4 Flashcards
(100 cards)
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wherry
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wherry: a light rowboat used chiefly for carrying passengers
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punty
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punty: an iron rod used to hold or shape soft glass
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caxon
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caxon: a wig, especially a much-worn wig
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prolix
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prolix: using or containing too many words; tediously lengthy
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bawcock
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bawcock: (archaic) a fine fellow
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ventripotent
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ventripotent: having a large belly; gluttonous
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cestus
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cestus: ancient battle glove made of leather, sometimes filled with iron plates or fitted with blades or spikes
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tribble
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tribble: a frame for drying paper
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vulpine
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vulpine: relating to a fox; crafty, cunning
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puniceus
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puniceus: of a bright red or purple color
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midden
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midden: a dunghill or refuse heap
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firkin
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firkin: a small wooden vessel or cask
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gasconade
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gasconade: bravado, boasting
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patagium
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patagium: the fold of skin connecting the forelimbs and hind limbs of some tetrapods, such as flying squirrels
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gleed
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gleed: a glowing coal
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stanhope
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stanhope: a gig, buggy, or phaeton typically having a high seat and closed back
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thimblerig
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thimblerig: another term for shell game
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ombrosalgia
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ombrosalgia: pain felt during rainy weather
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pettifogger
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pettifogger: a lawyer whose methods are petty, underhanded, or disreputable
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matutinal
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matutinal: of, relating to, or occurring in the early morning
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tantivy
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tantivy: at a gallop; a rapid gallop or ride
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agastopia
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agastopia: love or admiration for a specific part of the human body
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mumpsimus
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mumpsimus: a bigoted adherent to exposed but customary error
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gyve
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gyve: (jive) fetter, shackle
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nogging
nogging: rough brick masonry used to fill in the open spaces of a wooden frame
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chiliad
chiliad: a group of 1,000; a period of 1,000 years
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bed molding
bed molding: the molding of a cornice below the corona and above the frieze
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vomer
vomer: the small, thin bone separating the left and right nasal cavities in humans and most vertebrates
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nuncheon
nuncheon: a light midmorning or midafternoon snack consisting typically of bread, cheese, and beer
30
zills
zills: finger cymbals used to keep rhythm in belly-dancing
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fontanel
fontanel: a space between the bones of the skull in an infant or fetus
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frap
frap: to draw tight, as with ropes or cables
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vespiary
vespiary: a nest of social wasps; a colony of wasps inhabiting such a nest
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truckle
truckle: to act in a subservient manner
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pinchbeck
pinchbeck: an alloy of copper and zinc used especially to imitate gold in jewelry
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nevus
nevus: a birthmark or a mole on the skin, especially a birthmark in the form of a raised red patch
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tarboosh
tarboosh: a red hat with a tassel on top, similar to a fez
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pannikin
pannikin: a small pan or cup
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saxatile
saxatile: of or relating to rocks; growing on or living among rocks
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pontage
pontage: a toll for the use of a bridge
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skerry
skerry: a rocky isle; reef
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rundle
rundle: a step of a ladder, rung; the drum of a windlass or capstan
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skintle
skintle: to set bricks in a wall irregularly so that the bricks are out of line with the face of the wall
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tittup
tittup: (British) move with jerky or exaggerated movements
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laurence
laurence: a shimmering effect seen over a hot surface, such as a pavement or roadway
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springald
springald: (also spelled springal) a young man; stripling
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wheeple
wheeple: to utter a prolonged whistle or shrill cry
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charabanc
charabanc: (sharuhbang) a sightseeing motor coach
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deasil
deasil: (dee-zuhl) clockwise, opposite of widdershins
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hesternal
hesternal: relating to or belonging to yesterday
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scarrow
scarrow: a shadowy or faint light
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drintling
drintling: the clucking sound that turkeys make
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plexor
plexor: a small hammer with a rubber head used to test reflexes
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droze
droze: to melt and drip down, as a candle
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gallipot
gallipot: a small, usually ceramic, vessel used by pharmacists
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teest
teest: a small anvil
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smachet
smatchet: a contemptible, unmannerly person
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hispid
hispid: rough or covered with bristles, stiff hairs, or minute spines
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bourdon
bourdon: the drone pipe of a bagpipe
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kiddle
kiddle: a barrier of stakes and nets for catching fish
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gelasin
gelasin: a dimple in the cheek that appears when someone smiles
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hobbledehoy
hobbledehoy: a clumsy or awkward youth
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pugil
pugil: (archaic) a pinch or a small handful
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kerf
kerf: a slit made by cutting with a saw; the cut end of a felled tree
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sourdine
sourdine: an obsolete member of the oboe family with a soft tone; a mute, especially one for a violin
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perjinkities
perjinkities: niceties, fine details or distinctions, especially one regarded as intricate or fussy
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scotoma
scotoma: a spot in the visual field in which vision is absent or deficient, a blind spot
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gammer
gammer: an old woman (a gaffer is an old man)
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aerugo
aerugo: the rust of a metal, especially brass or copper, verdigris
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paradiddle
paradiddle: a quick sucession of drumbeats slower than a roll
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materteral
materteral: (muh-tuhr-tuhr-uhl) pertaining to an aunt, counterpart of avuncular
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autonym
autonym: published under one's own name, as opposed to pseudonym
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whiffler
whiffler: (British) one that clears the way for a procession
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mizzle
mizzle: light rain, drizzle
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cordwainer
cordwainer: a worker in cordovan leather, someone who makes shoes
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huckaback
huckaback: an absorbent durable fabric of cotton, linen, or both used chiefly for towels
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fichu
fichu: a woman's light triangular scarf that is draped over the shoulders and fastened in front or worn to fill in a low neckline
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skewbald
skewbald: marked with patches of white and any other color but black
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pledget
pledget: a compress or pad used to apply medication or to absorb discharges (as from a wound)
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rance
rance: a type of red marble, often with white or blue graining, that comes from Belgium
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quop
quop: to pulsate, to throb
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syncope
syncope: a loss of consciousness resulting from insufficient blood flow to the brain; the loss of one or more sounds or letters in the interior of a word
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hanaper
hanaper: a small wicker case used as a repository for legal documents
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satrap
satrap: a provincial governor in the ancient Persian empire; any subordinate or local leader
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glossolalia
glossolalia: speaking in tongues
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oxter
oxter: (Scottish and Irish) armpit
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peavey
peavey: a lumberman's lever that has a pivoting hooked arm and metal spike at one end
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famulus
famulus: an assistant or servant, especially of a magician or occult scholar
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seneschal
seneschal: an agent or steward in charge of a lord's estate in feudal times
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napiform
napiform: turnip-shaped
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clepsydra
clepsydra: water clock
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flitch
flitch: a side of unsliced bacon
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higgler
higgler: a person who travels around selling small items, a peddler
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mopsical
mopsical: short-sighted, mope-eyed
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nonnock
nonnock: a whim; to trifle; idle away the time
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rixatrix
rixatrix: a scolding or quarrelsome female; a scold
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embrasure
embrasure: a small opening in a parapet of a fortified building, splayed on the inside
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papillote
papillote: a greased usually paper wrapper in which food (such as meat or fish) is cooked
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mammock
mammock: a broken piece; scrap
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deckle
deckle: a frame around the edges of a mold used in making paper by hand
