual purification  
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oppilate   to block up; to stop up  
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reprography   reproduction of graphic or typeset material  
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karst   rough limestone country with underground drainage  
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pulvinated   cushion  
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zoomimetic   imitating an animal or part of an animal  
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dreikanter   three  
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beldam   an old woman; a hag; an ancestress  
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ceriferous   producing wax  
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osteoclasis   surgical breaking of a bone  
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circumpose   to place around  
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gatefold   oversized page in a book  
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phellem   cork  
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ademption   revocation of donation by donor  
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albedo   whiteness, as of a celestial object  
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gyniolatry   deep respect or devotion for women  
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polliniferous   bearing pollen  
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spheristerion   place for exercise in ball  
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matriotism   love for country or other institution when regarded as a mother  
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imbrute   to degrade to the state of a brute—  
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rhodopsin   visual purple  
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solander   box in the form of a book  
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pteronophobia   fear of being tickled by feathers  
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polydipsia   abnormal thirst  
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quire   twenty  
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soteriology   study of theological salvation  
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consilient   having common inferences drawn from different premises  
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scrobiculus   small depression or pit  
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autodidact   self  
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pomology   study of fruit  
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pelotherapy   treatment by mud baths  
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intaglio   a figure engraved into a gem or another substance—  
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mucid   mouldy; musty  
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pogonophile   one who loves beards  
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yeuk   to itch  
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obelize   to condemn as spurious, doubtful, or corrupt  
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morganise   to secretly do away with  
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sponson   platform jutting from ship’s deck for gun or wheel  
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ostium   mouth  
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demesne   feudal manor  
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meleagrine   of, like or pertaining to turkeys  
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gallionic   uncaring; indifferent  
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ultroneous   spontaneous; voluntary  
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yordim   emigrants who leave Israel  
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muscoid   of, like or pertaining to mosses; moss  
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madarosis   loss of eyelashes or eyebrows  
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chondroid   like or resembling cartilage  
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quicquidlibet   whatever one pleases; anything whatsoever  
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becket   large hook or bracket used to hold tackle or spars  
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laciniate   cut into narrow lobes; slashed; fringed  
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clysmian   of, like or pertaining to or caused by flood  
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scarious   thin and tough  
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gigot   leg of mutton  
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allemain   enormous pudding out of which acrobats leap  
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loxophthalmus   squint  
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thanatism   belief that the soul dies with the body  
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photomania   pathological desire for light  
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ignavia   laziness; laxity—  
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micropyle   microscopic orifice  
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withe   partition between chimney flues  
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aseity   self  
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ancoral   of, shaped like or resembling an anchor  
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ducdame   meaningless refrain  
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sternway   movement of a ship backwards  
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samite   rich and heavy silk, sometimes interwoven with gold or silver  
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ramellose   having small branches  
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generalate   the office of a general  
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typhlograph   instrument to help the blind write clearly  
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chordee   painful, downward  
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calcariform   spur  
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theolepsy   seizure or possession by a god  
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nucule   a nutlet  
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datary   papal officer who registers and dates bulls and edicts  
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succentor   bass soloist in a choir  
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serpigo   ringworm  
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wormil   lump in the skin of an animal’s back  
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foreshots   first liquid to come out of a still  
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zoopathology   study of animal diseases  
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hystricine   of, like or pertaining to porcupines—  
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jeton   stamped metal token used in card  
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cubation   act of lying down or reclining  
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stirps   branch of a family; pedigree  
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supercargo   ship’s official in charge of business affairs  
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heliograph   instrument for measuring intensity of sunlight—  
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concipient   conceiving  
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liturgiology   study of liturgical forms and church rituals  
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atrament   blacking; ink; black dye  
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foveiform   shaped like a depression or pit  
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trisulcate   having three ridges or forks  
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cardiognost   one who knows the workings of the heart  
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portmanteau   word formed by blending two existing words  
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analemma   sundial  
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suberous   of, like or having the appearance of cork; pertaining to cork  
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bowsprit   spar that extends at bows of a ship  
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paillette   a spangle  
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odontology   study of teeth  
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coprostatis   constipation  
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arthrology   study of joints  
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acaricide   killer of mites and ticks  
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foinery   fencing; swordplay  
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chine   the intersection of the middle and sides of a boat  
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concomitant   accompanying  
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soupçon   hardly perceptible quantity; dash  
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carpal   of, like or pertaining to the wrist  
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ilicic   of, like or pertaining to holly—  
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pickthank   sycophant; flatterer  
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clough   ravine; trench; gully  
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parousia   second coming of Christ  
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quadrifid   split into four  
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nitrometer   instrument for measuring nitrogen and its compounds  
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hypsiloid   shaped like the Greek letter upsilon—  
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pullet   young hen  
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maculation   the act of spotting or staining  
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synoeciosis   rhetorical figure of coupling opposites  
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canque   Chinese cotton fabric  
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haycock   conical pile of hay in a field—  
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hemiplegic   paralyzed on one side only—  
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insolate   to treat by exposure to the sun’s rays—  
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rhinotillexomania   compulsive nose picking  
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promachos   champion or defender; tutelary god  
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castellan   governor of castle or fortification  
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sesquiplicate   of or as the square roots of cubes  
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geogeny   science of the formation of the earth’s crust  
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rubedinous   ruddy  
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quartic   a curve or equation of the fourth degree  
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caprifoliaceous   of, like or pertaining to the honeysuckle plant  
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ingeminate   to reiterate; to redouble—  
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duroy   coarse woollen  
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dendrolatry   worship of trees  
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buccula   double chin  
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bosket   thicket; plantation  
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haemophilia   hereditary disease causing excessive bleeding—  
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hypnosophy   knowledge of phenomena relating to sleep—  
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sermuncle   short sermon  
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quadrigeminal   in four similar or equal parts  
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periegesis   description in the manner of a tour; journey through  
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stemmatology   study of relationships between texts  
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tetralemma   quandary with four alternatives  
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muliebrity   womanhood  
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monocarpic   producing fruit only once  
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infra   below; later in a text—  
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solfatara   volcanic vent emitting only gases  
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caliginous   misty; dark; dim; obscure  
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plimsoll   rubber  
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brachypterous   short  
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ripple   toothed tool for removing seeds from flax or hemp  
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bot   larva of a botfly that infests horses  
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singspiel   semi  
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setline   fishing line suspended between buoys  
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humect   to moisten; to cause to become moist—  
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meteorism   abdominal cramps and swelling due to flatulence  
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blepharal   of, like or pertaining to eyelids  
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grimoire   magician’s book for summoning spirits  
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differentia   property which distinguishes one from another  
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kincob   embroidered silk with gold and silver threads  
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abluent   cleanser or cleansing product  
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saxicavous   rock  
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imprecate   to call down by prayer; to curse; to invoke evil on—  
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prebend   stipend or salary paid to clergyman  
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tourbillon   swirl; vortex; whirlwind  
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theophilanthropism   love of both God and humanity  
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dilatory   slow; given to delay or procrastination  
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osteomancy   divination using bones  
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melichrous   having a honey  
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scurriour   scout  
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anadiplosis   repeating last word of clause at beginning of next clause  
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synecology   study of ecological communities  
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holm   island in a river—  
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danism   lending money on usury  
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diplomatics   science of deciphering ancient writings and texts  
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tumid   inflated; falsely sublime; bombastic  
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amphimixis   interbreeding; intermixing of two individuals’ genetic matter  
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tiltmeter   instrument for measuring tilting of earth’s surface  
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liturgist   leader in public worship  
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tatterdemalion   tattered; ragged; scarecrow  
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killcrop   greedy insatiable baby; a changeling  
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porlocking   irksome intrusion or interruption  
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zamarra   sheepskin jacket  
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commatic   divided into short lines; divided with commas  
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criminogenic   causing crime  
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partim   in part  
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petaurist   flying phalanger  
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theatrocracy   goverment by gathered assemblies of citizens  
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cornific   producing or forming horns  
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gallize   to bring wine to standard proportions  
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lactoscope   instrument for measuring purity or richness of milk  
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zootoxin   poison derived from animal  
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sacculiform   shaped like a small sac  
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pteridomania   passion for ferns  
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amphibiolith   fossilized amphibian  
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ornithoid   bird  
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liquifaction   the act of liquefying something  
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suretyship   responsibility assumed by one person on another’s behalf  
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ligger   horizontal timber of a scaffolding  
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torpefy   to make numb or torpid; to paralyze  
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galvanoscope   instrument for detecting presence and direction of electric current  
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duenna   governess; chaperone  
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pharmacopolist   drug  
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washland   area periodically flooded by river  
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propinquity   closeness  
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aceldama   site or scene of violence or bloodshed  
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myasthenia   muscular weakness or debility  
🗑
olio   miscellany; potpourri  
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affranchise   to free from slavery or similar obligation  
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melic   to be sung; lyric  
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tye   inclined trough for washing ore  
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circumforentor   surveyor’s instrument used to measure angles  
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mil   unit of 1/1000 inch used for measuring thickness of wire  
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byrnie   coat of mail or breastplate  
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zoophysiology   study of physiology of animals  
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pam   card game in which jack of club has highest value  
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oxyacanthous   having sharp thorns  
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phillumeny   collecting of matchbox labels  
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sphygmoscope   instrument for making arterial pulsations visible  
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onychomancy   divination by the fingernails  
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sinopia   preparatory drawing for a fresco; reddish  
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zooscopy   hallucination that one is seeing animals  
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chatoyant   with a changing lustre; iridescent  
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planimeter   instrument for measuring area of plane figures  
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fungiform   shaped like a fungus  
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irrision   the act of laughing at another—  
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desquamate   to scale or flake off  
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bricole   harness for humans to pull heavy loads  
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semon   sub  
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burgrave   commander of a German town or castle  
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securigerous   bearing an axe  
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tinchel   circle of men who encircle a deer  
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temperative   having a moderating influence  
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sanbenito   yellow or black sackcloth garment worn by heretics prior to execution  
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molybdosis   lead poisoning  
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gutturotetany   spasm in the throat causing stutter  
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cannel   bevel on the edge of a chisel  
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succiferous   bearing or producing sap  
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chaetiferous   bearing bristles; bristly  
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oryctognosy   mineralogy  
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scupper   hole allowing water to drain from ship’s deck  
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gromatic   of, like or pertaining to surveys or surveying  
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zelotypia   jealousy; excessive zeal in carrying out a project  
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bouleversement   overturning; reversal; ruin  
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carbasus   lint or gauze  
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squill   sea  
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immanentism   belief in an immanent or permanent god—  
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nares   the nostrils  
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icterine   of, like or pertaining to orioles and related birds—  
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blague   humbug; pretentious nonsense  
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apsidal   shaped like an apse  
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fodient   of, like or pertaining to digging  
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incommode   to cause trouble or inconvenience to—  
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monaxial   having only one axis  
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halibiotic   of, like or pertaining to the entirety of life under the sea—  
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drepanoid   like a sickle  
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roorback   defamatory falsehood published for political effect  
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acclinate   sloping upwards  
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merocracy   government by a part of the citizenry  
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polemomania   mania for war  
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scatology   study of excrement or obscene literature  
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ziggurat   Mesopotamian step pyramid  
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timwhisky   light carriage for one or two people, pulled by one or two horses  
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brabble   to squabble or quarrel  
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subungual   beneath a nail or hoof  
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gadzookery   the use of archaisms in literature  
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magnetometer   instrument for measuring intensity of magnetic fields  
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uranography   descriptive astronomy and mapping  
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obnixely   earnestly; strenuously  
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capric   having a goatlike smell; of, like or pertaining to goats  
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photaesthesia   sense of vision  
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obtruncate   to cut or lop off the head of  
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corbeil   basket filled with earth used as a missile  
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carnassial   specially adapted for eating flesh  
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quatch   a word; a sound  
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gilderoy   proud person  
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surnominal   of, like or pertaining to surnames  
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antapology   response to an apology  
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swag   looping hanging down bit of fabric over a window or door  
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ferriferous   bearing iron  
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pulvilliform   shaped like a cushion  
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typothetae   master printers collectively  
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rhabdology   knowledge or learning concerning divining rods  
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jactancy   boastfulness, vainglory  
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talpa   mole or similar mark on the body  
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trigonal   having three angles  
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pediculophobia   fear of lice  
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foison   plenty; plentiful yield  
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orad   toward the mouth  
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dudgeon   resentment; offended resignation  
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drap   de  
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kebbie   a shepherd’s crook  
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avicular   of, like or pertaining to birds  
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falciform   shaped like a sickle  
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tempore   in the time of  
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zariba   square fence of thorn  
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gimbals   arrangement of rings allowing free motion of supported object  
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scissure   a cleft; a splitting; fissure; rupture  
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stuprate   to ravish; to violate; to rape  
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protoplast   original ancestor; first  
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holt   woody hill or grove—  
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arefy   to dry up; to wither  
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psychalgia   mental pain or distress  
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abigail   a lady’s maid  
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brassard   badge worn on the arm; piece of armour for the arm  
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fossulate   grooved; pitted  
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pervious   permeable; penetrable  
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ordonnance   proper coordination of figures in a picture  
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microclimatology   study of local climates  
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lacunar   sunken panel or coffer in a ceiling  
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calotte   Roman Catholic skullcap  
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lustrum   period of five years; periodic purification of Roman empire  
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supererogation   doing more than needed to complete a task  
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delectus   anthology of useful passages or quotations  
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prepotent   potent in a very high degree  
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bollard   short post on a wharf or ship to which ropes are tied  
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colleger   mortar  
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cibophobia   fear of or distaste for food  
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loricate   armoured with plates or scales; to coat or armour protectively  
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procidence   prolapse; falling forward or downward  
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hagiology   study of saints—  
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ocarina   egg  
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multicipital   many  
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mesochroic   having skin colour intermediate between light and dark  
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zapateado   Latin  
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starveling   starving, weak, hungry or pining person  
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knitch   bundle of wood tied together  
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quadroon   old term for a person of one  
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hepatoscopy   divination by examining animal livers—  
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strigilation   scraping  
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branchiferous   having or bearing gills  
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poise   unit of viscosity of liquids  
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multilocation   appearance in many places simultaneously  
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incunabulum   early printed book; early version of a thing—  
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caman   shinty stick  
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stigmatic   giving infamy, stigma or reproach, marked or branded  
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afebrile   not suffering from fever  
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jugulate   to cut the throat of  
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platilla   fine white linen  
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tabellion   scrivener  
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pulvillar   cushion  
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hymnal   collection of church hymns—  
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dysbulia   loss of willpower  
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pluriliteral   of more than three letters  
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woundy   excessively; extremely  
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phlogiston   nonexistent principle of flammability inherent in matter  
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fuscous   brown; tawny; dingy  
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primogenous   of, like or pertaining to the earliest or first developmental stage  
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kex   dry hollow plant stalk  
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threnodic   mournful  
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forinsecal   foreign; alien; extrinsic  
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dégringolade   rapid decline or decay; downfall  
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cameralism   mercantilism designed to increase a ruler’s power  
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farouche   wild; unpolished  
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sere   threadbare; withered  
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blauwbok   extinct bluish  
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aphrasia   inability to speak  
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hwyl   emotional state capable of arousing intense eloquence—  
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basilica   Roman Catholic church given special privileges  
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pauldron   shoulder  
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abacinate   to blind by putting red  
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slate   dull dark blue  
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skiascope   instrument for measuring eye’s refraction from movement of shadows  
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chambray   lightweight fabric with coloured warp and white filling  
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sigillography   study of seals  
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pavis   shield for the entire body  
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tombola   lottery in which each entrant must win a prize  
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balneary   bath  
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oncostman   mine worker paid by the day  
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chryselephantine   inlaid with gold and ivory  
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catadioptric   employing both reflection and refraction of light  
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acidulous   sharp or bitter  
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syndactylic   with digits joined together  
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tuberiform   shaped like a lump or protuberance  
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almagest   textbook or handbook, especially dealing with astronomy  
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gegenschein   glow of zodiacal light seen opposite the sun  
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zounds   mild oath  
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agapet   lover of women  
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oratory   small chapel for private prayer; lectern for prayer  
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cyrenaic   adherent of doctrine that pleasure is ultimate goal  
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saurophagous   eating lizards  
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satyromania   abnormally great male sexual desire; satyriasis  
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necropsy   post  
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saponaceous   soapy; soaplike  
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herpetoid   of, like or pertaining to snakes—  
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aleuromancy   divination using flour or meal  
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praxinoscope   early cinematograph using series of moving drawings  
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trifarious   facing three ways  
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quadratrix   a curve by which a circle may be squared  
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kyle   narrow strait  
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sarcotic   promoting growth of flesh  
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multarticulate   many  
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corposant   St. Elmo’s fire or similar electrical discharge  
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tulle   sheer and delicate thin silk  
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provand   allowance of food; provisions  
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timocracy   government by the propertied class  
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kente   hand  
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heeler   a worker for a local politician or political party—  
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lappaceous   prickly  
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somatogenic   caused from within the body or by the cells of the body  
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magniloquent   speaking in a grand or pompous style  
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pentapolis   alliance of five cities  
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floriscope   instrument for inspecting flowers  
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pelisse   fur  
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friable   easily crumbled or pulverized  
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densimeter   instrument for measuring closeness of grain of a substance  
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piciform   of the form or shape of a woodpecker  
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araneous   transparent; delicate; like a spider’s web  
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hydriotaphia   burial in an urn—  
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philocaly   love of beauty  
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mooncalf   false conception or fleshy mass in the womb  
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antipudic   concealing private parts of the body  
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parallelism   belief that matter and mind don’t interact but relate  
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oxytocic   drug that hastens the process of childbirth  
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transom   transverse timbers attached to ship’s sternpost  
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prasinous   leek  
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swansdown   heavy napped cotton flannel  
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bridoon   light military bridle  
🗑
cambric   fine thin white cotton or linen fabric  
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sine   without  
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isacoustic   line connecting points of equal acoustic quality—  
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punctate   dotted; pitted  
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kinkle   a slight kink  
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factious   turbulent; given to faction; seditious  
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antidisestablishmentarianism   doctrine opposed to removing Church of England’s official religion status  
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theologaster   petty or shallow theologian  
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pseudomorph   false or abnormal physical form  
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hydrodynamics   study of movement in liquids—  
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multifid   having many divisions  
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qualimeter   apparatus for measuring penetrating power of X  
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acosmism   disbelief in existence of eternal universe distinct from God  
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radiogenic   produced by radioactive disintegration  
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wimple   cloth covering for head and neck worn by nuns  
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pavonian   of, like or pertaining to peacocks  
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bacciferous   bearing berries  
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catholicon   cure  
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spagyrist   alchemist  
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appurtenance   a subordinate or adjunct part of  
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acharné   furious or desperate (of a battle)  
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ablepsia   blindness  
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chaptalize   to add extra sugar to wine to raise alcohol content  
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infarction   tissue dying due to lack of blood flow—  
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lutrine   of, like or pertaining to otters  
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zootechnics   science of breeding animals  
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bulliform   shaped like a blister or boil  
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hackney   four  
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retrogress   backward movement; degeneration  
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planography   cartography  
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myology   study of muscles  
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dissilient   springing apart; bursting open with force  
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quilling   strip or ribbon gathered into flutings  
🗑
yarborough   hand of cards containing no card above nine  
🗑
stummel   bowl and adjacent part of a pipe  
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clinometer   instrument used to measure slopes and elevations  
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zendalet   large black woollen shawl worn over the head or shoulders  
🗑
burke   to suppress quietly; to bypass or avoid  
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trochilidine   of, like or pertaining to hummingbirds  
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asthenopia   muscular weakening of the eyes  
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nomology   the science of the laws; especially of the mind  
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anguine   of, like or pertaining to snakes  
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quab   something unfinished or immature; unfledged bird  
🗑
opiniaster   one who obstinately holds to an opinion  
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succinic   of, pertaining to or derived from amber  
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rindle   small watercourse  
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interferometer   instrument for analysing spectra of light—  
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stereopsis   stereoscopic or three  
🗑
camarilla   secret society of favourites of the king  
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ludic   spontaneously and aimlessly playful  
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prorogue   to discontinue meetings of a group without dissolving it  
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rhathymia   personality factor leading to optimism and cheerfulness  
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lasting   sturdy cotton or worsted cloth  
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halitosis   bad breath—  
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strophosis   twist; turn  
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paravane   device used to cut underwater cables  
🗑
hoggin   sifted gravel—  
🗑
brio   enthusiastic vigour  
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albescent   becoming white; whiteness  
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aptotic   uninflected; indeclinable  
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morel   dark  
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leptometer   instrument for measuring oil viscosity  
🗑
luctation   struggle  
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schoenabatic   of, like or pertaining to rope walking  
🗑
ponceau   poppy red  
🗑
ostent   appearance; manifestation  
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terracotta   reddish  
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neophile   one who loves novelty and trends  
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paracentral   situated near the centre  
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heroarchy   government by heroes—  
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miniaceous   colour of reddish lead  
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campanile   freestanding bell tower on church property  
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cerebration   unconscious action of the brain  
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pismirism   hoarding of small or insignificant things  
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collimation   making parallel; adjusting to put into line  
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quantile   any of a set of equal fractions of a given population  
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stern   back part of a ship  
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substratose   imperfectly stratified  
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wontless   unaccustomed  
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cedrate   citron  
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tiromancy   divination using cheese  
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horrescent   expressing or showing horror—  
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buccal   of, like or pertaining to the mouth or cheek  
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zanella   mixed twilled umbrella fabric  
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gules   heraldic name for the colour red  
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roentgen   unit of x  
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dégagé   at rest; untroubled; at ease  
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chevalet   bridge of a stringed instrument  
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reddendum   reserving clause in a lease  
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ragmatical   wild; ill  
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herpetology   study of reptiles and amphibians—  
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segregant   having a genotype derived from segregation  
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culverin   lightweight, portal, long  
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phanopoeia   visual imagery in poetry  
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sphygmodic   pulsating  
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mésalliance   unsuitable marriage  
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sematography   writing in signs rather than letters  
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faience   glazed coloured earthware  
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hypogeusia   diminished sense of taste—  
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metastasis   removal from one place to another  
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cispontine   on this or the near side of a bridge  
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cashmere   soft twilled fabric made of fine goat’s wool  
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modiste   a maker or seller of fashionable dresses and hats  
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barm   yeast; froth on fermenting liquor  
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iterum   again; afresh; anew—  
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trema   an orifice; a dieresis  
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footle   to waste time; to act foolishly  
🗑
dextroduction   shifting the eyes from left to right  
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aneabil   single; unmarried  
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puisne   inferior in rank; later; junior  
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panoptic   all  
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alannah   term of endearment used with one’s child  
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bordure   border surrounding a heraldic shield  
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herdic   low  
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palaeosophy   ancient learning or thought  
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hyperbaton   rhetorical device in which word order is reversed—  
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isohalsine   line connecting points of equal ocean salinity—  
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longiniquity   remoteness  
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burrel   coarse russet cloth  
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pansophy   universal knowledge  
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anglomania   craze or obsession with England and the English  
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agriology   the comparative study of primitive peoples  
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phthirophagous   lice  
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sententia   opinion; aphorism  
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lunarist   one who believes that the moon affects the weather  
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bibliogenesis   production of books  
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relative   indicating relation or a prepositional object  
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xyston   short pike used by Greek heavy cavalry  
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orthobiosis   correct or moral living  
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dentiloquy   speaking with clenched teeth  
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assecuration   marine insurance  
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calver   to prepare fish while alive or freshly caught  
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rident   laughing or smiling radiantly; beaming  
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transhumant   passing from winter to summer pastures  
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devoir   what is due; duty  
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mysteriosophy   system of knowledge concerning secrets and mysteries  
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comburivorous   consuming by fire  
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annihilationism   doctrine that the wicked are utterly destroyed after death  
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abecedism   word created from the initials of words in a phrase  
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farrago   confused mass of objects or people; disordered mixture  
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macadamize   to cover a road with small broken stones  
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pratal   growing in meadows  
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pyrolatry   fire  
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optimate   of the nobility or aristocracy  
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anagalactic   coming from or existing beyond our own galaxy  
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arctoid   bear  
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gemma   bud from which a new plant can grow  
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furacious   thievish  
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marah   bitterness; something bitter  
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pignorate   to give or take in pledge or pawn  
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forthwith   immediately  
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samara   propeller  
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quondam   former; sometime; formerly  
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hiemal   of, like or pertaining to winter—  
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whereon   on what  
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mouillé   sounded in a liquid manner; palatized  
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mythography   descriptive study or representation of myths  
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parure   a set of ornaments or jewels  
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bursary   treasury of a monastery or college  
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ripieno   supplementary or reinforcing music  
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asteism   refined irony  
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myriorama   picture consisting of many interchangeable parts  
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quercetum   plantation of oak trees  
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agynary   lacking female genitals  
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averruncate   to ward off; to uproot  
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sarangousty   waterproof stucco  
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thermaesthesia   sensitivity to heat or cold  
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parlous   full of danger or risk  
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farandole   lively Provençal dance in which men and women hold hands  
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pile   upside  
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geromorphism   appearing to be older than one’s actual age  
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thermantidote   apparatus for cooling air  
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anthorism   counter  
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leister   three  
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nugatory   inconsequential; inoperative; futile; trifling  
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kohlrabi   variety of cabbage  
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tranship   to transfer from one ship to another  
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chaomancy   divination by examining phenomena of the air  
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pyromancy   divination using fire  
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andragogy   science of teaching adults  
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odeum   a usually small theatre or concert hall  
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microphyllous   having small leaves  
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chilopod   multi  
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strigiform   shaped like an owl  
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twinter   two  
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ozoniferous   bearing ozone  
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punctule   minute dot, pit or aperture  
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tuism   apostrophe; reference to or regard to a second person  
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agrize   to horrify; to disfigure  
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leno   open  
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zoarium   supporting structure for a polyp colony  
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plagiary   one who plagiarises  
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malapropism   misapplication of words without mispronunciation  
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milleflori   glassware made of coloured rods embedded in clear glass  
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fulgid   flashing  
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pronation   turning hand and forearm so that palm faces downward  
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synthronus   joint throne for an Orthodox bishop and his presbyters  
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bufoniform   shaped like a toad  
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thermoplagia   sunstroke  
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calathiform   cup  
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septemfid   split into seven  
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cento   patchwork composition; collection of short quotations  
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additament   thing added or appended; heraldic ornament  
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procatalectic   lacking the unaccented part of first foot of a line of verse  
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hansom   light two  
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irrecusable   that cannot be rejected—  
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matinal   of, like or pertaining to the morning  
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adaxial   next to or towards the axis  
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sponsal   spousal  
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supeter   armour for the feet  
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fluminous   having many rivers or streams  
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pactolian   like or having golden  
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metensomatosis   movement of soul into new body before or after death  
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araba   wheeled Middle Eastern carriage  
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pygmachy   boxing; fighting with clubs  
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ceraceous   resembling wax  
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monoecious   having both male and female reproductive organs  
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cesious   bluish  
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allemande   courtly baroque dance in which the arms are interlaced  
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illeist   one who refers to oneself in the third person—  
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conspurcation   defilement  
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crwth   Welsh six  
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rach   dog that hunts by scent  
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affronté   of two heraldic animals, facing one another  
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surculigerous   producing suckers  
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rep   plain  
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certes   in truth; certainly  
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trice   to haul in and lash secure a sail with a small rope  
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siffilate   to whistle  
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charmeuse   soft and satiny silk fabric  
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rifacimento   recasting of a literary or musical work  
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saprodontia   tooth decay  
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ballottement   diagnosis of pregnancy by applying sharp force to abdomen  
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gybe   to swing a sail from one side to another  
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craquelure   fine cracking that appears in old paintings  
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xenogeneic   of a disease, derived from an individual of a different species  
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candent   heated to whiteness  
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oligogenics   birth control  
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mascon   concentration of dense mass beneath the moon’s surface  
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invidious   likely to excite indignation against the performer—  
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decalescence   point in heating metal where it appears to cool  
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affine   a relation by marriage  
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billon   base metal, alloy of copper, tin or silver  
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parine   of, like or pertaining to titmouses  
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notonectal   swimming on the back  
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oinomancy   divination using wine  
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supercalender   to give a high polish to  
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fluviology   study of watercourses  
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preceptive   concerning rules of conduct, laws or precepts  
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firkin   old unit of capacity equal to one quarter of a barrel  
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palisade   fence of stakes used for defensive purposes  
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obequitate   to ride about  
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quacksalver   one who falsely pretends to knowledge of medicine  
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thermotaxis   movement influenced or controlled by heat  
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puerperal   of, like or pertaining to childbirth  
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uakari   short  
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ploce   repetition of word in more expressive sense for emphasis  
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subito   at once; immediately  
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provection   transfer of last letter of one word to first of next  
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disembogue   to discharge or eject into the sea  
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spinulate   furnished with small spines  
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hereditament   property that may pass on to an heir—  
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almandine   violet  
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mycology   study of funguses  
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ateknia   childlessness  
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padronism   system of obtaining labour through employment agents  
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diriment   condition of legal nullification  
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cymophanous   opalescent; having a wavy or floating light  
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lavolta   lively bouncy dance for two persons  
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misericord   ledge in church to lean against while standing; forgiveness or mercy  
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iatrarchy   government by physicians—  
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sphagnicolous   living in peat moss  
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motte   artificial mound upon which a castle is built  
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mythogenesis   origin of myths  
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ailette   plate of armour worn on shoulder  
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cabotage   shipping and sailing between points in the same country  
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calumet   ornamented ceremonial pipe  
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wye   a Y  
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aeromancy   divination by means of the weather  
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quatern   arranged in fours  
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scripophily   collection of bond and share certificates  
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athetesis   rejection of a passage as spurious  
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hydropic   dropsical; thirsty—  
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testaceous   of or having a hard shell; brick  
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overhaile   to overtake; to overpower  
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proleptics   prognosis  
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recoct   to cook again; to concoct; to improvise  
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motable   constantly moving  
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nostrum   secret or quack medicine  
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traduce   to defame; to slander  
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stipe   a stalk  
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mitrate   shaped like a mitre or bonnet  
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dionym   name containing two parts or terms  
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rotula   kneecap  
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speed   prosperity; success  
🗑
diagometer   instrument for measuring electrical conductivity  
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coercimeter   instrument for measuring coercive force  
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tichorrhine   woolly rhinoceros  
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alfet   cauldron of boiling water used during trials by ordeal  
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zapata   flowing, drooping moustache  
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mecometer   instrument for measuring length  
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wheaten   the golden colour of ripe wheat  
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gradualism   belief that things proceed by degrees  
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immortelle   everlasting dried flower—  
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sarcoid   flesh  
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garçonniere   bachelor apartment  
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numen   presiding deity  
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pachydermia   elephantiasis  
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caul   net or similar covering for the head; afterbirth  
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locellate   divided into small compartments  
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oenophobia   fear or hatred of wine  
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bibitory   of, like or pertaining or pertaining to drinking  
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turriferous   bearing towers  
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fornicate   vaulted or arched  
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agger   artificial mound or elevation for military use  
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mithridatism   immunity to poison by taking increasingly large doses  
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surrey   light four  
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temenos   place dedicated to a god; sacred precinct  
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forby   past; near  
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sphingal   of, like or pertaining to sphinxes  
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neap   tidal period of least difference between high and low tides  
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iliac   of, like or pertaining to the loins—  
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fumage   hearth  
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gestatorial   of, like or pertaining to carrying  
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recipiangle   old instrument with two arms used for measuring angles  
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chiropractic   treatment of disorders of the locomotor system and spinal column  
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apaesthesia   numbness or loss of sensation in a limb  
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myrmicine   of, like or pertaining to ants  
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rachitogenic   causing rickets  
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sone   unit of loudness on a scale based on subjective or perceived loudness  
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warden   kind of pear used in cooking  
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quintal   unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms  
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funicular   of, like or pertaining to a string or cable  
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palliate   to ease with out curing; to extenuate  
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textrine   of, like or pertaining to weaving  
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regulus   impure metal; intermediate product in ore smelting  
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miliary   like or concerning millet seeds  
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mvule   kind of African tree like a mulberry; hard wood of that tree  
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necyomancy   divination by summoning Satan  
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adenia   glandular swelling  
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causative   indicating causation by  
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tribade   female homosexual; lesbian  
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muscicide   substance for killing flies  
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tatou   armadillo  
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novendial   festival lasting nine days  
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thalassophilous   living in or fond of the sea  
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kasha   porridge or gruel  
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meline   canary  
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crash   coarse drapery and towelling fabric  
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dentirostral   with notched beak  
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jnana   knowledge obtained through meditation  
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coprophagous   eating feces  
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adharma   unrighteousness  
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scission   cutting; division; splitting  
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rhaebosis   curvature; bandiness  
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polycracy   government by many rulers; polyarchy  
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acutiator   sharpener of weapons  
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morbidezza   an extreme delicacy and softness  
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phenogenesis   origin of racial groups  
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splenium   surgical bandage  
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subintelligitur   implication understood though not stated  
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pratincolous   inhabiting meadows or fields  
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thionic   of, like or pertaining to or containing sulphur  
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overmantel   ornamental structure set on a mantel  
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maundy   custom of sovereign washing feet of poor or giving alms  
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photophobia   fear of light  
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syzygy   alignment of three or more celestial bodies  
🗑
mnemon   unit of memory, largely hypothetical  
🗑
snift   to sniff; to blow out steam  
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flumen   right to direct excess rain water to neighbour’s yard  
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jemmy   burglar’s short crowbar  
🗑
aeriform   of the form or shape of gas; gaseous  
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parasuicide   harmful act appearing to be an attempt at suicide  
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poiesis   creation  
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capriform   goatlike  
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upspeak   to begin to speak  
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intrados   undersurface of an arch or vault—  
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hellkite   kite of infernal breed; extremely cruel person—  
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areometer   instrument used for measuring specific gravity  
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dipsetic   causing to be thirsty  
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adiaphoron   tenet or belief on which a theological system is indifferent  
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whitlow   abscess around a fingernail  
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niveous   snowy; white  
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hawsehole   hole for ship’s cable—  
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lignify   to make woody; to turn into wood  
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dioecious   having male and female sexual organs in different individuals  
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jink   to move quickly with sudden turns and shifts  
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quietus   discharge from life; extinction; death; silencing  
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nosocomium   hospital  
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siccimeter   instrument for measuring liquid evaporation  
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serriform   saw  
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scalpeliform   shaped like a scalpel  
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gimmal   ring that can be divided into two or three rings  
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zoopraxiscope   device for depicting the movement of animals through rotating images  
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phylline   leaf  
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ziraleet   expression of joy among Arab women  
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somedeal   somewhat  
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glenoid   slightly cupped; socket  
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yeasty   full of restless energy or creativity; insubstantial  
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abaft   toward or at the stern of a ship; further aft  
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cosmoplastic   moulding or shaping the universe  
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badinage   playful repartee or banter  
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underbridge   bridge carrying a road or railway  
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theanthropic   simultaneously human and divine  
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myelic   of, like or pertaining to the spinal cord  
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polemology   study of war  
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tympaniform   drum  
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hinnable   able to neigh or whinny—  
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gibbous   hump  
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napper   one who naps cloth after it is fulled  
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lighter   large open boat used in loading and unloading ships  
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milliad   millennium; period of a thousand years  
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coggage   paper  
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aspergillum   vessel for sprinkling holy water  
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narcohypnia   numbness experienced upon awakening  
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rumbustious   boisterous  
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delope   to fire one’s gun into the air in a duel  
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anicular   like an old woman  
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patte   narrow band keeping a belt or sash in its place  
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mammiferous   having breasts  
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syncretism   combination of different religious beliefs  
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trebuchet   medieval siege engine for launching stones  
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fetial   heraldic; ambassadorial  
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martyrium   shrine erected in memory of a martyr  
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trabeate   built of horizontal beams rather than arches  
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heresiarch   leader of a heretical movement—  
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moonraker   topmost sail of a ship, above the skyscraper  
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Italomania   obsession with Italy or Italians—  
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glomerate   packed or bunched together  
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koto   obnoxious  
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atokous   lacking offspring  
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thaumatrope   gadged showing persistence of visual impressions using spinning disk  
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drung   narrow road or path to a pasture  
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coetaneous   of the same age; coeval  
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cribble   to decorate wood or metal with small dots or punctures  
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orichalc   gold  
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nostology   study of senility  
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tritavia   four  
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sillograph   one who writes satires  
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whemmle   to overturn; to throw into a state of disorder  
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amain   to a high degree; exceedingly; at full speed  
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punk   decayed wood  
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lactiferous   milk  
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skerry   small rocky island  
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misbeseem   to be unsuited or unsuitable to  
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divellent   drawing apart; pulling apart in pieces  
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overslaugh   exemption from duty in turn when otherwise employed  
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julep   sweetened and often medicated drink  
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picksome   particular; picky  
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furuncular   of, like or pertaining to boils  
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meconomancy   divination using sleep  
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audiometer   instrument for measuring acuity of hearing  
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stalagmometer   instrument for measuring surface tension by drops  
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albificative   able to whiten or be whitened  
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prolocutor   spokesman; speaker of the House of Lords  
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gelastic   of, like or pertaining to or provoking laughter  
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omphalopsychite   one who meditates by gazing at the navel  
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mucrone   stiff sharp point forming an abrupt end  
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plenitude   fullness; completeness; abundance; sufficiency  
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tribunitial   of, like or pertaining to a tribune  
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meristic   divided into parts or segments  
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reckling   smallest or weakest of a litter  
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ballistocardiograph   instrument for detecting body movements caused by heartbeat  
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tumultuary   chaotic; haphazard  
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transire   ship’s customs warrant for clearing goods  
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nomiatrist   lawyer specializing in medical cases  
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anticryptic   camouflaged; having protective resemblance to environment  
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geology   study of earth’s crust  
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gaucherie   awkward or socially unacceptable remark  
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spermatogenesis   producing sperm  
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mockado   inferior quality woollen fabric  
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gradatim   step by step  
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xyloglyphy   wood  
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widget   any small manufactured object  
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oose   furry dust that gathers under beds  
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galactophorous   bearing or carrying milk  
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myosis   excessive contraction of the pupil of the eye  
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gramercy   expression of gratitude or surprise  
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theocrasy   mixture of religions; fitting other religions into own  
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quintain   post for tilting with turning cross  
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decorticate   to remove the bark, husk or peel of  
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kirpan   small sword or dagger worn by Sikhs  
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baldric   shoulder strap for holding sword  
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antigropelos   waterproof leggings  
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triduan   lasting three days  
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contorniate   having a groove around the edge  
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zoanthropy   delusion that one is an animal  
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kolo   Central European folk dance having a ring of dancers  
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rillet   small brook or stream  
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wherry   light shallow boat; barge  
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tiqueur   one who suffers from tics  
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palette   small plate covering the armpit joint in a suit of armour  
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secreta   products of secretion  
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advertorial   advertisement presented as if it were editorial material  
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diaglyph   figure etched or engraved in surface of gem or stone; intaglio  
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lapidate   to pelt with stones; to kill by stoning  
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mycetism   fungus poisoning  
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demiurge   creative spirit or entity  
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ceromancy   divination by means of wax drippings  
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spritsail   sail extended by a sprit  
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heartsome   exhilarating; merry—  
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conteck   strife  
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acritochromacy   colour  
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synsemantic   of a word, having no meaning outside a specific context  
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skewbald   bearing patches of white and some other colour  
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guttation   release of drops of moisture  
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proscenium   part of the stage in front of the curtain  
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tain   tin foil used as backing for mirror; thin tin plate  
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prestriction   blindness; blindfolding  
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mainpernor   one who gives mainprise  
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agonistes   someone in the grip of inner conflict  
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abrosia   fasting  
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curricle   two  
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magnetics   study of magnetism  
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indulgence   former Catholic pardon granted for remission of punishment for sins—  
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purblind   nearly blind  
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nitency   brightness; lustrousness  
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pulchritude   beauty  
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overcrow   to crow or triumph over  
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accloy   to hobble with a horseshoe nail  
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lampion   decorated oil lamp  
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hank   series of rings or clips for attaching a jib or staysail to a stay—  
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confirmand   candidate for religious confirmation  
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syllabatim   syllable by syllable  
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zwitterion   ion carrying both a positive and negative charge  
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tralatitious   traditional; transmitted; handed on; metaphorical  
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unction   anointing as right of consecration or healing; warmth of address  
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grapheme   a letter of the alphabet  
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odograph   odometer; instrument for measuring distance travelled  
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psalmody   act of singing psalms in church services  
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whifflery   levity; trifling  
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umbratilous   shadowy; shaded; indoor; secluded  
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surplice   loose  
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tantième   share of profits or royalties  
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tophaceous   gritty  
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arrant   downright; unmitigated  
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piqué   stiff durable corded fabric of cotton, rayon or silk  
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troika   carriage drawn by three horses  
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tiller   handle or lever for turning a ship’s rudder  
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stereochromy   colourful wall painting  
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megachiropteran   of, like or pertaining to fruit bats  
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accensor   acolyte  
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zootype   animal serving as a type; figure of an animal used to represent a deity  
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profligate   debauched; rashly extravagant  
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jack   cross  
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lambitive   taken by licking up with the tongue  
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détraqué   a person who is deranged  
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parembole   insertion of something related to the subject into a phrase  
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socage   feudal land tenure by fixed service  
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brattice   partition in mine shaft used to support walls and roof  
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refection   refreshment or relief; a meal  
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utricle   small cavity or sac  
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tandem   two  
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sevum   tallow  
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bubonalgia   painful inflammation of the groin  
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scatomancy   divination by studying excrement  
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petrichor   pleasant smell accompanying the first rain after a dry spell  
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terraqueous   amphibious; consisting of land and water  
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cephalopod   creature with tentacles or limbs attached to head  
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chaussures   general name for boots and shoes; footwear  
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soliloquacious   prone to giving soliloquies  
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cirrate   having tendrils  
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monochronic   contemporaneous  
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toponym   place name derived from geographical feature  
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aeviternity   eternal existence  
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gamogenesis   sexual reproduction  
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diacatholicon   panacea  
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siderate   to blast or strike  
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psychogram   writing supposedly produced under influence of spirits  
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sebaceous   of or like tallow  
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phaneromania   habit of biting one’s nails  
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labiomancy   lip reading  
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polysyllogism   series of syllogisms where each is basis for next  
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mesial   middle  
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quickset   formed of living plants arranged in place  
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biramous   forked; with two branches  
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dasypoedes   types of birds having downy  
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accinge   to gird  
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homeomerous   composed of similar parts—  
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kickie   wickie  
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oenomancy   divination by studying appearance of wine  
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crassilingual   having a thick tongue  
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growlery   a retreat for times of ill humour  
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runnel   little brook  
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shallot   onion with garlic  
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omnicompetent   legally competent in all matters  
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agraffe   hooked clasp used by masons to hold blocks together  
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nostrification   acceptance of foreign university degrees on par with native  
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familism   the tendency of a family to cohere as a group  
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chain   unit of length equal to 22 yards  
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poundage   charge for keeping stray cattle  
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ostiary   doorkeeper  
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reglementation   regulation  
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querquedule   pin  
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tutulus   conical Roman headdress  
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typhlology   study of blindness and the blind  
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halitous   vaporous—  
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mehari   camel used for racing  
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muscology   the study of mosses  
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inappetent   lacking desire or appetite—  
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jigamaree   a thingamajig; a cunning manoeuvre  
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hieropathic   pertaining to a strong love of the clergy—  
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telautograph   telegraph that reproduces writing done with a pen or pencil  
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jampan   an Indian sedan chair  
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cryptaesthetic   of, like or pertaining to supranormal perception  
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militaster   soldier without skill or ability  
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propolis   resin of tree buds collected by bees  
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distaff   of, like or pertaining to the female branch of a family or women’s work  
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quince   orange  
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gardyloo   warning cry  
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dyschromatopic   colour  
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coralliferous   bearing coral  
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arreptitious   ecstatic; frantic; hasty or hurried  
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ontal   of, like or pertaining to reality or existence  
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kyriolexy   the use of literal expressions  
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qoph   a Hebrew letter  
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lacuna   a blank space or missing part  
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aegilops   stye in inner corner of eye  
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synarchy   joint sovereignty  
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abradant   a substance that abrades  
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topology   study of places and their natural features  
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mesquin   mean; ungracious  
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dactyliology   study of rings  
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pais   people from whom a jury is drawn  
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philodemic   fond of commoners or the lower classes  
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cnidarian   of, like, or pertaining to invertebrates such as jellyfish and anemones  
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hypsography   science of measuring heights—  
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conflate   blend or fuse together  
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gig   light two  
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querken   to stifle; to suffocate  
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sheol   hell; place where the dead live a shadowy existence  
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breviary   book containing daily church service  
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stochastic   of, like or pertaining to a sequence of random events  
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sphygmology   study of the pulse  
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weighage   fee paid for weighing goods  
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presbyophrenia   female senility marked by loss of memory  
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promptuary   repository; reference book of facts  
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ferial   of, like or pertaining to holidays  
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unguligrade   walking on hoofs  
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spuddle   to work feebly or ineffectively; to perform shallow agricultural ploughing  
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palpebral   of, like or pertaining to the eyelid  
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nosomania   delusion of suffering from a disease  
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dentiologist   one who speaks with closed teeth  
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fructuation   coming to fruit or bearing of fruit  
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postconnubial   after marriage  
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oleiferous   producing oil  
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xenodochium   building for the reception of strangers  
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corium   skin layer  
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circinate   ring  
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totipotent   capable of differentiation  
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pareschatology   doctrine dealing with matters after death but before the end of the world  
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hetaera   paramour; prostitute; concubine—  
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papyraceous   like paper; papery  
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descrive   to describe  
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apocalypticism   doctrine of the imminent end of the world  
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cathexis   investment of emotional energy in a thought or idea  
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hypernym   word representing a class of words or things—  
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subniveal   under snow  
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ostraceous   of, like or pertaining to oysters  
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chevrotain   small deer  
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synorthographic   spelled in the same way  
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requital   act of payment in return; repayment; vengeance  
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passim   everywhere; dispersedly  
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telestic   of, like or pertaining to the mysteries  
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paraphonia   alteration of the voice; as at puberty  
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telergy   physical force at work in telepathy  
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palpebration   winking  
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mainsail   principal sail on a ship’s mainmast  
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respirometer   instrument for measuring and studying respiration  
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jecoral   of, like or pertaining to the liver  
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odontist   dentist  
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credenda   things to be believed  
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psychobiology   study of biology of the mind  
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aggrandize   increase power or rank of; make greater  
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necrology   obituary list  
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sinistromanual   left  
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cornuted   cuckolded  
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conurbation   city surrounded by many urban areas  
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sacerdotalism   belief that priests are necessary mediators between God and mankind  
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xenocracy   government by a body of foreigners  
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bitheism   belief in two gods  
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panduriform   fiddle  
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albolith   white cement formed from magnesia and silica  
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assurgent   ascending; rising; curving upward  
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oscitate   to yawn  
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pismire   an ant; something or someone insignificant  
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wassail   toast to someone’s health; to go caroling or carousing; spiced ale  
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larrup   to flog or thrash  
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quagga   extinct African wild ass like the zebra  
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teramorphous   of abnormal or monstrous form  
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telegnosis   knowledge of events taking place far away; clairvoyance  
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bimetallism   currency exchange on both the gold and silver standards  
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quiff   tuft of hair brushed away from the forehead; oiled lock of hair  
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medicament   externally applied curative treatment  
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damnification   causation of injury or loss  
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opsomania   abnormal love for one kind of food  
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millocracy   government by mill owners  
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aroint   begone  
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anaphora   repetition of a word at beginning of successive phrases for emphasis  
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beblubbered   disfigured from weeping  
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antrorse   turned upward and forward  
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spectroheliograph   instrument for taking pictures of the sun  
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blandiloquence   complimentary speech; flattery  
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obstetrics   study of midwifery  
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aclinic   having no inclination or magnetic dip  
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fovea   depression or pit  
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phrenic   of or near the midriff  
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revalescent   convalescent  
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jota   fast Spanish folk dance in triple time  
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ophthalmoscope   instrument for viewing the interior of the eye  
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methanometer   instrument for detecting presence of methane  
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diasyrm   rhetorical device of condemning through faint praise  
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phengophobia   fear of daylight  
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acromegaly   glandular disorder causing gigantism of extremities  
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siege   seat or throne  
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glanduliferous   bearing glands  
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parvenu   one suddenly risen to wealth without great social rank  
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pornocracy   government by harlots  
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quadragintesimal   forty  
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gesso   plaster of Paris used in painting  
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acetimeter   instrument for measuring strength of vinegar  
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cancerophobia   fear of cancer  
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nugacious   unimportant; trifling; trivial  
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woolfell   skin with the wool still on it  
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psammophile   sand  
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acouasm   ringing noise in head  
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formicide   substance that kills ants  
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divulsion   act of pulling or rendering apart or away  
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auxometer   instrument for measuring magnifying power  
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fitch   brush made from hair of polecat  
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panaceist   believer in panaceas  
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preterist   lover of the past  
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hobbledehoy   awkward; gawky youth—  
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whitster   bleacher of cloth and clothing  
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neatherd   cowherd  
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scrow   a scroll; writings  
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pelecoid   shaped like a hatchet; a hatchet  
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limacology   study of slugs  
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nidulation   nest  
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panary   of, like or pertaining to bread; bread store  
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nigrosine   blackish coal  
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prate   to talk foolishly or sententiously; to tattle  
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acatalepsy   the unknowableness of all things to a certainty  
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siccative   drying; a drying agent  
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tegular   of, like or overlapping like tiles or slates  
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ligyrophobia   fear of loud noises  
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xanthocyanopsy   form of colour  
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sarmentum   vine, long twig or runner  
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connate   congenitally or firmly united  
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whiskerando   a whiskered person  
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pyrexical   feverish  
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guaniferous   bearing dung  
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ossia   alternatively; rather (in music)  
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scutiger   squire  
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megalith   large rough stone used as a monument  
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typtology   theory concerning rappings by spirits or ghosts  
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carnification   conversion into flesh  
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laterigrade   running or moving sideways  
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repoussé   raised in relief by hammering from behind or within  
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corf   miner’s basket, trolley or wagon  
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limn   to portray, paint or delineate  
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reduit   inner fortified retreat for a garrison  
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deodate   a gift to or from God  
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denary   one of ten; tenfold; of, like or pertaining to group of ten  
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fuero   code or body of laws; a constitution  
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countenance   approve of; condone; encourage  
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frieze   rough heavy woollen cloth  
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synectics   study of processes of invention  
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ultimogeniture   inheritance by the last son  
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lour   to look sullen or threatening  
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monogoneutic   having only a single brood or litter  
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floatant   agent causing flotation  
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contect   to cover or overlay  
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saffron   orange  
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xesturgy   process of polishing  
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predevote   foreordained  
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haligraphy   treatise on salt—  
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borasco   violent wind squall  
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tabacosis   tobacco poisoning  
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allative   indicating movement towards  
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shantung   plain rough silk or cotton  
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placentigerous   bearing a placenta  
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procacity   petulance; insolence  
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technography   description of arts and crafts  
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quadrivium   four branches of mathematics in medieval education  
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noctidiurnal   comprising one day and one night  
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furfur   dandruff or scurf  
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narial   of, like or pertaining to the nostrils  
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triforium   gallery or arcade over an aisle; gallery over nave and choir  
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dentagra   toothache  
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playa   basin which becomes a shallow lake after heavy rainfall  
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cadrans   instrument by which a gem is adjusted while being cut  
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pedology   study of soils  
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squinch   arch across the corner of a room  
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gynotikolobomassophile   one who nibbles on women’s earlobes  
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spodium   bone charcoal; powder obtained from calcination of substances  
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declassé   below one’s social class  
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jackstaff   short staff at ship’s bow from which the jack is hoisted  
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whipstaff   vertical lever controlling ship’s rudder  
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poliorcectic   of, like or pertaining to siegecraft or besiegement  
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yakow   animal crossbred from male yak and domestic cow  
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foliaceous   bearing leaves; leaf  
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avinosis   air sickness  
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littoral   of, like or pertaining to the shore of a body of water  
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compellative   indicating address or appellation; vocative  
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mulism   obstinate quirk or habit  
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bort   diamond fragments or dust  
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mondain   worldly; fashionable; such a person  
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caritive   indicating lack of something  
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amadelphous   outgoing; gregarious  
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dapifer   one who brings meat to the table  
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alcoholometer   instrument for measuring proportion of alcohol in solutions  
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champerty   illegal contract to finance a lawsuit for a percentage fee  
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weatherly   able to sail close to the wind with little leeway  
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gangway   either of the sides of the upper deck of a ship  
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lanyard   rope or line for fastening something in a ship  
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aorist   expressing simple past time with no continuance  
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hydrokinetics   study of motion of fluids—  
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discomania   obsession for disco music  
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spherometer   instrument measuring curvature  
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arachnophobia   fear of spiders  
🗑
dragoman   interpreter  
🗑
siriasis   sunstroke  
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aerostat   any lighter  
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congee   permission to depart; dismissal; discharge  
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synallagmatic   mutually or reciprocally obligatory; bilateral  
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stratiform   layered; forming a layer  
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geoid   figure of the earth  
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porphyrogenitic   of royal birth  
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toxicophobia   fear of poisoning  
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stodge   to cram, stuff or gorge with food  
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microcalorimeter   instrument for measuring tiny quantities of heat  
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cymbiform   shaped like a boat  
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zwieback   sweet toasted biscuit  
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fub   to put off; to fob  
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lateritious   brick  
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bdellism   use of leeches for blood  
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settee   long seat with a back  
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punditocracy   government by political pundits  
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tanquam   a person fit for college education  
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ultrageous   violently extreme  
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decuman   principle; large; primary  
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diarchy   government by two people  
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suede   light beige  
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fane   temple  
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interscribe   to write between—  
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patibulate   to execute by hanging  
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havier   castrated deer—  
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facture   workmanship; the products of making  
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ungual   of a claw, hoof, or talon; clawed  
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oogenesis   production of eggs or ova  
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neossology   study of nestling birds  
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quinnat   the king salmon  
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bibliomania   craze for books or reading  
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xenium   gift made to a guest or ambassador; any compulsory gift  
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uvelloid   resembling a small cluster of grapes  
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pupillarity   the state of being a pupil  
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macrography   viewing an object with the naked eye  
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foudroyant   thundering; dazzling  
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pomiform   shaped like an apple  
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phrenology   study of bumps on the head  
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aborticide   killing of a fetus; abortion  
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lief   soon; gladly  
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arrendator   one who rents or farms at a yearly rent  
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myropologist   one who sells perfume  
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inustion   burning in; cauterization—  
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aggiornamento   modernization of ideas of the Catholic church  
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antelucan   before dawn or daylight  
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farris   female blacksmith  
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poussin   chicken raised for eating at around six weeks old  
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dilogy   intentional ambiguousness  
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orpiment   yellow arsenic compound used as pigment  
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silverskin   fine skin of a coffee bean  
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patten   wooden shoe; clog; base of a pillar  
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watchet   pale blue  
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ivresse   drunkenness—  
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oligopoly   market situation of few sellers of a service  
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floromancy   belief that flowers have feelings  
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ceramography   historical description of types of pottery  
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melalgia   pain in the limbs  
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ked   wingless fly that feeds on livestock  
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abscission   cutting off; cutting away  
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syncline   downward fold in geology  
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phosphene   light seen when the eyeball is pressed  
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parabolaster   a parabola of a higher degree  
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gablock   spur attached to the heel of a fighting cock  
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psychofugal   proceeding outward from a mental state  
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phylogenesis   origin and history of a species’ evolution  
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ped   naturally formed mass or aggregate of soil  
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tholus   round building; dome; cupola  
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ouzel   blackbird; a dark  
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trommel   revolving sieve for cleaning or sizing minerals  
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cachepot   ornamental container used to conceal a flowerpot  
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lixiviation   leaching  
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myrmecophilous   having a symbiotic relationship with ants  
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melasma   dark patch of skin  
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theism   belief in the existence of God without special revelation  
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uraniscus   roof of the mouth  
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seriatim   in succession; one after another  
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roband   piece of yarn used to fasten a sail to a spar  
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fumatorium   a place for smoking  
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skean   dagger  
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gat   opening or strait between two sandbanks  
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hypnomancy   divination using sleep—  
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truckle   to submit; to cringe  
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scleroid   hard; hardened  
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tanacles   pincer  
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sealine   the sea horizon  
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plenipotence   absolute power  
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antinomy   contradiction between two logical conclusions  
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lentiginose   minutely dotted; freckled  
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pontage   toll paid on bridges; tax for repairing bridges  
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orthian   high  
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nanism   the condition of being dwarfed or being a dwarf  
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osmol   unit of osmotic pressure  
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bezique   card game played with two decks of cards  
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oblation   act of offering; a sacrifice; anything offered in worship  
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oncogenesis   producing cancerous tumours  
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petricolous   living in or near rocks  
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roussette   fruit  
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fie   expression of disgust or disapproval  
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candela   unit of luminous intensity  
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tubifacient   constructing a tube  
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atmatertera   great  
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sociable   four  
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prepone   to reschedule for an earlier time  
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charmante   silk fabric with a crepe back  
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griffade   sudden seizure with the claws  
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aethrioscope   instrument for measuring temperature variations due to sky conditions  
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placoid   plate  
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ophiasis   baldness in wavy bands  
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ostracean   of, like or pertaining to oysters  
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purfle   to ornament the edge of with embroidery  
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neophrastic   of, like or pertaining to neologisms  
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gonfalonier   standard  
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nembutsu   Buddhist invocation chanted to achieve enlightenment  
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polystachious   having many spikes  
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wippen   part of piano hammer raised when note played  
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caesura   natural breathing space in a line of verse  
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laticiferous   containing or conveying latex  
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rackrent   excessive rent  
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teinoscope   prism telescope  
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plumeopicean   of tar and feathers  
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donnybrook   an uproarious brawl  
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intenerate   to make tender; to soften—  
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ferrule   band on the end of a stick for reinforcing it  
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cribrous   perforated or punctured like a sieve  
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gault   heavy clay used for bricks  
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teknonymy   the naming of the parent from the child  
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champaign   level countryside or plain  
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bullate   having a blistered or puckered appearance  
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fulgour   splendour  
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cryptadia   things to be kept hidden  
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spadiceous   shaped like a palm branch  
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syphilophobia   fear of syphilis  
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corviform   shaped like a crow  
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arachibutyrophobia   fear of peanut butter sticking to roof of mouth  
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auriform   shaped like an ear  
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crenate   scalloped  
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nacket   snack; light lunch  
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jocoserious   half in jest; half serious  
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admaxillary   connected to or near the jaw  
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cockamamie   ridiculous; incredible  
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rhematic   of words or verbs; forming a word or words  
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liturate   spotted  
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unguinous   oily; fatty  
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tremendum   feeling of overwhelming awe associated with religious experience  
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modena   crimson  
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xylogenous   growing on wood  
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houndstooth   fabric with an irregular checked pattern—  
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hippomobile   horse  
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sufflate   to inflate  
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taction   contact; touch  
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bezoar   stony material found in ruminants’ stomachs  
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typhonic   having the character of a whirlwind or tornado  
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wheep   sound made by a steel weapon when drawn from a sheath  
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textology   study of the production of texts  
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colonnade   row of evenly spaced column or trees  
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campaniform   bell  
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urceiform   shaped like a pitcher  
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chiffonier   chest of drawers  
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objectivism   doctrine that all reality is objective  
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obedible   docile; capable of obedience  
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monophagous   feeding on only one type of food  
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quisby   an idler; suspicious or odd  
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quercine   of, like or pertaining to oak trees  
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anopisthographic   bearing writing or inscription only on one side  
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poivrade   pepper sauce  
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monoousian   having the same substance  
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knout   to flog; to scourge  
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multipotent   having the power to do many things  
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stygian   having a gloomy or foreboding aspect; murky  
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catchpole   constable; sheriff’s officer  
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crista   ridge or fold resembling a crest  
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galatea   striped cotton  
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keybugle   bugle with keys  
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lineolate   marked with fine lines  
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gynaecology   study of women’s physiology  
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hypocorism   pet  
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lygophobia   fear of darkness  
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gradual   part of mass between epistle and gospel  
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scallom   rod with thin or spliced end used to form base or frame of baskets  
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imbroglio   confusing or disturbing situation; confused mass or heap—  
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barrateen   some kind of fabric  
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idiothermous   warm  
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prill   nodule of metal obtained after assaying  
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swale   marshy hollow or depression; meadow  
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patrology   study of early Christianity  
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arrhizal   lacking roots  
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solmisate   to sing; to set to musical notation  
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paraesthesia   tingling sensation on the skin  
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désobligeante   carriage for one passenger  
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geoselenic   of, like or pertaining to both the Earth and the moon  
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aeolotropy   variation in physical properties on basis of position  
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cerography   writing or printing on plates spread with wax  
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tuant   of writing, keen or trenchant  
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intinction   administering communion by dipping bread into wine—  
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protistology   study of protists  
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atavism   reversion to early or ancestral type  
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aureole   radiant light around head or body of holy personage  
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punctulate   bearing small spots or dots  
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loess   deposit of rich and fertile soil  
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biune   combining two entities into one  
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terrene   of the earth; earthly; worldly; mundane  
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sicarian   murderer; assassin  
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ignipotent   presiding over fire—  
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rhigosis   sensation of cold; ability to feel cold  
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incrassate   to thicken—  
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stentor   loud  
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stramineous   strawy; light; worthless; straw  
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adversaria   miscellaneous notes; commonplace books  
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trental   commemoratory service held thirty days after burial  
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baryecoia   deafness; hardness of hearing  
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kylin   Chinese mythical animal  
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lubricious   slippery; lewd  
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disagio   fee charged for exchanging foreign or depreciated currency  
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bombazine   twilled silk and worsted fabric  
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cerumen   ear wax  
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trichoid   hair  
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quodlibet   philosophical argument of disputation; humorous medley  
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xography   photographic process for producing three  
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prelate   bishop or abbot of superior rank  
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dinarchy   government by two people; diarchy  
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rand   border; edge; margin  
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camisole   straitjacket used for unruly prisoners  
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asterism   three asterisks used to direct attention to a passage  
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soutane   priest’s cassock  
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longeron   longitudinal membrane of an airplane  
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telesis   making use of natural or social processes for a goal  
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camerlengo   papal treasurer  
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upcast   upward throw; material thrown up  
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simultanagnosia   inability to experience perceptions as components of a whole  
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cibation   taking food; feeding  
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fantod   a state of irritability or tension; an emotional fit  
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ocreate   wearing boots or leggings  
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phelloid   cork  
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zelator   sister in a convent in charge of checking on conduct of other nuns  
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funipendulous   hanging by a rope or cord  
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gabardine   closely woven cotton or wool twill  
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bifid   divided in two by a deep split  
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allotropy   of an element, having more than one form  
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paroxysm   fit of passion; laughter; coughing; sudden violent action  
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acroamatic   esoteric  
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columbaceous   of, like or pertaining to doves or pigeons  
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cochlear   anything spiral  
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nervure   vein of a leaf  
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odorimetry   measurement of strength and persistence of odours  
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monoblepsia   colour  
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dromestoners   persons who remove stones from temporary airfields  
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spiraliform   shaped like a spiral  
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hist   expression used to attract attention—  
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monomorphic   having only one form  
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tabernacle   ornamental container for storing Communion bread and wine  
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unition   conjunction  
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cellarer   monastery official in charge of provisions  
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soterial   of, like or pertaining to salvation  
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acrography   the art of making wood blocks in relief  
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arcuate   arched; bow  
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chad   bits of paper punched out of paper tape or cards  
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hednon   wedding present—  
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belliferous   bringing war  
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tufa   rock made of fine volcanic detritus  
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lysis   disintegration; destruction  
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rubefaction   reddening  
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accite   to cite; to summon  
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isallobar   line connecting points of equal change in barometric pressure—  
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turriform   shaped like a tower  
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ditheism   belief in two equal gods, one good and one evil  
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pityroid   bran  
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kickshaws   a trinket; a cheap, worthless article  
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sedigitated   six  
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noxal   of, like or pertaining to wrongful injury by object or animal of another  
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hypotrichosis   hairlessness—  
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hermeneutic   of, like or pertaining to the interpretation of passages—  
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piliform   shaped like hair  
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arbalest   type of crossbow  
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isograph   line connecting points of same linguistic usage in some respect—  
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introessive   indicating motion into—  
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seriocomic   partly serious and partly humorous  
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cordiform   heart  
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wardmote   meeting of a ward or a court of a ward  
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pyromachy   use of fire in combat  
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glebe   church land granted to clergyman  
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grum   morose; surly  
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bibliognost   well  
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innoxious   harmless—  
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ophelimity   ability to please sexually; ability to satisfy  
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donnism   self  
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ceroscopy   divination using wax  
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metapsychology   study of nature of the mind  
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neoterism   introduction of new things, especially words  
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shandry   light cart on springs  
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monochroic   of one colour  
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helminthoid   worm  
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ordure   loathsome dirt or refuse; something morally degrading  
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isohyet   line connecting points of equal rainfall—  
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tigrine   of, like or pertaining to tigers  
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phugoid   of, like or pertaining to the longitudinal stability of aircraft  
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goniometer   instrument for measuring angles between faces  
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photism   illusory vision of light  
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actuate   communicate motion to; cause  
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ramiferous   bearing branches  
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culicino   mark left on a tablecloth by a wet glass  
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juratory   of, like or pertaining to an oath  
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noosphere   sum of human intellectual activities  
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microbiology   study of microscopic organisms  
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yardland   unit of land area equal to 30 acres  
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univocal   unmistakeable; unequivocal  
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megascope   instrument for projecting an enlarged image  
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zuche   tree stump  
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orarion   deacon’s stole in Orthodox church  
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polyacoustic   amplifying sounds  
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kakidrosis   body odour  
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cavesson   noseband for a horse  
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recherché   carefully chosen, rare or exotic  
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cep   brown edible mushroom  
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cnicnode   point where tangents form a cone of the second order  
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paysage   landscape  
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groyne   wooden breakwater  
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olamic   of or belonging to a vast period or eon  
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serpentcleide   musical instrument like an ophicleide with a wooden body  
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teloteropathy   telepathy between living persons  
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punk   dry decayed wood used for tinder  
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poudrin   small ice crystals  
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indicia   indicating marks or symptoms—  
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chiliasm   belief that Jesus will reign on Earth for a thousand years  
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suilline   of, like or pertaining to hogs  
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acology   study of medical remedies  
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discission   open incision or cut  
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gravid   pregnant  
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rencounter   chance meeting; encounter; casual combat  
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cladogenesis   origin and evolution as if branching from common ancestor  
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uranology   study of the heavens; astronomy  
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autognosis   knowledge of or about oneself  
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iatrogenic   induced inadvertently by medical treatment—  
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platitude   commonplace or trite remark made as if it were important  
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libanomancy   divination by watching incense smoke  
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multiloquent   talkative; garrulous  
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illinition   act of rubbing against or on—  
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palanquin   light litter for one passenger  
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logodaedaly   verbal legerdemain  
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webster   a female weaver  
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hylomorphism   belief that matter is cause of the universe—  
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papaverous   of, like or pertaining to poppies  
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sejant   sitting (especially of a heraldic animal)  
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febricant   causing fever  
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herisson   swinging beam bearing iron spikes—  
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comose   having tufts of hair; tufted; hairy  
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boopic   ox  
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catalactics   science of commercial exchange  
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mattoid   person on borderline between sanity and insanity  
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hopsack   rough  
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mitogenic   causing cell division  
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poop   enclosed structure at stern of ship above main deck  
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puteal   wall round the top of a well  
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mollycoddle   an effeminate man  
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buck   and  
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obdormition   numbness in a limb caused by pressure on a nerve  
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dealbation   whitening; bleaching  
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forefoot   foremost end of ship’s keel  
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abattoir   public slaughterhouse  
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trutinate   to weigh using a balance; to evaluate mentally  
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hygeian   of, like or pertaining to health; healthy—  
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crin   horsehair fabric  
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canterbury   stand with divisions for holding books or music  
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niddering   one who shows shameful fear or timidity  
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conchology   study of shells  
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quadraphonic   produced by a sound system that employs four signal sources  
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mortmain   restrictive influence of the past on the present  
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phenology   study of organisms as affected by climate  
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rotameter   old instrument for measuring length of curved lines  
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prolate   having flattened sides due to lengthwise elongation  
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thersitical   scurrilous; violent in manner of speech  
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transom   structure dividing a window horizontally; horizontal bar  
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benedict   a newly married man who has long been a bachelor  
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clinquant   tinselly; glittering  
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quinquennium   period of five years  
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wirble   to whirl; to turn round and round  
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rosmarine   mythical walrus  
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carronade   short and light maritime cannon  
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riant   laughing; merry  
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abatjour   skylight or device to direct light into a room  
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sticharion   vestment like an alb worn by Orthodox priests  
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passivate   to coat metal with oxides to protect from corrosion  
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rood   cross or crucifix at entrance to church chancel  
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brigue   to intrigue  
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subboreal   very cold  
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lunisolar   pertaining jointly to the moon and sun  
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binaural   of, pertaining to or heard by both ears  
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ramate   branched  
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janiform   having two faces  
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matripotestal   of, like or pertaining to the power of mothers  
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athanor   alchemist’s self  
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quoin   a wedge; salient angle of a building; cornerstone  
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gambrel   roof having a pentagonal gable  
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quadrifoliate   having four leaves  
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bahuvrihi   compound word whose second part is a noun but that acts as an adjective  
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consuetude   custom; familiarity  
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duncical   stupid; dim  
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diaspora   dispersion  
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beata   beatified woman  
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annuent   nodding or moving of the head  
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ochre   yellowish or yellow  
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nunciative   bearing messages  
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acolous   limbless  
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osphresiology   study of the sense of smell  
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noddypeak   fool; imbecile  
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representationalism   doctrine that ideas rather than external objects are basis of knowledge  
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lexigram   sign which represents a word  
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cardinal   deep scarlet red colour  
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celluliferous   bearing little cells  
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isanemone   line connecting points on map having same wind velocity—  
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phakic   (of an eye) having a crystalline lens  
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remex   quill feather of a bird’s wing  
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tegmen   covering or shell  
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nomism   view that moral conduct consists in observance of laws  
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regalism   doctrine of the monarch’s supremacy in church affairs  
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octingentenary   eight hundredth anniversary of an event  
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flacon   scent  
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anopheline   of, like or pertaining to malarial mosquitoes  
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digoneutic   double brooded  
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cinerarium   container for cremated ashes  
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setose   bristly  
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belomancy   divination by means of arrows  
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rhetoricaster   petty rhetorician  
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belvedere   raised covered terrace or pavilion  
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paduasoy   corded silk  
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ornithology   study of birds  
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heteropathy   excessive sensitivity—  
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incivism   neglect of duty as a citizen—  
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balanism   use of suppositories  
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wilding   that which grows without cultivation  
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concision   schism; separation; division  
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calcariferous   having or bearing spurs  
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hereticate   to denounce as heretical—  
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disseize   to seize or deprive of property wrongfully  
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guarish   to heal  
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keffel   a horse; a nag  
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occipital   of, like or pertaining to the back of the head  
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dodger   shield against rain or spray on a ship’s bridge  
🗑
tombac   cheap gold  
🗑
tubulate   to form into a tube; to provide with a tube  
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clinophilia   passion for beds  
🗑
tritavus   four  
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filibeg   kilt  
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salamandroid   like a salamander; able to withstand fire  
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paideutic   educational method or theory  
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mucago   mucus; mucilage  
🗑
libration   apparent oscillation of moon’s visible surface  
🗑
madid   wet; dank  
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psychurgy   mental function, operation or energy  
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notaphily   collecting of bank  
🗑
taffrail   rail round the stern of a ship  
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obsequent   flowing in opposite direction to original slope of land  
🗑
curiology   picture  
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syndyasmian   marked by a loose temporary pair  
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orthotonic   taking an accent in some but not all positions  
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perliginous   producing pearls  
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ptyalism   excessive flow of saliva  
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paedophilia   abnormal love or sexual attraction for children  
🗑
abscissa   horizontal distance from a fixed line to a point  
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woolpack   cirrocumulus cloud; a bale or bundle of wool  
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sthenic   strong; robust; morbidly active  
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triptote   used in three cases only  
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canzone   instrumental work that is melodious or song  
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polyopia   multiple vision  
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potager   garden laid out in a decorative way  
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obambulate   to wander about  
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pochette   pocket notecase or wallet  
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libeccio   southwest wind  
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witticaster   a petty or inferior wit  
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bathyorographical   of, like or pertaining to depth underwater or elevation above sea level  
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winterkill   to kill by exposure to cold  
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topiary   clipping of trees into imitative or fantastic shapes  
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diremption   separation into two; disjunction  
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xanthospermous   having yellow seeds  
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anent   about; concerning  
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tulipomania   obsession with tulips  
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tow   bundle of untwisted natural fibres  
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lecanomancy   divination using water in a basin or pool  
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gnotobiology   study of life in germ  
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conventicle   secret or illegal church assembly  
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coscinomancy   divination using a sieve and a pair of shears  
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fustian   coarse twilled cotton  
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dimissory   sending away or giving leave to depart; dismissing  
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tetrachotomous   divided into fours  
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strepor   noise; clamour  
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monachise   to cause to become a monk  
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chyliferous   bearing chyle  
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micrology   study or discussion of trivialities  
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paranymph   one who solicits for another; best man or bridesmaid  
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punctiform   shaped like a point  
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bibacious   overly fond of drinking  
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pannier   provision  
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islesman   inhabitant of a group of islands—  
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orthology   correct use of words  
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syrtic   of, like or pertaining to quicksand  
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ignicolist   fire  
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sarcophagous   feeding on flesh; carnivorous  
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hamiform   shaped like a hook—  
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ignotism   mistake due to ignorance—  
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zonary   of or like a zone; arranged in zones  
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curvicaudate   having a curvy tail  
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agoraphobia   fear of open spaces  
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adduce   cite as proof or instance  
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dormer   gabled window  
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wether   castrated ram  
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pancyclopaedic   encyclopaedic  
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murally   by means of walls; on or from a wall  
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mathemancy   divination by counting  
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pistiology   doctrine concerning faith  
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immure   to imprison; to shut in—  
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flambeau   flaming torch  
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rhyparography   genre or still  
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quirister   a chorister  
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lockstep   method of marching in tight formation  
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theopantism   belief that God is the only reality  
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featous   shapely; well  
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discobolus   discus thrower  
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karabiner   steel link with clip on side used in mountaineering  
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squamate   scaly  
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alar   of, like or pertaining to the wing or shoulder  
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rutilant   shining; glowing ruddily  
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panzoism   belief that humans and animals share vital life energy  
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crapulent   physically ill through overeating or overdrinking  
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rutherford   unit of radioactive decay equal to 1 million disintegrations per second  
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moya   volcanic mud  
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oeillade   an ogle; a glance or wink  
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quetzal   gold and green bird with long tail feathers  
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parquet   floor  
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ferruginous   of the colour of rust; impregnated with iron  
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deosculate   to kiss affectionately  
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roundelay   song with a refrain  
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ommateum   compound eye  
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maledicent   cursing  
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minim   unit of liquid volume equal to 1/480 fluid ounces  
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queem   protected from the wind  
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notabilia   notable sayings; things worthy of notice  
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hypnagogic   sleep  
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apay   to satisfy  
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struthious   of, like or pertaining to ostriches  
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halation   blurring in a photograph due to light reflection—  
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brackish   saltish; very salty  
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chirality   chemical property of structural handedness  
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koan   nonsensical question given to Buddhist students for contemplation  
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secund   on one side only  
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acrolith   wooden statue with stone extremities  
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pusillanimous   lacking firmness; cowardly; having a weak character  
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rugous   wrinkled; covered with sunken lines  
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ley   mystical straight line between features of landscape  
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scop   Anglo  
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androphagy   cannibalism  
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deambulatory   place for walking around or about in  
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iatromathematics   archaic practice of medicine in conjunction with astrology—  
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iridic   of, like or pertaining to the iris of the eye—  
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illutation   mud bath—  
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gracility   slenderness  
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ala   membranous outgrowth on a plant or animal  
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cumuliform   shaped like a heap  
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scapular   badge of monastic order worn on the shoulders  
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neurogenesis   production or generation of nerves  
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spadiceous   chestnut  
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teen   injury; grief  
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sard   deep orange chalcedony  
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ai   three  
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debridement   the removal of foreign matter from a wound  
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phyle   division of the people of a state into local clans  
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orchesography   notation of dance movements by means of diagrams  
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diaphanous   transparent; translucent  
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uncate   hooked  
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capriole   leap and kick performed by a trained horse  
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seta   bristle or bristle  
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sclerodermous   hard  
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nappe   sheet of water flowing over a weir  
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tolypeutine   of, like or pertaining to armadillos  
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wergild   fine paid by family of murderer to family of murder victim  
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isonephelic   line connecting points of equal cloud cover—  
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angelology   study of angels  
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misacceptation   misinterpretation  
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zucca   gourd  
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absonant   discordant; abhorrent  
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defluvium   falling of hair  
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convenances   what is suitable or proper; the required proprieties  
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macrocephalous   having a large head  
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wagtail   an obsequious person; a harlot  
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coparcenary   joint heirship or ownership  
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desacralise   to deprive or remove sacred qualities  
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ambages   windings; roundabout ways; delays  
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triptych   hinged painting with three panels  
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sudatory   inducing sweat  
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angora   silk  
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pillory   wooden frame with holes for head and hands used as punishment  
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inkhorn   portable case for ink—  
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outroop   auction  
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sinistrad   towards the left  
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surah   soft twilled silk or rayon  
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oneirodynia   nightmare  
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riem   rawhide thong  
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favela   slum area  
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ostler   person who takes care of horses at an inn and/or sells oats  
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forfex   a pair of scissors or pincers  
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malacissation   act of making soft or supple  
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aporia   professed but false doubt of what to say or choose  
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cubica   fine unglazed fabric resembling shalloon  
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radicivorous   eating roots  
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serpenticide   killing or killer of a snake  
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tegmental   of, like or pertaining to coverings or outer shells  
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kettlestitch   stitch made at head and tail of section of book to connect sections  
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gynaecide   killing of women  
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hindforemost   with the back part in the front place—  
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dacnomania   obsession with killing  
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necrologue   obituary  
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cleidomancy   divination using keys  
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demisang   half  
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metaphysics   study of principles of nature and thought  
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florilegium   anthology of writings, especially of church fathers  
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tumefy   to swell  
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floristry   the art of cultivating and selling flowers  
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dentine   ivory  
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ophiuran   brittle star  
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crinoline   stiff flax or cotton fabric  
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tabatière   snuff  
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roundel   anything circular; circle; disc; ring  
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hidrotic   causing or exuding sweat—  
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winze   small ventilating shaft between two levels of a mine  
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circumbendibus   a roundabout way or expression  
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ooidal   egg  
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choliamb   verse with an iambus in the fifth place and a spondee in the sixth  
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paleobotany   study of ancient plants  
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skyscraper   triangular sail on a ship above the royal  
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trophotropism   direction of growth by nutritional factors  
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rachiometer   instrument for measuring the spine  
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squintifego   squinting greatly  
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prelibation   foretaste; offering of first fruits  
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bonasus   bison  
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sleathy   slovenly  
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agonism   competition; effort; striving  
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rhombos   bull  
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nummamorous   money  
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delubrum   a font, a temple or shrine having a font  
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smalt   deep blue  
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macromancy   divination using large objects  
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obsidional   of, like or pertaining to a siege  
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bluestocking   early feminist; educated or literary woman  
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laevoduction   movement leftwards  
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nectopod   limb used for swimming  
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ossuary   a depository for the bones of the dead  
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jovialist   a convivial person  
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weedicide   something that kills weeds  
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sageship   state or quality of being a sage  
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dolose   having evil or malicious intent  
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gargarize   to gargle  
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bracciale   bracket or socket mounted on a wall  
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apocrisiary   papal secretary  
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improvident   lacking foresight; thoughtless—  
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ostensory   container for holding consecrated Communion wafers  
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paronym   word from same root or having same sound as another  
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haslot   cooked animal entrails—  
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oscheal   of, like or pertaining to the scrotum  
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gastrosopher   a person skilled in matters of eating  
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copacetic   very satisfactory; fine  
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hieromachy   fight or quarrel between priests—  
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spicigerous   bearing spikes  
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cartiliginous   like or composed of cartilage  
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frottage   rubbing, especially for sexual gratification  
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pestology   science of pests  
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tormentum   ancient siege engine  
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fatidical   prophetic; having the power to foretell the future  
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inurbanity   lack of manners or deportment; incivility—  
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raglan   having sleeves going all the way to the neck  
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muciferous   conveying or secreting mucus  
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syrt   quicksand  
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palliament   white robe or gown  
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advection   horizontal movement of air  
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helminth   worm—  
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distraint   seizure of goods  
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glottogonic   of, like or pertaining to the origins of language  
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marc   refuse from winemaking  
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jebel   hill or mountain  
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arenaceous   like, growing in or consisting of sand  
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deckle   ragged edge of paper  
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mnemotechny   system for improving memory  
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mambo   Cuban ballroom dance resembling the rumba or cha  
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bulla   round seal attached to a papal bull  
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woodshedding   spontaneous barbershop singing  
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rectigrade   moving in a straight line  
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syncategorematic   meaningless or unable to form a term without other words  
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rabanna   raffia fabric of Madagascar  
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rigescent   becoming numb or stiff  
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diaconal   of, like or pertaining to a deacon  
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lactarium   dairy farm or milking operation  
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grammatolatry   worship of letters and words  
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grabble   search with the hand; grope  
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glyptography   the art of engraving on gems  
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billingsgate   coarsely abusive language  
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womanthrope   a hater of women  
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matrass   long  
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tarantism   irresistible urge to dance  
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ilke   kind or nature—  
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pollex   the thumb  
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acierate   to turn into steel  
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cosmism   belief that the cosmos is a self  
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detersion   the act of cleaning  
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aretaics   the science of virtue  
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scutage   tax on a knight’s fee  
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stultiloquence   foolish or senseless talk  
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qua   in the capacity of  
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sorbefacient   promoting absorption  
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zoysia   perennial subtropical grass  
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compusion   wrinkling one’s face  
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oleometer   instrument for measuring amount of oil in a substance  
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soporose   sleepy  
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floricomous   crowned or topped with flowers  
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compital   of, like or pertaining to crossroads  
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diallage   device in which many arguments brought upon one point  
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derrick   hoisting mechanism using a boom and a central post  
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icterical   of, like or pertaining to or suffering from jaundice—  
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urethroscope   instrument for viewing the interior of the urethra  
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splanchnic   visceral; intestinal  
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bibliotics   study of documents to determine authenticity  
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podiatry   study and treatment of disorders of the foot; chiropody  
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physiognomancy   divination by studying the face  
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zampogna   Italian bagpipe  
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thermoscope   instrument indicating change in temperature  
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comport   a dish with a stemmed base for serving desserts  
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groupuscule   small clique or faction  
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houghmagandy   fornication—  
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methomania   morbid craving for alcohol  
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sententious   full of meaning; aphoristic; tending to moralize  
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hebamic   of, like or pertaining to the socratic method—  
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raconteur   teller of anecdotes  
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gammon   to feign an action; perpetrate a hoax on  
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paragenesis   formation of minerals as a joined mass  
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cumulose   containing or consisting of small heaps  
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minnesinger   medieval troubadour or poet  
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trave   crossbeam or space between crossbeams  
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cardimelech   supposed vital force causing heart to work  
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kiddle   stake  
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needledom   the world of sewing  
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oleic   of, like or pertaining to or derived from oil  
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chatelaine   female castle owner, manager or caretaker  
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lacuscular   of, like or pertaining to pools  
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audiology   study of hearing  
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mugwump   one who is neutral politically  
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satisfice   to aim for or achieve that which will suffice  
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maxixe   Brazilian ballroom dance resembling the two  
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sequacious   ready to follow a leader or authority; compliant  
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sublunary   under the moon; of this world; earthly; terrestrial  
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hyalopterous   having glassy or transparent wings—  
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tephrochronology   dating of volcanic eruptions by studying layers of ash  
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fructiferous   bearing fruit  
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lutescent   yellowish  
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theophagy   sacramental consumption of a god  
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carrack   galleon  
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lamina   thin plate or layer  
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strake   continuous band of plates on side of a ship  
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asportation   to carry property away wrongfully  
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pornotopia   perfect setting for the antics of pornography  
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phaeton   open four  
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tenne   heraldic designation for orange  
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frit   material from which glass is made  
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snaste   burnt part of a candle wick  
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cinnabar   red crystalline mercuric sulfide pigment; deep red or scarlet colour  
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antilapsarianism   denial of doctrine of the fall of humanity  
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tactual   of, like or pertaining to or derived from the sense of touch  
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pietism   unquestioning or dogmatic religious devotion  
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adonise   to adorn oneself  
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nubiferous   cloud  
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garboard   plank on a ship’s bottom next to the keel  
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fess   broad horizontal bar across heraldic field  
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plebiscitarism   principle or practice of using plebiscites  
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naturism   communal nudism  
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alphenic   sugary candy used in medicine  
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archelogy   the study of first principles  
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zooculture   domestication of animals  
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simony   buying or selling of ecclesiastical offices  
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sprag   bar inserted to stop a wheel  
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tuck   part of ship where ends of lower planks meet under the stern  
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ixiodic   of, like or pertaining to ticks—  
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surd   irrational number  
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postexilic   after exile  
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phonendoscope   device which amplifies small sounds  
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potometer   instrument measuring rate at which plants absorb water  
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diadermic   of, like or pertaining to the puncturing of the skin  
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flinty   unyielding; stern  
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protopathy   first or direct experience  
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primigenial   first or earliest formed or produced  
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tup   ram; pile  
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borné   limited; narrow  
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prelusive   of the nature of a prelude; introductory  
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schediasm   impromptu action; an extemporized work  
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maschalephidrosis   massive sweating of the armpits  
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plateasm   broad speech; talking with the mouth open too wide  
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saprogenous   growing on decaying material; causing putrefaction  
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quadral   in four parts  
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cementatory   having the quality of binding or uniting firmly  
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salinometer   instrument for measuring amount of salt in a solution  
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sicilienne   ribbed silk  
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habilable   capable of being clothed—  
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throat   pit  
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gastriloquist   ventriloquist  
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itai   itai  
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monition   caution; warning  
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floricide   killing or killer of flowers  
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dasyure   flesh  
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stibialism   antimony poisoning  
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umbraculum   umbrella or umbrella  
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allonge   paper attached to commercial bill requiring signatures  
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historiography   study of writing history—  
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heresiology   study of heresies—  
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montgolfier   balloon using fire for propulsion  
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carucate   as much land as a team of oxen ploughs in a season  
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irradicate   to fix firmly—  
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psychopannychism   belief souls sleep from death to resurrection  
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shrive   to hear a confession from and give absolution  
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trochiline   of, like or pertaining to hummingbirds  
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subarrhation   mode of betrothal where gift given by man to woman  
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tropometer   instrument measuring rotation  
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haematogenesis   production of blood—  
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gib   wedge  
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fleer   to mock; to jeer; to make faces in contempt  
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argil   clay used in making pottery  
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hendecagon   eleven  
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quatint   engraving using nitric acid  
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autocephality   ecclesiastical self  
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tactometer   instrument measuring sense of touch  
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brilliantine   light lustrous cotton and worsted fabric  
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paedology   study of children  
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weber   unit of magnetic flux equal to 100 million maxwells  
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tester   canopy over a bed, pulpit or altar  
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demarchy   government by the people; popular government  
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poliosis   premature graying of the hair  
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acyrology   incorrect diction or pronunciation  
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paradisiacal   suggestive of a place or state of perfect bliss  
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doromania   obsession with giving gifts  
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papillose   having nipples or papillae  
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alalia   loss of ability to speak  
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codswallop   something utterly senseless; nonsense  
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tabefaction   wasting away; emaciation  
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wist   to know  
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grammatology   study of systems of writing  
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disgregation   separation; scattering  
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cithara   ancient Greek musical instrument like a lyre  
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suint   dried sheep perspiration  
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phototelegraph   instrument for transmitting drawings telegraphically  
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musteline   of, like or pertaining to weasels, martens and badgers  
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ptochogony   production of beggars; pauperization  
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chaldron   old unit of dry volume equal to between 32 and 72 bushels  
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aesopian   conveying meaning only to those in a secret movement  
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kep   to catch an approaching object or falling liquid  
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gyrostatics   the study of rotating bodies  
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sportulary   relying on charity or the generosity of patrons  
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idioglossia   private language developed between children—  
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otiose   superfluous; redundant; futile; useless; functionless; idle  
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dioptrics   study of light refraction  
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holystone   sandstone material used to scrape ships’ decks—  
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poundal   unit of force that accelerates 1 pound to 1 foot / second / second  
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palmiped   web  
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skeletogenous   producing a skeleton  
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ditrichotomous   divided into either two or three parts  
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procinct   preparedness  
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matelassé   having a quilted ornamentation; fabric with raised pattern as if quilted  
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mainprise   surety for the appearance of a prisoner at trial  
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malinger   to feign sickness in order to avoid duty or work  
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presbytery   part of church reserved for officiating clergy  
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contorno   contour or outline  
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coaptation   joining or fitting together  
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coburg   thin single  
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absorbefacient   causing or promoting absorption  
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subjectivism   doctrine that all knowledge is subjective  
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Germanophilia   love or fondness for Germany or the Germans  
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cerulean   sky  
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hyetometrograph   instrument for recording rainfall—  
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fistula   long narrow passage or duct  
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gunnage   number of guns carried on a warship  
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ition   the action of going—  
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illision   the act of striking against something—  
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quisquilious   made of rubbish  
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ophidian   of or like a snake  
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addititious   of, pertaining to or resulting from addition  
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remeant   returning; coming back  
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tacent   silent  
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whipsaw   narrow saw for cutting timber lengthwise  
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xerotic   dry  
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aerolithology   study of aerolites; meteorites  
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scabious   of, like or pertaining to scabies or scabs  
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outré   beyond what is proper; extravagant  
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spavined   lame; broken down; decrepit  
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mersion   dipping; as in baptism  
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dammar   hard resin used in making varnish  
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waterage   fee paid for travelling on water  
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bengaline   crosswise ribbed fabric  
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saltant   leaping; dancing  
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imprest   a loan or advance of money—  
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trichoschisis   splitting of hair  
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plastron   fencer’s padded breast  
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mentation   thought; cogitation; cognition  
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taeniacide   killing of tapeworms  
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atimy   loss of honour; disgrace  
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crapehanger   pessimist  
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nympholepsy   emotional frenzy, as that inspired in men by nymphs  
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raad   electric catfish  
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brindled   marked with streaks or spots  
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goliardy   riotous or lustful behaviour  
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drabble   to besmear; bedraggle  
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derodidymus   two  
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pokerish   causing terror; uncanny  
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psychogony   development of the mind or soul  
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cacodoxy   bad doctrine or wrong opinion  
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geotaxis   response of an organism to gravity  
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gabbart   barge  
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leonine   of or like a lion; rhyming last two or three syllables in a line  
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imbreviate   to enroll—  
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succedaneous   serving as a substitute  
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muchity   great size or bulk  
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harmoniphone   keyboard instrument with reeds—  
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sedent   seated  
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tilbury   light open two  
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parvis   enclosed space at the front of a church  
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ovopyriform   having a shape between a pear and an egg  
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duteous   devoted to duty; obedient  
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quid   a cut or wad or something chewable  
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stoichiometry   measurement of proportions of chemical reactions  
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inumbrate   to cast a shadow upon; to shade—  
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brank   to prance; toss the head; to strut  
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trochoid   curve traced by a fixed point in plane of a circle  
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crescograph   instrument for measuring the growth of plants  
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caryatid   column shaped like female figure  
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naiant   swimming horizontally  
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agone   ago  
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mor   humus layer formed by slow decomposition in acidic soil  
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heterodymus   conjoined twins with two heads and torsos but one pair of legs—  
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cachet   a seal of approval; a mark of prestige  
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thaumatogeny   doctrine of the miraculous origin of life  
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orchidology   study of orchids  
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shalloon   light twilled wool or worsted  
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coctile   baked; hardened by fire  
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acoria   pathologically great appetite  
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lippitude   soreness of the eyes  
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tinnitus   ringing sound in the head  
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plutomania   mania for money  
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wafture   act of waving or wafting  
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pardoner   one who raises money for religious works by selling indulgences  
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anacrisis   interrogation accompanied by torture  
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bolide   large meteor that bursts; a fireball  
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hodometry   measurement of distance of a sea voyage—  
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requiescat   prayer for the dead  
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hyetal   rainy; of, like or pertaining to rainfall—  
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novalia   lands newly brought under cultivation  
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therology   study of wild mammals  
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gauleiter   overbearing wielder of petty authority  
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glossa   the tongue  
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senescent   growing old  
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somatology   science of the properties of matter  
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jambiya   curved dagger with two edges  
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decretal   papal decree deciding a point of church law  
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metanomen   metaphorical name  
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quinton   five  
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cnemial   of, like, or pertaining to the tibia (shin  
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illapse   to glide in—  
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galliard   sprightly Renaissance and Baroque dance  
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ashplant   walking stick  
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chlorometer   instrument for measuring amount of chlorine in a solution  
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allantoid   shaped like a sausage  
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fasces   bundle of rods with an axe used to symbolise authority  
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hypocaust   space under floor for heating by hot air—  
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sprent   sprinkled  
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heliotrope   purplish hue; purplish  
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peotomy   surgical removal of the penis  
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terzain   stanza of three lines  
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spokeshave   plane or knife used to round spokes  
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fungous   of or like fungus; soft; spongy  
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nudation   the act of making bare  
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bilbo   iron bar used to shackle prisoners’ feet  
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claudication   limpness; cramp  
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thyestean   cannibalistic  
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nuncius   messenger  
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autosoterism   belief that one can obtain salvation through oneself  
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nullity   the state of being null or void  
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irremeable   which cannot be returned; irrevocable—  
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sidelight   coloured lights on side of a ship under way at night  
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chlorochrous   green  
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watching   fully afloat  
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theriodic   malignant  
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spermatic   of, like or pertaining to sperm  
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smallage   wild celery  
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pellucid   completely clear; transparent  
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rimiform   having a long furrow  
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foolocracy   government by fools  
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onychoid   like a fingernail  
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idolum   mental image; logical fallacy—  
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nimonic   of alloys used in high  
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holophrase   single word expressing sentence or phrase—  
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flammiferous   producing flame  
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flammulated   ruddy  
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shetland   lightweight loosely twisted wool fabric  
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selenoscope   instrument for viewing the moon  
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geochronology   study of measuring geological time  
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auto   da  
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obsequies   funeral  
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morphallaxis   regeneration in a changed form  
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mendicant   member of impoverished religious order  
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agrostography   writing about grasses  
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algology   study of algae  
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porphyrous   purple  
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dipsomania   abnormal craving for alcohol  
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transmissometer   instrument for measuring transmission of light through a fluid  
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thermonous   of, like or pertaining to stimulation by heat  
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toreumatography   description of ancient metal sculpture  
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thanatography   narrative of a death  
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astragal   small semicircular moulding; dice  
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otoscope   instrument for examining the ear  
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whiff   to fish with hand line towed behind a boat  
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postcibal   after a meal  
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cellaret   case or drawer for holding wine bottles  
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adelphogamy   sharing of a wife by two or more brothers  
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micropsia   disease causing objects to appear smaller than actual size  
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chancery   church office dealing with legal matters and archives  
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pogamoggan   wooden club with iron or stone piece on end, used by Indians  
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spurrier   one who makes spurs  
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sialoquent   spitting greatly while speaking  
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trabeculated   transversely barred  
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arciform   shaped like a bow  
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merism   rhetorical device of contrasting two parts of a whole  
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cyanometer   instrument for measuring blueness of the sky or ocean  
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imbricate   to lay overlapping one another—  
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agrypnia   insomnia  
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latinitaster   a petty scholar of Latin  
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cleromancy   divination using dice  
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anagnorisis   recognition leading to denouement of a play  
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sloyd   Swedish system of teaching manual skills through woodcarving  
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menisciform   shaped like a crescent  
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septenary   in seven portions; grouped in seven; of base seven  
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subact   to work up; to subdue  
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gormless   dull or unintelligent  
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nephric   of, like or pertaining to the kidneys  
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ordinate   in rows or columns  
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bonzoline   artificial ivory  
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woolsack   large wool  
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harry   to plunder; to ravage; to destroy—  
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hilasmic   propitiatory—  
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metempsychosis   passing of soul after death into another body  
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conclamation   a shout of many voices together  
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genappe   smooth worsted yarn  
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postcenal   after dinner  
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iwis   surely; certainly—  
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anaudia   loss of voice  
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perdicine   of, like or pertaining to partridges  
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factitive   signifying making or causing something to be  
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phyllomania   excessive or abnormal production of leaves  
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trochiform   shaped like a spinning  
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zosteriform   shaped like a girdle  
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morient   dying  
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mesocracy   government by the middle classes  
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dosimeter   instrument for measuring dose of radiation  
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cathedra   chair or throne of office for a bishop or other high official  
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nyctophobia   fear of the night or darkness  
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polystichous   arranged in many rows  
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apodictic   necessarily true beyond contradiction  
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ombrophilous   tolerant of large amounts of rainfall  
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misprise   to scorn; to slight; to undervalue  
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compossible   possible in coexistence with something else  
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clinology   study of aging or individual decline after maturity  
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gasometer   instrument for holding and measuring gases  
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bersatrix   baby  
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colposcope   instrument for viewing the neck of the uterus  
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yuke   to itch  
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roscid   dewy  
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tetchy   irritable  
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acropathy   disease or illness of the extremities  
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obedientiary   someone subject to obedience  
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pollard   tree having the whole crown cut off  
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taseometer   instrument for measuring stress in a structure  
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wertfrei   without value judgement; neutral  
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simpliciter   simply; not relatively; unconditionally  
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withal   besides; therewith; nevertheless; with  
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sudd   mass of floating weed blocking the Nile River  
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percheron   dappled cart horse  
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tranchet   Neolithic flint chisel  
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jumbal   thin crisp sweet cake  
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ising   meat sausage—  
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hygrograph   instrument for recording variations in atmospheric humidity—  
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recumbent   reclining; lying comfortably  
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zenzizenzizenzic   eighth power of a number  
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spar   any ship’s mast, boom, yard, or gaff  
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meropia   partial blindness  
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cuspidor   a spittoon  
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smegmatic   like soap; cleansing  
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cymaphen   telephone receiver  
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xylotypographic   printed from wooden blocks  
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sapor   property of substance of taste; flavour  
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cheliferous   bearing pincers or claws  
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gratis   without charge; for free  
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bobstay   rope used on ships to steady the bowsprit  
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cacidrosis   smelly sweat  
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pultaceous   macerated and softened; like porridge; pulpy  
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chololith   gall stone  
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pharyngology   study of the throat  
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jejunator   one who fasts  
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gynocentric   focused on or concerned with women  
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mackintosh   lightweight rubberized waterproof cotton  
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serimeter   instrument for testing quality of silk  
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imponent   that which imposes an obligation—  
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tropophyte   plant adapted to alterations of moisture and drought  
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charientism   expression of an unpleasant thing in an agreeable manner; euphemism  
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superannuate   to discharge as being too old  
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planomania   abnormal desire to wander and disobey social norms  
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hierology   science of sacred matters—  
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camorra   group united for nefarious or traitorous ends  
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tholobate   circular substructure on which a dome rests  
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tartarology   beliefs about hell or the underworld  
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abraxas   gem engraved with mystical word and bearing human  
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triatic   rope joining adjacent mastheads  
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objicient   objector  
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hercogamy   prevention of self  
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rapprochement   establishment of or state of cordial relations  
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tachygraphy   shorthand  
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ablative   indicating direction from or time when  
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axilla   armpit  
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acetarious   referring to plants that are used in salads  
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physiologus   work containing descriptions of animals; a bestiary  
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uxoricide   killing of one’s own wife  
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heliac   solar; coincident with that of the sun—  
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androcracy   government by men  
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detrude   to thrust downward or outward  
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tephra   ash and debris ejected by volcano  
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heliology   science of the sun—  
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anastasic   convalescent  
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cratometer   instrument for measuring power of magnification  
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runagate   fugitive; vagabond  
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isentropic   line connecting points of equal entropy—  
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acarophobia   fear of itching or of insects causing itching  
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benefactive   indicating for whom or which  
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praedial   of, like or pertaining to or connected with the land or farming  
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meromorphic   fractional  
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donative   benefice presented to church without reference to bishop  
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censer   vessel for burning incense in religious rituals  
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nidatory   of, like or pertaining to nests  
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brails   ropes on edge of sail for hauling up  
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organicism   conception of life or society as an organism  
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lethe   oblivion; forgetfulness  
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cadge   to beg or sponge from another  
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weedy   dressed in widow’s mourning clothes  
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wheelhouse   shelter where ship’s steering wheel kept  
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adoxography   good writing on a trivial subject  
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piscifauna   fish life of an area  
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socius   member; associate; companion  
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peise   weight; burden; load  
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hagiarchy   government by saints or holy persons—  
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anemography   treatise on the winds  
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aval   of, like or pertaining to a grandparent  
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diplopia   double vision  
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anthelion   luminous ring seen on a cloud opposite the sun  
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subitaneous   sudden; hasty; hastily made  
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iter   circuit; path; road or line of travel—  
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puniceous   bright or purplish red  
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stole   narrow ecclesiastical vestment or scarf  
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glyptology   study of gem engravings  
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gigantomachy   war of giants against the gods  
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piscatorial   of, like or pertaining to fishing or fishers  
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darcy   unit of permeability of rock to various substances  
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subtrude   to push in stealthily  
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quatrayle   great  
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apocatastasis   final restitution of all things at the appearance of the Messiah  
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tamin   thin glazed worsted  
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sacring   hallowing; consecration  
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semioviparous   bringing forth young in incomplete developmental state  
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largiloquent   talkative; full of words  
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maudlin   tearfully sentimental  
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montre   visible pipes of an organ  
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induviae   withered leaves which persist on plants—  
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laches   negligence or undue delay in fulfilling legal duty  
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paleaceous   chaffy; like or resembling chaff  
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wreakless   unpunished  
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habiliment   attire—  
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photophygous   avoiding or disliking light  
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compline   prayer service held just before bedtime  
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syngamy   free interbreeding between organisms  
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ailurophobia   fear of cats  
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trigraph   combination of three letters for one sound  
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pneumograph   instrument for measuring and recording respiration  
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hent   to grasp; to seize—  
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pomiculture   growing of fruit  
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ichthyopolist   fish seller—  
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passimeter   instrument for issuing automatic tickets  
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jurymast   mast erected on ship in place of one lost  
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argentocracy   government by money  
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aveniform   shaped like oats  
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fortalice   fortress; small outwork of a fortification  
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necrophagous   feeding on the dead  
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insipience   lack of wisdom; stupidity—  
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cuculine   of, like or pertaining to cuckoos  
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psomophagy   swallowing food without thorough chewing  
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immarcescible   unfading; imperishable—  
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palaeogaea   the Old World as a biological region  
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cyclometer   instrument for measuring revolutions of a wheel  
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postscenium   part of stage behind the scenery  
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tetanigenous   causing tetanus  
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concetto   ingenious expression; witticism  
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incorpse   to incorporate—  
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sinciput   the forehead  
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toze   to tease out; card; comb; draw out; elicit  
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gadroon   embossed decoration or fluting on silverware  
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charpie   shredded lint used to dress wounds  
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protension   duration  
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dentigerous   toothed; bearing teeth  
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synaesthesis   harmony of differing impulses from a work of art  
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pucelage   virginity  
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tringoid   of, like or pertaining to sandpipers  
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hospitium   hospice—  
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accoucheur   male midwife  
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multeity   manifoldness; very great numerousness  
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silentiary   any official who calls for silence  
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scientism   belief that the methods of science are universally applicable  
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cucullate   hooded; hood  
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zingiber   ginger  
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suaveolent   fragrant  
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milvine   of, like or pertaining to kites and similar birds  
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chimere   loose sleeveless robes worn by Anglican bishops  
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sugent   designed for sucking  
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functionalism   doctrine emphasising utility and function  
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abaculus   small tile for mosaic  
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charnel   room where corpses are placed  
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kalology   study of beauty  
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lectern   desk or stand from which church lessons are read  
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frondiferous   bearing or producing fronds  
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labtebricole   living in holes  
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pellicule   thin diaphanous fabric  
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naos   temple; inner cell of a temple  
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anhelation   shortness of breath  
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mythopoeic   giving rise to myths  
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tricotine   double  
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floccose   woolly  
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refocillate   to refresh; to cherish  
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inlagation   pardoning of an outlaw—  
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whift   a slight puff or blast  
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aerolite   meteorite  
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cunctation   delay; procrastination  
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fundus   the bottom of anything  
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gudgeon   metal pin or bearing connecting rudder to a boat  
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renverse   to reverse; to upset  
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torvous   stern  
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burgensic   of, like or pertaining to a borough or its citizens  
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xiphias   swordfish  
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trepan   obsolete instrument for cutting open the skull  
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chalcotriptics   art of taking rubbings from ornamental brasses  
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pronaos   vestibule in front of a temple  
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anatocism   compound interest  
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culvertage   degradation of a peasant to the position of serf  
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lyophilization   freeze  
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radioscope   instrument for viewing objects using X  
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trilith   stone monument of two upright and one transverse slab  
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topophone   instrument to determine direction and distance of a fog  
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narcomania   uncontrollable craving for narcotics  
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jannock   outspoken; honest; outgoing  
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quickstep   fast march  
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matryoshka   Russian hollow wooden doll  
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diadrom   course or passing; vibration  
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somnifacient   sleep  
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kinescope   cathode ray tube for a television  
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geminate   to double; to arrange in pairs  
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intergrade   to merge or shade by means of intermediate steps—  
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woning   state of dwelling; dwelling  
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coronoid   shaped like a beak  
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raster   pattern of parallel lines or grid used in certain scanning devices  
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interpunction   insertion of punctuation marks in writing—  
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scaphion   kind of sundial  
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sparge   to sprinkle with moisture  
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ambry   recess for church vessels; cupboard or niche  
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oppugn   to attack by argument; to oppose; to call in question  
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obelus   sign used to mark questionable or corrupt text passages  
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geothermometer   instrument for measuring subterranean temperatures  
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odalisque   female slave in a harem  
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ferule   cane or rod used for punishment  
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caple   a horse  
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bel   unit of noise intensity equal to ten decibels  
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pampiniform   like a tendril  
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micromancy   divination using small objects  
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semiterete   half  
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speleology   study and exploration of caves  
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zodiographer   one who writes about animals  
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balmorality   superficial enthusiasm for Scottish culture  
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hauteur   haughtiness; arrogance—  
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internuncio   messenger between two parties; low  
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scree   sloping mass of loose rock at base of a cliff  
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dysphagia   pathological difficulty in swallowing  
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quitter   pus; suppurating discharge  
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portfire   prepared paper cylinder used to fire rockets and fireworks  
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strahl   flow of beams of electrons from the sun to earth  
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decumbiture   the time spent by an invalid in bed  
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glebous   earthy; full of clods  
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contraplex   having messages passing both ways simultaneously  
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workshy   hating or avoiding work; lazy  
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phytogenesis   origin and development of plants  
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chantage   blackmail to prevent exposure of scandalous facts  
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mallophagous   eating wool or fleece  
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patination   formation of a film on copper from exposure  
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cippus   the stocks  
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panivorous   bread  
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metheglin   mead; honey ale  
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pavane   stately English Renaissance court dance  
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machicolation   space between corbels in a parapet  
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pied   variegated; of various colours  
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macrophobia   fear of prolonged waiting  
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foursquare   forthright  
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anatine   of, like or pertaining to ducks  
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surexcitation   excessive excitedness  
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aeropleustic   of, like or pertaining to aerial navigation  
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pharisaic   hypocritical  
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cybernate   to control by means of a computer  
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theiform   of the form of tea  
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oriflamme   banner of red silk split into several points  
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proprioception   sense of muscular position  
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oscitancy   yawning; sleepiness; stupidity  
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idiochromatic   having unique or distinctive coloration—  
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camaïeu   monotonous or uninteresting play or literary work  
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wanze   to decrease; to waste away  
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heptarchy   government by seven people—  
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bottony   having three buds like a trefoil  
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nevus   birthmark  
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cretaceous   of or resembling chalk; of a whitish colour  
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tutiorism   doctrine that one should take the safer moral course  
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hordeaceous   of, like or pertaining to barley—  
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quicken   mountain ash tree  
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religate   to tie together; to restrain  
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psephitic   of, like or pertaining to pebbles  
🗑
groundprox   altitude warning system in aircraft  
🗑
nigroglobulate   to blackball  
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charterhouse   Carthusian monastic building  
🗑
defilade   to arrange fortifications against frontal attack  
🗑
surculation   pruning; cutting off shoots to propagate them  
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arris   sharp edge on stone; meeting of two surfaces  
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yu   precious jade  
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nuchal   of, like or pertaining to the nape of the neck  
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halyard   rope or tackle for hoisting and lowering sails—  
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cymometer   instrument for measuring frequency of electrical waves  
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tarantas   four  
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maniform   having the shape of a hand  
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tragedian   writer or actor of tragedy  
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xerasia   abnormal dryness of the hair  
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premove   to incite or prompt to action  
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illation   the act of inferring from premises—  
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misandry   hatred of men  
🗑
balistraria   cross  
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orthodromics   great  
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rhinal   of, like or pertaining to the nose  
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quangocracy   rule of quasi  
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stillion   cask stand  
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senicide   killing of old men  
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pabouche   a slipper  
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mascle   diamond  
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unipotent   powerful in one direction only  
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piciform   of the nature of or resembling pitch  
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rogation   asking or supplication, especially in an ecclesiastical sense  
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situative   indicating comparison of two things  
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agistment   land tax assessed for cattle pasturing  
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syntagm   organized body, system or group  
🗑
osteometry   measurement of bones or skeleton  
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scaturient   flowing out; gushing  
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interjaculate   to ejaculate in interruption—  
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piacular   expiatory; atrociously bad  
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deemster   judge on the Isle of Man  
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wardcorn   payment of corn in place of military service  
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pricket   spike or antler used as a candlestick  
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lentor   sluggishness; viscidity  
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sortilege   divination by drawing lots  
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magneton   unit of the quantized magnetic moment of a particle  
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triumphalism   belief in the superiority of one particular religious creed  
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cloison   partition; dividing band  
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leman   a lover, sweetheart or paramour  
🗑
saponifiable   able to be converted into soap  
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lampadomancy   divination by flame  
🗑
hetaerocracy   government by paramours—  
🗑
micropalaeontology   study of microscopic fossils  
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aludel   pear  
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melisma   tune; melodic embellishment; ornamentation  
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agathism   belief in ultimate triumph of good despite evil means  
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geocentrism   belief that Earth is the centre of the universe  
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bowery   seedy or run  
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camlet   strong waterproof silk or wool fabric  
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syphilology   study of syphilis  
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monocracy   government by one individual  
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spinuliferous   bearing spinules  
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filature   drawing out of threads  
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hirsuties   hairiness—  
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wurley   a nest; an aboriginal hut  
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mofussil   provincial; rural  
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bullyrag   to assault with abusive language; to badger  
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scopulate   brush  
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bardel   pack saddle  
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agelast   one who never laughs  
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alpaca   fine wool made from alpaca hair  
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psychometry   measurement of intelligence and psychological attributes  
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mantic   of, like or pertaining to divination; prophetic; divinely inspired  
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marquisette   sheer meshed cloth  
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selenocentric   relating to the moon as a centre; as seen from the centre of the moon  
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sanctanimity   holiness of mind  
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macarize   to declare to be happy or blessed  
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urinometer   instrument for measuring specific gravity of urine  
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astatic   in equilibrium  
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horology   science of time measurement—  
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burdet   cotton fabric  
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haustellum   sucking proboscis or sucking end—  
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drepaniform   shaped like a sickle  
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tromometer   instrument for measuring slight earthquake shocks  
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acarine   of, like or pertaining to ticks or mites  
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interlaminate   to insert between layers—  
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ratiné   rough bulky plain  
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maugre   in spite of; notwithstanding  
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autocracy   government by one individual  
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omniferous   bearing everything  
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dicephalous   two  
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symptosis   emaciation  
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hendecarchy   government by eleven people—  
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mellification   honey  
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sphecoid   wasp  
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unreeve   to withdraw a rope from an opening  
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matricular   of, like or pertaining to a register  
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scatophagous   dung  
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cacuminal   retroflex, pertaining to a point, crown, top or peak  
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introit   psalm or hymn sung at beginning of church service—  
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obtundent   dulling  
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illude   to trick—  
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aerogenesis   forming or generating gas or air  
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utriculiform   shaped like a small cavity or sac  
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gregatim   in flocks  
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tropic   like a keel  
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biocentric   having life as main principle  
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hygiastics   science of health and hygiene—  
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psychognosy   study of mentality, personality or character  
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depascent   eating  
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inlapidate   to petrify—  
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thalassiarchy   sovereignty of the seas; thalassocracy  
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toreutics   study of artistic work in metal  
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onomatomania   irresistible desire to repeat certain words  
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quaestor   ancient magistrate; a medieval pardoner  
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henism   doctrine that there is only one kind of existence—  
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bogan   quiet tributary or backwater  
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amrita   Hindu ambrosia bestowing immortality  
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skiagram   shadow picture or photograph  
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geomorphogeny   study of the origins of land forms  
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mineralogy   study of minerals  
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guttatim   drop by drop  
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wight   a supernatural man  
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maremma   marsh; miasma  
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brocken   two  
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creancer   guardian or mentor  
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gaumless   stupid; witless; vacant  
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motograph   old telegraph or telephone receiver  
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swanskin   soft napped fabric resembling flannel  
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avulse   to pluck or tear away by force  
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bellcote   ornamental structure to hold one or two large bells  
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fortuitism   belief in evolution by chance variation  
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titanism   spirit of revolt or defiance against social conventions  
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gorsedd   assembly for granting awards to Welsh bards  
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sudiform   shaped like a stake  
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commonition   warning; cautioning  
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démarche   decisive course of action taken in diplomacy  
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prosit   toast to good health  
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larboard   left side of a ship  
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pycnomorphous   compact; dense  
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alterity   state of being different  
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hornwork   cuckoldry—  
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astrognosy   knowledge of fixed stars  
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molariform   shaped like a molar  
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circumjacent   bordering on every side  
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parthenology   study of virgins  
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magnicaudate   having a long tail  
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bathysmal   of, like or pertaining to the depths of the ocean  
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devall   to sink; to decline  
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codicology   study of manuscripts  
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morphew   skin eruption  
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grimgribber   learned gibberish; legal jargon  
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amyous   lacking muscle  
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graphemics   study of systems of representing speech in writing  
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peradventure   perhaps; possibly; by adventure; by chance  
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recrement   waste; dross; secretion that is reabsorbed; excess matter  
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coenaculous   fond of dining; relishing food; especially suppers  
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therewith   thereupon; forthwith  
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casemate   bombproof chamber or armored compartment  
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raddle   red ochre used to make marks  
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urdee   of a heraldic device, pointed or broken into parallel pointed projections  
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pensile   hanging; suspended; overhanging  
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guidon   pennant with rounded outer edge  
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pottle   small conical fruit basket  
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halcyonine   of, like or pertaining to kingfishers—  
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torsiograph   instrument for recording torsional vibrations on an object  
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dermatoid   like or resembling skin  
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pomiferous   bearing apples  
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decimestrial   lasting ten months  
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centrobaric   of, like or pertaining to the centre of gravity  
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gambado   bound or spring of a horse; fantastic movement  
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zetetic   proceeding by inquiry; a search or investigation  
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pachymeter   instrument for measuring small thicknesses  
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brevicaudate   short  
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wormcast   spiral heap of earth left by burrowing worm  
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piscivorous   fish  
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aboideau   tide gate  
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frigiferous   bearing or bringing cold  
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laroid   of, like or pertaining to gulls  
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aquiform   watery; liquid  
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attrite   repentant through fear of punishment  
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clove   old weight of seven to ten pounds for wool or cheese  
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chreotechnics   useful or practical trades or arts  
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ophidiarium   snake  
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thanatophobia   fear of death  
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synastry   comparison of horoscopes of two or more people  
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lagerphone   percussion instrument with bottlecaps loosely nailed to pole  
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freeboard   distance between waterline and main deck of a ship  
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rubiginous   rusty  
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hyponym   term which is a member of a larger class—  
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trews   close  
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pyritiferous   bearing pyrite  
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canaille   riffraff; proletarian; the mob; rabble  
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glareous   gravelly; growing on gravel  
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leveret   a hare in its first year; a mistress  
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abasement   action of humbling or degrading  
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homoplasty   resemblance due to convergent evolution—  
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planigraph   instrument for copying drawings at a different scale  
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affiance   to trust; to betroth  
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spongology   study of sponges  
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taperer   one who bears a taper during a religious procession  
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broadcloth   dense twilled wool or worsted fabric  
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aitchbone   rump bone of cattle; rump cut of beef  
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mutative   indicating a change of place or state  
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saliferous   salt  
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factitious   produced by humans or artificial forces  
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astern   at the stern of a ship  
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optometer   instrument for testing vision  
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commove   to excite; to put into motion; to disturb  
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satara   ribbed lustred wool  
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homophobia   fear of homosexuals—  
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mattery   purulent  
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berline   crude winter sled  
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gingham   striped cotton cloth  
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surcease   to stop or cease  
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overflush   superfluity  
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stemma   scroll; garland; pedigree; family tree  
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lemma   preliminary proposition, theme, argument or headword  
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ana   in equal quantities  
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pectinal   of a comb; comb  
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clypeate   shaped like a buckler  
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ichneutic   of, like or pertaining to a tracker or tracking—  
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fulgural   of, like or pertaining to lightning  
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abba   Syriac or Coptic bishop  
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mantissa   decimal part of logarithm  
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latration   the act of yelping or barking  
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poromeric   permeable to water vapour  
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needlecord   thinly ribbed cotton  
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urticate   to sting; to flog with nettles  
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aliphatic   of, like or pertaining to fat or fats in general  
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thalweg   middle of navigable waterway used as boundary line  
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lupanarian   of, like or pertaining to a brothel  
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parasynthesis   derivation of words using hyphenated compounds  
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pyknometer   instrument for measuring specific gravities  
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paracrostic   poem whose initial letters reproduce its first verse  
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palinode   poem in which earlier thoughts or feelings are retracted  
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malaxage   softening of clay by kneading it  
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storiated   decorated with elaborate ornamental designs  
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stirious   shaped like an icicle  
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oratiuncle   short oration  
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chironomy   gesticulation or mime  
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mordacious   given to biting; biting in quality  
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pontifice   bridge  
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lavabo   ceremony in which priest washes his hands; basin for the ceremony  
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quiritian   a Roman citizen  
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metallurgy   study of alloying and treating metals  
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propitiate   to render favourable; to appease  
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orthography   correct spelling  
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alexipharmic   antidote  
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tarriance   act of tarrying or delaying; procrastination  
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stellion   lizard with starry spots  
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zincography   process of engraving or etching on zinc  
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mien   air or look; manner  
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torsel   plate in a brick wall to support the end of a beam  
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deontic   of or relating to duty or obligation  
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oroide   alloy used to imitate gold  
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zumbador   South American hummingbird  
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cloque   fabric with an embossed design  
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coacervate   to heap; to cause to mass together  
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zoilism   carping and unjust criticism  
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accentor   songbird  
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brattice   fixed tower of wood on a castle wall  
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oncometer   instrument measuring change in size of internal organs  
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shuftiscope   instrument used to explore interior of dysentery case  
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ochroleucous   yellowish white  
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meet   fitting; proper  
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amplivagant   stretching far; having a great scope  
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oikonisus   desire to start a family  
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galactometer   instrument for measuring specific gravity of milk  
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cryptogenic   of unknown origin  
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kalpis   a water jar  
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cachaemic   having diseased or poisoned blood  
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hecatontarchy   government by one hundred people—  
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hypergamy   marriage of a man to a woman of lower status—  
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selachian   of, like or pertaining to sharks or rays  
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galloon   lace trim or binding material  
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refugium   area that has retained earlier geographic conditions  
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pinion   small wheel with teeth  
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nomic   customary; conventional  
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udal   form of land tenure in Orkney and Shetland islands  
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footling   inept; trivial  
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zaftig   having a full; rounded figure  
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tapotement   use of light taps in massage  
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calque   word or expression introduced into a language by literally translating it  
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balefire   bonfire or beacon  
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heteronomous   subject to different or foreign laws—  
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fug   hot; close; smoky state of atmosphere  
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hapax   word which occurs only once—  
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pathognomic   indicative of a specific disease  
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collectanea   collection of passages; miscellany  
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fathometer   instrument for measuring underwater depth using sound  
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diorism   distinction; definition  
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torsive   twisted spirally  
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woundy   causing wounds; characterized by wounds  
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homograph   words spelled the same but of different meaning—  
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bombous   convex; rounded  
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gruine   of, like or pertaining to cranes or similar birds  
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sanatory   producing health  
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toadstone   stone thought to grow inside a toad and have magic powers  
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ichnography   art of drawing ground plans—  
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ogive   graph representing cumulative frequency  
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idiorhythmic   self  
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astrophile   person interested in astronomy  
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balize   pole mounted on seashore as beacon  
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solonist   wise man  
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jockteleg   large clasp knife  
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magnificat   canticle in praise of the Virgin Mary  
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dichord   musical instrument with two strings  
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aspersory   vessel for holding holy water  
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accusative   indicating direct object of a verb  
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ovicide   sheep  
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retropulsion   pushing backwards  
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mucroniform   like, having or resembling a sharp point  
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cacodemomania   pathological belief that one is inhabited by an evil spirit  
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oppignorate   to pawn  
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tremolo   vibrating effect of certain musical instruments or the singing voice  
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habanera   slow and seductive Cuban dance—  
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halitus   vapour; breath—  
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angiogenesis   production of blood vessels  
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anacardic   of, like or pertaining to cashews  
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amanous   lacking hands  
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bellarmine   large jug with rounded belly and narrow neck  
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parturition   the act of giving birth  
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historicism   belief that all phenomena are historically determined—  
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nootropics   cognitive enhancers; mind drugs  
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monergism   theory that the Holy Spirit alone can act  
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mastoid   like a nipple or teat  
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seminivorous   seed  
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zymology   science of fermentation  
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millionocracy   government by millionaires  
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genitive   indicating possession, origin or relation  
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absterge   wipe clean; expunge; purge; purify  
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trochlear   like a pulley  
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patulous   spreading; wide  
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rubefy   to redden  
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aphnology   science of wealth  
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introrse   turned or facing inward— introspectionism  
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malgré   in spite of  
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geminiform   paired; double  
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sophism   deceptive but plausible intellectualism  
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systyle   having columns separated by a distance of twice their thickness  
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reticulate   divide or be divided into a network  
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outrigger   spar extended from side of ship to help secure mast  
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sucrier   table vessel for sugar  
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diphyodont   having second set of teeth that replaces the first  
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adoptionism   belief that Christ was the adopted and not natural son of God  
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tirasse   pedal  
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Mariolatry   worship of the virgin mother  
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pyroballogy   study of artillery  
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mythomania   lying or exaggerating to an abnormal extent  
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frostwork   delicate figures and patterns in which frost forms on surfaces  
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hierodule   temple slave—  
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cervine   of, pertaining to or resembling deer, elk or moose  
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gerontogenous   of, like or pertaining to the Old World  
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corrigendum   something which requires correction  
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toxophilite   lover of archery; an archer; of, like or pertaining to archery  
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agrobiology   study of plant nutrition; soil yields  
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fundiform   shaped like a sling  
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muriatic   briny  
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peltry   skins of animals with the fur on them  
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lusory   playful  
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scintillescent   twinkling  
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jacobin   extremist or radical in politics  
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acolouthic   of, like or pertaining to an after  
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zolotnik   old Russian unit of weight equal to 1/6 of an ounce  
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geogony   theory of the formation of the earth  
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waterish   resembling or filled with water; insipid or diluted  
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formicate   resembling an ant  
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yomp   to carry heavy equipment over difficult terrain  
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talionic   retributive; like for like  
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quirt   short  
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grisaille   style of painting in grey tints  
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borato   thin fabric  
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faburden   harmony in thirds and sixths  
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hygrophilous   preferring or living where there is an abundance of moisture—  
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tephromancy   divination by ashes  
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implodent   an implosive sound—  
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nosocomial   of, like or pertaining to a hospital  
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thole   pin in the side of a boat to keep oar in place  
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lucimeter   instrument for measuring light intensity  
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guerdon   reward; recompense  
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obvolute   overlapping; twisted  
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hippodamist   horse  
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anserine   of, like or pertaining to geese  
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uranophobia   fear of heaven  
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unberufen   exclamation to avert ill luck following boasting  
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oniscoid   like a woodlouse  
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megathermic   surviving only in tropical climates  
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tucket   flourish on a trumpet  
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deracinate   to root up  
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discophile   one who loves and studies sound recordings  
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whenas   when  
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colorimeter   instrument for measuring and determining color  
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zatch   female genitalia  
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westing   space or distance westward  
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beadle   church caretaker or usher  
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ampliative   supplemental; additional  
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galop   lively double  
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benefice   ecclesiastical office to which revenue is attached  
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patefaction   disclosure; opening; manifestation  
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latrant   barking  
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sendal   thin silk or linen  
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trechometer   instrument for determining distance travelled; odometer  
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insectivorous   eating insects—  
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hydrophanous   becoming transparent when placed in water—  
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impaste   to lay paint or colours thickly on—  
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calix   cup; chalice  
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affusion   pouring on; as of baptismal water  
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clou   main point of interest; dominant idea  
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zoogamy   sexual reproduction of animals  
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conceptualism   theory that universal truths exist as mental concepts  
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acarpous   sterile; not bearing fruit  
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anagogy   mystical interpretation  
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pathic   passive; a passive subject  
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pycnometer   instrument for measuring specific gravity or density  
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subsultus   convulsive movement  
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latitudinarian   one having tolerant or free religious views  
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psychomancy   divination by means of spirits  
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morphonomy   laws governing biological morphology  
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sateen   glossy cotton or wool  
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usageaster   self  
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grauncher   clumsy and incompetent mechanic  
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ounce   medium to large  
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soricine   of, like or pertaining to shrews  
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tocophobia   fear of pregnancy or childbirth  
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biotaxy   classification of living organisms  
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hemiolic   based on the ratio of 3 to 2  
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sephiroth   ten essences of God emanated into the physical world  
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kinesics   study of gestural communication  
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phenomenalism   belief that phenomena are the only realities  
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liber   phloem or fibre from tree  
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gyle   fermenting vat for beer  
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montero   huntsman  
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heteronym   word having same spelling but different sound and meaning—  
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aulete   flautist  
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sempect   extremely elderly Benedictine monk  
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crambo   game in which rhyme must be found for given word  
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physiosophy   assumption of knowledge of nature  
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tenaille   outwork in main ditch of a fortification  
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lutose   covered with mud or clay; muddy  
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replevin   repossession of stolen goods pending outcome of lawsuit  
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auriscope   instrument for examining the ear  
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undate   wavy  
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palimpsest   manuscript or paper that is erased and then written over  
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aiué   elderly; senior  
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thymiatechny   use of perfumes for medicinal purposes  
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gressorial   adapted for walking  
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nullifidian   having no faith; one who is faithless  
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zoon   organism regarded as a complete animal  
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syllepsis   figure where word related to two others differently  
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pareunia   coitus  
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qintar   Albanian unit of currency  
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jaseran   fine chain mail jacket  
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fenestella   recess in church wall for storing communion vessels  
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somatotrophic   promoting growth of the body  
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camelry   troops mounted on camels  
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interciliary   between the eyebrows—  
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papren   stone passing through a wall from face to face  
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apocarteresis   suicide by starvation  
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campestral   of, like or pertaining to the country; pertaining to level ground  
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timbrophily   love or fondness for stamps; stamp  
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supervenient   extraneous, additional or unexpected  
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amplexus   rutting of frogs and toads  
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torpescence   becoming numb or torpid  
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pseudography   unsatisfactory spelling  
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caesaropapism   control of the church by a secular ruler  
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pagophagia   eating trays of ice to help offset iron deficiency  
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stellify   to set among the stars  
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unifarious   arranged in a single row or series  
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woolage   untidy hair  
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whelky   knobby; rounded  
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cenophobia   fear of empty spaces  
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whiffler   official who clears way for a procession  
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inclinometer   instrument for measuring inclination to the horizontal of an axis—  
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quinism   pathological state resulting from excessive use of quinine  
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gantline   rope used in single  
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carioca   variation of the samba  
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stirpiculture   selective breeding  
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medusiform   resembling a jellyfish  
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alternatim   alternately  
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alee   on or toward the lee  
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somnorific   causing sleep; soporific  
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hypothecate   to mortgage; to place as security—  
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kinderspiel   a children’s cantata or play  
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labefactation   a weakening decay; overthrow  
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hypnomogia   insomnia—  
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frontal   cloth hanging over front of altar  
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acclivity   upward slope  
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cabré   flying upside down with tail down  
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salsitude   saltiness; brackishness  
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battue   indiscriminate slaughter; driving game towards slaughter  
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sisyphean   laborious, endless and futile  
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fougade   piece of improvised artillery  
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rinkomania   obsession with skating  
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helictite   twisted; branching stalactite—  
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wittol   one who knows wife’s faithlessness and submits to it  
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tricorn   three  
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graticulation   division of design into squares when scaling  
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quintic   of the fifth order or degree  
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hypsometer   instrument for measuring height of trees through triangulation—  
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kinetoscope   instrument for producing curves by combination of circular movements  
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chiropterophilous   pollinated or frequented by bats  
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howdah   seat with a canopy erected on an elephant’s back—  
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catholicos   primate of Armenian or Nestorian church  
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digonal   figure such that a half  
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apatetic   of an animal’s coloration or markings  
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iamb   poetic foot consisting of short then a long syllable—  
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delactation   weaning  
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praxeology   study of practical or efficient activity; science of efficient action  
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parvanimity   smallness of mind  
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turdine   of, like or pertaining to thrushes  
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scapiform   shaped like a stalk  
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factive   indicating causation  
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yarnwindle   tool for winding yarn into a ball  
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argol   crust formed on wine kept too long or improperly  
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zinciferous   bearing zinc  
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opisthograph   manuscript or slab inscribed on both back and front  
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anadem   wreath, fillet or band  
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diabrotic   corrosive  
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zedoary   aromatic root resembling ginger  
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commorant   resident of an institution  
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cevesaile   ornamental corner of a coat  
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cladose   branching; branched  
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porbeagle   shark with a pointed snout  
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uranometry   measurement of distances between heavenly bodies  
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spandrel   design in corner of postage stamp  
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zoophagy   eating animals  
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petulcous   butting like a ram  
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zineb   white powder used as fungicide  
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gaminesque   playful; impish; boyish  
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decennoval   of, like or pertaining to the number nineteen  
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coprology   study of pornography  
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ondoyant   wavy  
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psychrophobia   fear of the cold  
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propugnation   defence  
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swingometer   instrument for measuring swing in votes during an election  
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pyrokinesis   ability to start fires using mind alone  
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periphrasis   circumlocution; round  
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bedswerver   unfaithful spouse  
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scutigerous   bearing a shield or scales  
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zibeline   of, like or pertaining to the sable  
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turrical   of, like or pertaining to a tower or turret; like a turret  
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spirulate   spirally arranged  
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argute   shrill; keen; shrewd  
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mortise   hole or recess made in wood to receive a tenon  
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nutrication   nourishment  
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hoyden   tomboy—  
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