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August 2018 Flashcards

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Oubliette

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secret dungeon with access only through a trapdoor in its ceiling

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Allegro

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brisk walking pace

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Aperient

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a drug used to relieve constipation

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Obviates

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makes unnecessary

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Egret

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type of heron

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Napless

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dogs in napless hides threadbare

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Commissaries

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government official charged with oversight

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Roc

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mythical huge bird

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Okapi

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zebra giraffe

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Stobs

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branches; Broken stobs of a mesquite

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Swale

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marshy depression in the land

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shucks

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husk, outer layers of corn

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Comprador

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person who acts as an agent for foreign organizations engaged in investment, trade, or economic or political exploitation

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Palaver

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originally, long tedious discussion

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Dorp

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small rural town or village

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arnica

A

arnica compress stops bruising

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Varlet

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bad guy

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Porphyry

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igneous rock

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Tope

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drink booze

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Endive

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leafy veggie

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Loam

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earth or soil

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Spume

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the spluttering end of the wave that lands on the beach

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Condotierre

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leader of mercenaries

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Adze saw

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tool

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Cinnabar

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Mercury ore once used as pigment

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Gabardine

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material , canvas

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Cow byres

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cow shed

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Phyrigian cap

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worn by French revolutionaries

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Palimpsest

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old doc on which new writing has been written

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Shebang

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American shanty

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Postern

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back door

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cordillera

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extensive chain of mountains

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Sprat

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small fish like herring

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Coypu

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semiaquatic rodent, nutria

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Miscegenation

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interbreeding

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Omphalos

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eg Delphi, Jerusalem, Greenwich

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Fellaheen

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peasantorlaborerinEgypt,etc.

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Caparison

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ornamental covering spread over a horse’s saddle or harness

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alembic

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used to obtain substances purified by distillation

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Chancre

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the initial lesion of syphilis and certain other infectious diseases, commonly a more or less distinct ulcer or sore with a hard base

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Sough

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A sough is an underground channel for draining water out of a mine

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Hacatomb

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sacrifice to gods

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Con

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study attentively or learn by heart (a piece of writing). “the girls conned their pages with a great show of industry”

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Machicolations

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holes in a castle for dropping things on attackers

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Seraglio

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harem

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Chasuble

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colourful top vest worn by priests

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Attar of roses

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fragrant oil

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Inspissated

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process of thickening bydehydration.

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Kitsugi

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Art of broken things

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Serape

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shawl, south America

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Gimcrack

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showy but cheaply made

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Plangency

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loud reverberating sound e.g. a plangentroar

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Finial

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apex of roof

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Afflatus

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divine creative impulse or inspiration

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Acacia

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small shrub yellow flowers, aka wattle, mimosa

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Ulna

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forearm bone

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Skein

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length of yarn

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Concatenation

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a series of interconnected things or events e.g. a singular concatenation of events unlikely to recur

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Gonfalon

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banner, pennant

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Roysterer

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low life

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Acacia

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yellow tree

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Tup

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ram

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Coxcombical

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conceited,foolishdandy

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Jezail

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gun used in Afghanistan wars

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tamales

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Mexican snacks

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Rostrum

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platform

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Andante

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walking pace

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Corybantic

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wild; frenzied. “rock and roll’s corybantic gyrations”

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Roistering

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enjoy oneself or celebrate in a noisy or boisterous way

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Carreta

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two wheeled cart

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Mullioned

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windows with supporting columns in them

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Filbert

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hazelnut bush

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Yashmak

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a veil concealing all of the face except the eyes

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Harrier

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cross country runner

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Caravanserai

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inn with a central courtyard for travellers in the desert regions of Asia or North Africa

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Creel

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fish basket

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Fusil

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light musket

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Withers

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the ridge between the shoulder blades of an animal

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Kukri

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Nepalese knife

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Baracoon

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slave enclosure

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Alb

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priest white garment

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Beck

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Stream, as in “The sough joins a beck that follow the bend of the glen”

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Corbel

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stone bracket

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Repined

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feel or express discontent

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Dissipation

A

over indulgence in sensual pleasure

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Cornelian

A

orange red stone

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Mimesis

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imitation

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Pelf

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money, especially when gained in a dishonest or dishonourable way

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Sots

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drunks

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quirt

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Plaited rawhide quirt - short handled riding whip with a braided leather lash

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Gallimaufry

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a confused jumble or medley of things

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Durbars

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court processions, India

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Epos

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epic poem

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Lapidary

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prose that is appropriate for memorials, mausoleums, stelae, and other commemorations in which words are “etched in stone”; it is concise, pithy, elegant, and sententious.

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Quadroon

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a person having one fourth black ancestry, with one black grandparent; the offspring of a mulatto and a white person.

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Argosies

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merchant ship from Venice or Dubrovnik (Ragussa)

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Vernal

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like spring, as in v equinox

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Teamster

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driver of lorry or team of animals

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Shroff

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cashier (India, Asia)

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Bairn

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child Scottish

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Sapid

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pleasant tasting

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Niggardly

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miserly

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Tatterdemalion

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a person in tattered clothing; a shabby person.

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Largo

A

slow

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Tumbril

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a two wheeled cart or wagon typically designed to be hauled by a single horse or ox.

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Catarrh

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excessive discharge or build up of mucus in the nose or throat, associated with inflammation of the mucous membrane

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Spillikin

A

game where you pull the sticks out

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Beaune

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wine capital of burgundy

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Pachydermic

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Any of various large, thick skinned mammals, such as the elephant, rhinoceros, or hippopotamus

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Orison

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prayer

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Riant

A

cheerful

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Arabesque

A

decoration

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Thermidor

A

lobster dish

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Contumacy

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stubborn refusal to obey or comply with authority, especially disobedience to a court order or summons

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Hornblende

A

black mineral

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Adobe houses

A

brick

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Stipple

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shading with small dots

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Jasper

A

red stone

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Walleyed

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eyes looking out

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Puissant

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powerful

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Prognathous

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having a projecting lower jaw or chin

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Nonpareil

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having no match or equal; unrivalled

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Codicil

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ammendment to will

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Casuistry

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specious,reasoning

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Minatory

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expressing or conveying a threat.

“he is unlikely to be deterred by minatory finger-wagging”

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Balneary

A

room for bathing

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Sinnet

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grass thats turned into rope; A chain sinnet (or chain sennit) is a method of shortening a rope or other cable while in use or for storage

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Greengage

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type of plum

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Cob

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male swan

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Camion

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truck or bus

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Sisal

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type of agave , used for sisal hemp

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Filigree

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fine flowery decoration

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Ambergris

A

substance from sperm whale used in perfume

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pelisse

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short furlined jacket

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Gambol

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run or jump about playfully

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Elver

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Young eel

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Rococo

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exuberantly decorative 18th c style

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Sans cullotes

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without breeches, working class

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Evanescence

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impermanence

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Javelina

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pig, aka peccary

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Imbricated

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arrange (scales, sepals, plates, etc.) so that they overlap like roof tiles.
“these molds have spherical bodies composed of imbricated triangular plates”

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Ambo

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apulpitorlecternin a church sanctuary (the official term for Catholic pulpits)

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Rebozo

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dark scarf, south America

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Peculation

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embezzlement

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Lurcher

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greyhound collie cross

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Biretta

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clerical cap

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Oryx

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type of antelope

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Smelt

A

fish similar to salmon

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Pellagra

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disease caused by a lack of the vitamin niacin (vitamin B3)

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Godown

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Asian warehouse

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Vesta

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Roman Virgin goddess of home

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Oakum

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Loose fibre obtained by untwisting old rope, used especially in caulking wooden ships

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Ayah

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nursemaid or nanny employed by Europeans in India

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Expiation

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the act of making amends or reparation for guilt or wrongdoing; “Expiatory victim” atones for, sacrifice

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Riser

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part of a stair

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Liana

A

vine

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Cabana

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a hut, cabin, or shelter at a beach or swimming pool

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Agate

A

gem, mineral lots of colours

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Treadle

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pedal on sewing machine

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Madeira

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4 islands, Portuguese

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Yaws

A

disease

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Tessera

A

tile used in mosaic

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Whelp

A

puppy

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Abnegation

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action of renouncing or rejecting something

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Uvula

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hanging bit in throat

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Urticaria

A

nettle rash

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Peregrinations

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travel, especially on foot

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Netsuke

A

small Japanese sculpture

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Zenana

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part of house where women secluded

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Claymore

A

sword

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Tapir

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long nosed pig

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Peri

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Persian fairy

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Inelectuble

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inescapable

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Perquisite

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benefit of job

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Hypocaust

A

heating system

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Concupiscence

A

lust

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Fumarole

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opening in or near a volcano, through which hot sulphurous gases emerge

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Pannikin

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a small pan or metal cup.

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Loth

A

loath

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Ibis

A

luxury white bird

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Osculate

A

kiss

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Littoral

A

part of land next to shore

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parterre

A

little hedge garden with paths

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Morganatic

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a marriage between people of unequal social rank, which prevents the passage of the husband’s titles and privileges to the wife and any children born of the marriage

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Supererogatory acts

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acts beyond the call of duty

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Crepuscularity

A

dim, or active during the twilight hours.

An example of something crepuscular is a room with little light.

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Kepis

A

French hats

188
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Mulligatawny soup

A

English Indian

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Sable

A

small furry animal

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Caissons

A

a large watertight chamber

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Ineffable

A

the taste was ineffable too great to be described

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Phillipic

A

bitter attack or denunciation

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Mohair

A

silk like fabric or yarn made from the hair of the Angora goat

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caladium

A

flower; often called “elephant ear”

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Cynosure

A

thing person at centre of attention

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Inamorata

A

female lover

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Scarp

A

steep slope

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Cockade

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ornament on hat

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Skinflint

A

miser

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Cornice

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fancy edge between ceiling and wall

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Dudgeon

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a feeling of offence or deep resentment “the manager walked outin high dudgeon”

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Cerviche

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little appetizer of fresh fish marinated in citrus juices

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