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New words 30-08-18 Flashcards

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Culverin

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relatively simple ancestor of the musket, and later a medieval cannon

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Mazurka

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Polish folk dance

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Esker

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a long, winding ridge of stratified sand and gravel; sometimes called an asar, osar, or serpent kame

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Ajaccio

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capital of Corsica

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Lamé

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gold fabric

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Jus

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legal right

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Tor

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a rock outcrop formed by weathering

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Purlieu

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the area near or surrounding a place. e.g. “The photogenic purlieus of Cambridge”

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Assegai

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South African spear

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Burro

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small donkey used as a pack animal

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Taxine

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the poisonous alkaloid found in the leaves and seeds of the yew tree

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Gigue

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a lively piece of music in the style of a dance, typically of the Renaissance or baroque period, and usually in compound time

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Reredos

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ornamental screen covering the wall at the back of an altar

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Ptarmigan

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gamebird

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Gnu

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wildebeest

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Naevus

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skin mole

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Irascible

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having or showing a tendency to be easily angered.

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Bruit

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tell or spread rumors. E.g. “I didn’t want to have our relationship bruited about the office”

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Rigel

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brightest start in the constellation of Orion

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Epee

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a modern version of aduellingsword

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Prate

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talk foolishly or at tedious length about something. “I sat in my pew and heard him prate on for at least an hour and a half”

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Purl

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knitting stitch; flow with a swirling motion and babbling sound; an ornamental edging of lace or ribbon

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Erin

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Poetic name for Ireland

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Gymkhana

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horse competition

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Chaparral

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dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes; found in California

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Caber

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a roughly trimmed tree trunk used in the Scottish Highland sport of tossing the caber

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Midden

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a heap of dung or refuse

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Corbel

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a triangular bracket of brick or stone

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29
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Osier

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Willow

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30
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Lupine

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relating to a wolf or wolves

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Quire

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four sheets of paper or parchment folded to form eight leaves, as in medieval manuscripts.

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Arete

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a thin ridge of rock that is formed by glaciers

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Bijou

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(especially of a house or flat) small and elegant. “A bijou residence”

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Coir

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coconut fibre, used in doormats

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Scow

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any of various flat bottomed boats with sloping ends; capable of sailing into shallow bays and rivers

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Accoutred

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provided with necessary articles of equipment for a specialized purpose (especially military)

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Obeisant

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a movement of the body expressing deep respect or deferential courtesy, as before a superior; a bow, curtsy, or other similar gesture. deference or homage: The nobles gave obeisance to the new king.

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Mesa

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elevated area of land with a flat top, cliffs at the side

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Eft

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baby newt

40
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Thorium

A

radioactive element

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Zep

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long sandwich

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Zither

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string instrument, guitar you play on your lap

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Sutler

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a supplier of victuals or supplies to an army

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Jun

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coin of North korea

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Sable

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another word for black

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Scrag

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strangle. E.g. “many an honester man than her has been scragged”

47
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Dex

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Abbreviation for Dextromethorphan. Used as stimulant by college students.

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Cremona

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violin making city in Italy

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Zoa

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fertilised egg

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Etui

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a small purse often used to hold sewing supplies

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Emend

A

make corrections and revisions to (a text).

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Jow

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Bell tolls

53
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Nyasa

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another name for lake Malawi

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Kapok

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tropical tree that makes cotton like fluff

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Aconite

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poisonous blue flower; also known as monkshood, wolf’s bane, leopard’s bane, mousebane, women’s bane, devil’s helmet, queen of poisons, or blue rocket

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Zax

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tool for cutting roof slates

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Arbor

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a framework that supports climbing plants

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Erne

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Sea eagle

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Zuz

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ancient hebrew silver coin

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Tse.

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as in thetsetse fly(often referred to as “half an Africanfly”)

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Pyx

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container for Eucharist bread

62
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Tulle

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lightweight, very fine, stiff netting

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Peon

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a laborer who is obliged to do menial work

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Guillemot

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black and white seabird

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Ormer

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sea snail

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Calico

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plain woven textile made from unbleached and often not fully processed cotton

67
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Baccarat

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French card game

68
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Litotes

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ironic understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary (e.g. I shan’t be sorry for I shall be glad)

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Ocarina

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small woodwind instrument

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Nonet

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group of nine people or things, especially musicians

71
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Scut

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short tail of a hare, rabbit, or deer

72
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Jeu

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Another word for game

73
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prolegomenon

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is a critical or discursive introduction to a book

74
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Prelate

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a bishop or other high ecclesiastical dignitary.

75
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Inee

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A type of arrow poison

76
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Lethe

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the name of the Greek spirit of forgetfulness and oblivion

77
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Glebe

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area of land within an ecclesiastical parish used to support a parish priest; aka church furlong, rectory manor or parson’s close(s)

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Zin

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dry white wine

79
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Duenna

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Spanish chaperone.

80
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Scoria

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the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals

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Qua

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In the capacity of; as being. “Shareholders qua members may be under obligations to the company”

82
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Gox

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gaseous oxygen

83
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Theta

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eighth letter of the Greek alphabet

84
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Aster

A

flower

85
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Oread

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nymph believed to inhabit mountains

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