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Define the following:

Flaysome

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adj. frightening

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Define the following:

Groggery

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n. a slightly disreputable barroom

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Define the following:

Castellated

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adj. having many castles

adj. built like a castle, especially with turrets and battlements

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Define the following:

Autodidact

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n. a person who has learned a subject without the benefit of a teacher or formal education; a self-taught person

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Define the following:

Cosmology

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n. the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin and general structure of the universe, with its parts, elements, and laws, and especially with such of its characteristics as space, time, causality, and freedom.
n. the branch of astronomy that deals with the general structure and evolution of the universe

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Define the following:

Apatetic

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adj. assuming colors and forms that effect deceptive camouflage

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Define the following:

Parapraxis

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adj. a slip of the tongue or pen, forgetfulness, misplacement of objects, or other error thought to reveal unconscious wishes or attitudes; Freudian slip

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Define the following:

Sylvan

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adj. of, relating to, or inhabiting the woods

adj. consisting of or abounding in woods or trees; wooded; woody: a shady, sylvan glade

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Define the following:

Premiate

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v. to grant a prize or an award to

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Define the following:

Bissextus

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n. February 29th: the extra day added to the Julian calendar every fourth year (except those evenly divisible by 400) to compensate for the approximately six hours a year by which the common year of 365 days falls short of the solar year

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Define the following:

Rodomontade

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n. vainglorious boasting or bragging; pretentious, blustering talk
adj. bragging

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Define the following:

Florilegium

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n. a collection of literary pieces; an anthology

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Define the following:

Factotum

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n. any employee or official having many different responsibilities
n. a person, as a handyman or servant, employed to do all kinds of work around the house

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Define the following:

Rupestrine (also rupicolous)

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adj. living or growing on or among rocks

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Define the following:

Commodious

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adj. spacious and convenient; roomy: a commodious apartment.

adj. ample or adequate for a particular purpose: a commodious harbor

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Define the following:

Autoschediasm

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n. something that is improvised or extemporized

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Define the following:

Isonomy

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n. equality of political rights: Isonomy guaranteed … equality, but not because all men were born or created equal, but, on the contrary, because men were by nature … not equal, and needed an artificial institution, the polis, which by virtue of its νόμος would make them equal

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Define the following:

Catawampus

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adj. askew; awry: Dear me, everything has gone catawampus with me this week. I spoiled the bread, as you know too well–and I scorched the doctor’s best shirt bosom–and I broke your big platter
adj. positioned diagonally; cater-cornered

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Define the following:

Pinnate

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adj. resembling a feather, as in construction or arrangement; having parts arranged on each side of a common axis: a pinnate branch; pinnate trees.
adj. (of a leaf) having leaflets or primary divisions arranged on each side of a common stalk

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Define the following:

Psittacism

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n. mechanical, repetitive, and meaningless speech: The other usage is that of “right” as a ubiquitous tag to all manner of statements that do not require it. I know it is also so commonplace among the young that it may be dangerous to see more in it than a mere psittacism–a mindless parroting.

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Define the following:

Canoodle

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v. to caress, fondle, or pet amorously: You two want to be left together. You want to canoodle. Do it while you can!

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Define the following:

Wordmonger

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n. a writer or speaker who uses words pretentiously or with careless disregard for meaning

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Define the following:

Skulduggery

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n. dishonorable proceedings; mean dishonesty or trickery: bribery, graft, and other such skulduggery.
n. an instance of dishonest or deceitful behavior; trick

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Define the following:

Amaranthine

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adj. unfading; everlasting: a woman of amaranthine loveliness
adj. of or like the amaranth

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Define the following:

Amaranth

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n. an imaginary flower that never fades

n. a magenta color

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Define the following:

Renascent

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adj. being reborn; springing again into being or vigor: The windows were open, and the church was filled with late-spring smells, renascent dogwood and azalea–their petals littering the path to the little church–and a clean, dry breeze from the west…

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Define the following:

Affinal

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adj. related to or concerning marriage

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Define the following:

Consanguineous (also consanguineal)

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adj. of or relating to people descending from the same ancestor

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Define the following:

Joie de vivre

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n. a delight in being alive; keen, carefree enjoyment of living: It’s this sort of thing that ages a chappie, don’t you know, and makes his youthful joie-de-vivre go a bit groggy at the knees

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Define the following:

Kenspeckle

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adj. conspicuous; easily seen or recognized: I have purposely made the clothing somewhat kenspeckle, that the men may notice it and pay less heed to the face

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Define the following:

Vernissage

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n. a reception at a gallery for an artist whose show is about to open to the public
n. Also called varnishing day, the day before the opening of an art exhibition traditionally reserved for the artist to varnish the paintings

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Define the following:

Sophrosyne

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n. moderation; discretion; prudence

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Define the following:

Paschal

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adj. of or relating to Easter

adj. of or relating to Passover

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Define the following:

Cognomen

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n. any name, especially a nickname

n. a surname

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Define the following:

Valetudinarian

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n. a person who is excessively concerned about his or her poor health or ailments
n. an invalid

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Define the following:

Ninnyhammer

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n. a fool or simpleton; ninny

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Define the following:

Asterism

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n. a group of stars; a constellation.
n. a property of some crystallized minerals of showing a starlike luminous figure in transmitted light or, in a cabochon-cut stone, by reflected light

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Define the following:

Tonsorial

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adj. of or relating to a barber or barbering: the tonsorial shop

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Define the following:

Contretemps

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n. an inopportune occurrence; an embarrassing mischance: He caused a minor contretemps by knocking over his drink

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Define the following:

Ersatz

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adj. serving as a substitute; synthetic; artificial: an ersatz coffee made from grain
n. an artificial substance or article used to replace something natural or genuine; a substitute

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Define the following:

Raconteuse

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n. a woman who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly

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Define the following:

Belvedere

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n. a structure designed to command a view: he chiefly talked of the view from the little belvedere on the roof of the casino, and how it looked like the prospect from a castleturret in a fairy tale

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Define the following:

Turret

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n. a small tower typically in a corner on the wall of a castle

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Define the following:

Fuliginous

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adj. sooty; smoky: the fuliginous air hanging over an industrial city.
adj. of the color of soot, as dark gray, dull brown, black, etc.

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Define the following:

Ossify

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v. to become rigid or inflexible in habits, attitudes, opinions, etc.: a young man who began to ossify right after college.
v. to convert into or cause to harden like bone

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Define the following:

Miche

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v. to lurk out of sight

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Define the following:

Somaticize

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v. to convert (anxiety) into physical symptoms: We all somaticize at one time or another, experiencing as discouraging remark as a headache, a difficult conversation as a stomachache, or a disappointing reversal as a backache

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Define the following:

Hoi polloi

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n. the common people; the masses (often preceded by the)

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Define the following:

Esemplastic

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adj. having the ability to shape diverse elements or concepts into a unified whole: the esemplastic power of a great mind to simplify the difficult

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Define the following:

Gimcrack

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adj. showy but useless

n. a showy, useless trifle; gewgaw

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Define the following:

Biota

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n. the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period

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Define the following:

Yom tov

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n. holiday

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Define the following:

Alfresco

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adv. out-of-doors; in the open air: to dine alfresco

adj. outdoor

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Define the following:

Flivver

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n. an automobile, especially one that is small, inexpensive, and old.
n. something of unsatisfactory quality or inferior grade

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Define the following:

Gegenschein

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n. a faint, elliptical patch of light in the night sky that appears opposite the sun, being a reflection of sunlight by meteoric material in space

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Define the following:

Villatic

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adj. of or relating to the country or to a farm; rural

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Define the following:

Pierian

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adj. of or relating to poetry or poetic inspiration.

adj. of or relating to the Muses

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Define the following:

Mugwump

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n. a person who is unable to make up his or her mind on an issue, especially in politics; a person who is neutral on a controversial issue.
n. a Republican who refused to support the party nominee, James G. Blaine, in the presidential campaign of 1884

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Define the following:

Metanoia

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n. a profound, usually spiritual, transformation; conversion

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Define the following:

Colophon

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n. a publisher’s or printer’s distinctive emblem, used as an identifying device on its books and other works.
n. an inscription at the end of a book or manuscript, used especially in the 15th and 16th centuries, giving the title or subject of the work, its author, the name of the printer or publisher, and the date and place of publication

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Define the following:

Zoogenic

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adj. produced or caused by animals

adj. pertaining or related to animal development or evolution

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Define the following:

Hypnagogic

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adj. of or relating to drowsiness

adj. inducing drowsiness

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Define the following:

Gormless

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adj. lacking in vitality or intelligence; stupid, dull, or clumsy

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Define the following:

Dulcinea

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n. a ladylove; sweetheart

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Define the following:

Inspissate

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v. to thicken, as by evaporation; make or become dense: Spells were directed at the portrait and hand drums were beaten, scents of noxious herbs alight arose to inspissate the air beneath the hanging image

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Define the following:

Vote

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n. an expression, as of some judgment: a vote of confidence

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Define the following:

Eponymous

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adj. (of a person) giving their name to something: the eponymous hero of the story
adj. (of a thing) named after a particular person

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Define the following:

Breakwater

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n. a barrier built out into a body of water to protect a coast or harbor from the force of the waves

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Define the following:

Bound

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v. indenture (someone) as an apprentice: he was bound apprentice at the age of sixteen
v. bandage (a wound): to bound a wound
v. (be bound with) [of an object] be encircled by something, typically metal bands, in order to strengthen it: an ancient oak chest, bound with brass braces
v. (of an object, typically a round one) rebound from a surface: bullets bounded off the veranda
v. form the boundary of; enclose
v. place within certain limits; restrict

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Define the following:

Termagant

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n. a harsh-tempered or overbearing woman

n. an imaginary deity of violent and turbulent character, often appearing in morality plays

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Define the following:

Stereophonic

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adj. (of sound recording and reproduction) using two or more channels of transmission and reproduction so that the reproduced sound seems to suround the listener and to come from more than one source

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Define the following:

Mullato

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n. a person of mixed white and black ancestry, especially a person with one white and one black parent

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Define the following:

Accent

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n. [in sing.] a special or particular emphasis: the accent is on participation
n. a feature that gives a distinctive visual emphasis to something: blue woodwork and accents of red
v. emphasize (a particular feature): fabrics that accent the background colors in the room

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Define the following:

Climacteric

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n. a critical period or event: the first major climacteric in the twentieth-cenury poetry
n. the period of life when fertility and sexual activity are in decline
n. the ripening period of certain fruits, involving increased metabolism and only possible while still on the tree
adj. having extreme and far-reaching implications or results; critical

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Define the following:

Fluoroscope

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n. an instrument with a fluorescent screen used for viewing X-ray images without taking and developing X-ray photographs

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Define the following:

Pell-mell

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adv. in a confused, rushed, or disorderly manner
adj. recklessly hasty or disorganized; headlong
n. [in sing.] a state of affairs or collection of things

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Define the following:

Parity

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n. the state or condition of being equal, especially regarding status or pay: parity of incomes
n. the fact or condition of having borne children
n. the number of children previously bourne: very high parity (six or more)

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Define the following:

Requiem

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n. an act or token of rememberance

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Define the following:

Commit

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v. (commit something to) transfer something to (a state or place): commit a letter to paper

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Define the following:

Belial

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n. a name for the Devil

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Define the following:

Hausfrau

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n. a German housewife

n. a woman regarded as overly domesticated or efficient

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Define the following:

Inviolate

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adj. free or safe from injury or violation: an international memorial which must remain inviolate

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Define the following:

Otiose

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adj. serving no practical purpose or result: he did fuss, uttering otiose explanations

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Define the following:

Offscouring

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n. someone rejected by society

n. something that is scoured off

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Define the following:

Simulacrum

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n. an image or representation of someone or something: a small-scale simulacrum of a skyscraper
n. an unsatisfactory imitation or subsitute

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Define the following:

Conceit

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n. excessive pride in oneself
n. a fanciful expression in writing or speech; an elaborate metaphor: the idea of the wind’s singing is a prime romantic conceit
n. an artistic effect or device: the director’s brilliant conceit was to film this tale in black and white
n. a fanciful notion

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Define the following:

Bookend

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n. a support for the end of a row of books to keep them upright, often one of a pair
v. [with obj.] occur or be positioned at the end or on either side of (something): the narrative is bookended by a pair of incisive essays

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Define the following:

Iridescent

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adj. showing luminous colors that seem to change when seen from different angles

89
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Define the following:

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

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n. an invented long word said to mean a lung disease caused by inhaling very fine ash and sand dust

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Define the following:

Floccinaucinihilipilification

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n. the action or habit of estimating something as worthless

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Define the following:

Dominatrix

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n. a dominating woman, especially one who takes the sadistic role in sadomasochistic sexual activities

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Define the following:

Heterodox

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adj. not conforming with accepted or orthodox standards or beliefs

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Define the following:

Tenet

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n. a principle or belief, especially one of the main principles of a religion or philosophy

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Define the following:

Ephemera

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n. things that exist or are used or enjoyed for only a short time
n. items of collectible memorabilia, typically written or printed ones, that were originally expected to have only short-term usefulness or popularity: Mickey Mouse ephemera

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Define the following:

Arrythmic

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adj. not rhythmic; without rhythm or regularity

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Define the following:

Terrene

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adj. of or like earth; earthly
adj. occurring on or inhabiting dry land
adj. of the world; secular rather than spiritual

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Define the following:

Reagent

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n. a substance or mixture for use in chemical analysis or other reactions

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Define the following:

Vulnerary

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adj. (of a drug, plant, etc.) of use in the healing of wounds
n. a medicine used in the healing of wounds

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Define the following:

Intrigue

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v. [no obj.] make secret plans to do something illicit or detrimental to someone: the delegates were intriguing for their own gains
n. the secret planning of something illicit or detrimental to someone
n. a secret love affair
n. a mysterious or fascinating quality

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. frightening

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Flaysome

101
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a slightly disreputable barroom

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Groggery

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. having many castles
adj. built like a castle, especially with turrets and battlements

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Castellated

103
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a person who has learned a subject without the benefit of a teacher or formal education; a self-taught person

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Autodidact

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin and general structure of the universe, with its parts, elements, and laws, and especially with such of its characteristics as space, time, causality, and freedom.
n. the branch of astronomy that deals with the general structure and evolution of the universe

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Cosmology

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adj. assuming colors and forms that effect deceptive camouflage

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Apatetic

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adj. a slip of the tongue or pen, forgetfulness, misplacement of objects, or other error thought to reveal unconscious wishes or attitudes

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Parapraxis

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adj. of, relating to, or inhabiting the woods
adj. consisting of or abounding in woods or trees; wooded; woody

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Sylvan

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v. to grant a prize or an award to

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Premiate

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n. February 29th

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Bissextus

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n. vainglorious boasting or bragging; pretentious, blustering talk
adj. bragging

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Rodomontade

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n. a collection of literary pieces; an anthology

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Florilegium

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n. any employee or official having many different responsibilities
n. a person, as a handyman or servant, employed to do all kinds of work around the house

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Factotum

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adj. living or growing on or among rocks

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Rupestrine

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adj. spacious and convenient; roomy
adj. ample or adequate for a particular purpose

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Commodious

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n. something that is improvised or extemporized

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Autoschediasm

116
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n. equality of political rights

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Isonomy

117
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adj. askew; awry
adj. positioned diagonally; cater-cornered

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Catawampus

118
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adj. resembling a feather, as in construction or arrangement; having parts arranged on each side of a common axis
adj. (of a leaf) having leaflets or primary divisions arranged on each side of a common stalk

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Pinnate

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n. mechanical, repetitive, and meaningless speech

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Psittacism

120
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v. to caress, fondle, or pet amorously

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Canoodle

121
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n. a writer or speaker who uses words pretentiously or with careless disregard for meaning

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Wordmonger

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n. dishonorable proceedings; mean dishonesty or trickery
n. an instance of dishonest or deceitful behavior; trick

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Skulduggery

123
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adj. unfading; everlasting

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Amaranthine

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n. an imaginary flower that never fades
n. a magenta color

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Amaranth

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adj. being reborn; springing again into being or vigor

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Renascent

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adj. related by or concerning marriage

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Affinal

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adj. of or relating to people descending from the same ancestor

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Consanguineous (also consanguineal)

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n. a delight in being alive; keen, carefree enjoyment of living

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Joie de vivre

129
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adj. conspicuous; easily seen or recognized

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Kenspeckle

130
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n. a reception at a gallery for an artist whose show is about to open to the public
n. Also called varnishing day, the day before the opening of an art exhibition traditionally reserved for the artist to varnish the paintings

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Vernissage

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n. moderation; discretion; prudence

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Sophrosyne

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adj. of or relating to Easter
adj. of or relating to Passover

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Paschal

133
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n. any name, especially a nickname
n. a surname

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Cognomen

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n. a person who is excessively concerned about his or her poor health or ailments
n. an invalid

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Valetudinarian

135
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n. a fool or simpleton; ninny

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Ninnyhammer

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n. a group of stars; a constellation.
n. a property of some crystallized minerals of showing a starlike luminous figure in transmitted light or, in a cabochon-cut stone, by reflected light

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Asterism

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adj. of or relating to a barber or barbering

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Tonsorial

138
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n. an inopportune occurrence; an embarrassing mischance

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Contretemps

139
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adj. serving as a substitute; synthetic; artificial
n. an artificial substance or article used to replace something natural or genuine; a substitute

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Ersatz

140
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n. a woman who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly

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Raconteuse

141
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n. a structure designed to command a view

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Belvedere

142
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n. a small tower typically in a corner on the wall of a castle

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Turret

143
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adj. sooty; smoky

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Fuliginous

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v. to become rigid or inflexible in habits, attitudes, opinions, etc.
v. to convert into or cause to harden like bone

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Ossify

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v. to lurk out of sight

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Miche

146
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v. to convert (anxiety) into physical symptoms

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Somaticize

147
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n. the common people; the masses (often preceded by the)

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Hoi polloi

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adj. having the ability to shape diverse elements or concepts into a unified whole

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Esemplastic

149
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adj. showy but useless
n. a showy, useless trifle; gewgaw

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Gimcrack

150
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n. the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period

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Biota

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n. holiday

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Yom tov

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adv. out-of-doors; in the open air
adj. outdoor

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Alfresco

153
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n. an automobile, especially one that is small, inexpensive, and old.
n. something of unsatisfactory quality or inferior grade

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Flivver

154
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n. a faint, elliptical patch of light in the night sky that appears opposite the sun, being a reflection of sunlight by meteoric material in space

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Gegenschein

155
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adj. of or relating to the country or to a farm; rural

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Villatic

156
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adj. of or relating to poetry or poetic inspiration.
adj. of or relating to the Muses

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Pierian

157
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n. a person who is unable to make up his or her mind on an issue, especially in politics; a person who is neutral on a controversial issue.
n. a Republican who refused to support the party nominee, James G. Blaine, in the presidential campaign of 1884

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Mugwump

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n. a profound, usually spiritual, transformation; conversion

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Metanoia

159
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n. a publisher’s or printer’s distinctive emblem, used as an identifying device on its books and other works.
n. an inscription at the end of a book or manuscript, used especially in the 15th and 16th centuries, giving the title or subject of the work, its author, the name of the printer or publisher, and the date and place of publication

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Colophon

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adj. produced or caused by animals
adj. pertaining or related to animal development or evolution

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Zoogenic

161
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adj. of or relating to drowsiness
adj. inducing drowsiness

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Hypnagogic

162
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adj. lacking in vitality or intelligence; stupid, dull, or clumsy

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Gormless

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n. a ladylove; sweetheart

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Dulcinea

164
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v. to thicken, as by evaporation; make or become dense

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Inspissate

165
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n. an expression, as of some judgment

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Vote

166
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adj. (of a person) giving their name to something
adj. (of a thing) named after a particular person

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Eponymous

167
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n. a barrier built out into a body of water to protect a coast or harbor from the force of the waves

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Breakwater

168
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v. (of an object, typically a round one) rebound from a surface
v. form the boundary of; enclose
v. place within certain limits; restrict

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Bound

169
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n. a harsh-tempered or overbearing woman
n. an imaginary deity of violent and turbulent character, often appearing in morality plays

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Termagant

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adj. (of sound recording and reproduction) using two or more channels of transmission and reproduction so that the reproduced sound seems to suround the listener and to come from more than one source

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Stereophonic

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n. a person of mixed white and black ancestry, especially a person with one white and one black parent

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Mullato

172
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n. [in sing.] a special or particular emphasis
n. a feature that gives a distinctive visual emphasis to something
v. emphasize (a particular feature)

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Accent

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n. the period of life when fertility and sexual activity are in decline
n. the ripening period of certain fruits, involving increased metabolism and only possible while still on the tree
adj. having extreme and far-reaching implications or results; critical

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Climacteric

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n. an instrument with a fluorescent screen used for viewing X-ray images without taking and developing X-ray photographs

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Fluoroscope

175
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adv. in a confused, rushed, or disorderly manner
adj. recklessly hasty or disorganized; headlong
n. [in sing.] a state of affairs or collection of things

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Pell-mell

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n. the state or condition of being equal, especially regarding status or pay
n. the fact or condition of having borne children
n. the number of children previously bourne

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Parity

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n. an act or token of rememberance

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Requiem

178
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v. transfer something to (a state or place)

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Commit

179
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n. a name for the Devil

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Belial

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n. a German housewife
n. a woman regarded as overly domesticated or efficient

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Hausfrau

181
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adj. free or safe from injury or violation

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Inviolate

182
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adj. serving no practical purpose or result

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Otiose

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n. someone rejected by society
n. something that is scoured off

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Offscouring

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n. an image or representation of someone or something
n. an unsatisfactory imitation or subsitute

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Simulacrum

185
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n. excessive pride in oneself
n. a fanciful expression in writing or speech; an elaborate metaphor
n. an artistic effect or device
n. a fanciful notion

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Conceit

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n. a support for the end of a row of books to keep them upright, often one of a pair
v. [with obj.] occur or be positioned at the end or on either side of (something)

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Bookend

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adj. showing luminous colors that seem to change when seen from different angles

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Iridescent

188
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n. an invented long word said to mean a lung disease caused by inhaling very fine ash and sand dust

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Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

189
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n. the action or habit of estimating something as worthless compass

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Floccinaucinihilipilification

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n. a dominating woman, especially one who takes the sadistic role in sadomasochistic sexual activities

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Dominatrix

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adj. not conforming with accepted or orthodox standards or beliefs

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Heterodox

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n. a principle or belief, especially one of the main principles of a religion or philosophy

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Tenet

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n. things that exist or are used or enjoyed for only a short time
n. items of collectible memorabilia, typically written or printed ones, that were originally expected to have only short-term usefulness or popularity

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Ephemera

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adj. not rhythmic; without rhythm or regularity

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Arrythmic

195
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adj. of or like earth; earthly
adj. occurring on or inhabiting dry land
adj. of the world; secular rather than spiritual

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Terrene

196
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n. a substance or mixture for use in chemical analysis or other reactions

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Reagent

197
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adj. (of a drug, plant, etc.) of use in the healing of wounds
n. a medicine used in the healing of wounds

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Vulnerary

198
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n. a secret love affair
n. a mysterious or fascinating quality

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Intrigue

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Attemper

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v. to reduce, modify, or moderate by mixture
v. to modify the temperature of : make (as air) warmer or colder
v. to make suitable
v. to bring into harmony

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v. to reduce, modify, or moderate by mixture
v. to modify the temperature of : make (as air) warmer or colder
v. to make suitable
v. to bring into harmony

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Attemper

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