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1
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Facsimile

A

An exact copy, especially of written or printed marterial.

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Ague

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Malaria or other illness involving fever and shivering.

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Agin

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Dialect from of against.

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Intercision

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Cutting off, through.

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Cornucopia

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A goat’s horn endlessly overflowing with fruit, flowers and grain.

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Treatise

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A written work dealing formally and systematically with a subject.

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Popinjay

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A vain or conceited person, especially one who dressed or behaves extravagantly.

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Conceited

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Excessively proud of oneself; vain.

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Bivouac

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A temporary camp without tents or cover, especially used by soldiers or mountaineers.

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Dias

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Slide to be projected onto a screen.

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À outrance

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To death or the very end.

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Imperious

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Arrogant and domineering.

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Prodigal

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Spending money or using resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant.

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Superfluous

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Unnecessary, especially through being more than enough.

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Windlass

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A motor used for lifting up anchor chains on a ship.

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Polymath

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A person of wide knowledge or learning.

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Cathay

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The historical name of China.

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Phantasma

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A misleading image or appearance (as a mirage).

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Gunwale

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The upper edge or planking of the side of a boat or ship.

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Fulminating

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Expressing vehement protest.

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Vehement

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Showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense.

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Succinctly

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In a brief and clearly expressed manner.

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Ascertain

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To find something out; make certain of.

24
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Becalmed

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(of a sailing ship) To be unable to unable to move through lack of wind.

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Fortuitously

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By chance rather than intention.

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Beleaguered

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In a very difficult situation.

(of a place) Surrounded by armed forces; besieged.

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Abate

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(of something unpleasant or severe) To become less intense or widespread.

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Plus ça change

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Used to express resigned acknowledgement of the fundamental immutability of human nature and institutions.

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Immutability

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The state of not changing, or being unable to change.

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Enliven

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To make something more entertaining, interesting or appealing.

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Fitful

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Active or occurring spasmodically or intermittently; not regular or steady.

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Perennial

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Lasting or existing for a long or apparently infinite time; enduring or continually recurring.

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Nolens volens

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Whether a person wants or likes something or not.

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Siliceous

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Containing or consisting of silica.

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Stratification

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The arrangement or classification of something into different groups.

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Animalcule

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A microscopic animal.

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Incongruous

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Not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something.

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Cerebral

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Pertaining to the cerebrum of the brain.

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Forthright

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(of a person or their manner or speech) Direct and outspoken.

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Prudish

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Having or revealing a tendency to be easily shocked by matters relating to dubiousness.

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Marsupials

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Animals endemic to Australasia.

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Indefatigable

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(of a person or their efforts) Persisting tirelessly.

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Concomitant

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Naturally accompanying or associated.

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Hedonistic

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Engaged in the pursuit of pleasure; sensually self-indulgent.

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Affable

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Friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to.

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Ferrule

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A ring or cap, typically a metal one, which strengthens the end of a handle, stick, or tube and prevents it from splitting or wearing.

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Sic

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Used in brackets or quoted word that appears odd or erroneous.

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Sublunary

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Belonging to this world as contrasted with a better or more spiritual one.

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Phlegmatic

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(of a person) having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition.

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Hoary

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A colour of greyish-white.

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