Words I Don't Know

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Exult

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Itinerant

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traveling from place to place, especially on a circuit, as a minister, judge, or sales representative; itinerating; journeying.

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Sectarian

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“Like Harvard, both [Yale & William and Mary] were sectarian, meaning that they existed to promote the doctrines of a particular religious sect.” - p. 49 AMSCO

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Pious

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Libel

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Maritime

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Swallied

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Consumption

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Ineffable

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Omadhaun

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Poltroon

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Grousing

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Venial

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Acquisitive

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“Excessively interested in acquiring money or material things.”

Syn. Rapacious, greedy, covetous, grasping, avaricious

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Harried

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Enmity

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Adversary

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Aggrieved

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Goaded

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Chicanery

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Assimilate

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Misbegotten

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Badly conceived, designed, or planned: “a misbegotten journey”.
Contemptible (used as a term of abuse).

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Matron

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A woman in charge of domestic and medical arrangements at a boarding school or other establishment.
A female prison officer.

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Hempen

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Made from hemp fiber

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Specie

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Money in the form of coins rather than notes.

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Manumit

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to release from slavery or servitude.

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Depredation

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An act of attacking or plundering.

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Remuneration

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Money paid for work or a service.

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Prudent

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Acting with or showing care and thought for the future.

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Esteemed

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Repose

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Temporary rest from activity, excitement, or exertion, esp. sleep or the rest given by sleep.

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Requisite

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Paraphernalia

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Cavalcade

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A formal procession of people walking, on horseback, or riding in vehicles.

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Arrears

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Bulwark

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Revile

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Byzantine

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Mainstay

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