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boondoggle

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boondoggle: work or activity that is wasteful or pointless but gives the appearance of having value

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boustrophedon

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boustrophedon: written from right to left and from left to right in alternate lines

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fletcherize

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fletcherize: to chew food slowly and thorougly, named after Horace Fletcher

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bannock

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bannock: a usually unleavened flat bread or biscuit made with oatmeal or barley meal

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henotic

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henotic: serving to reconcile; promoting peace

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crankle

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crankle: to break into turns, bends, or angles

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batrachian

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batrachian: amphibian, especially a frog or toad

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aposiopesis

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aposiopesis: the device of suddenly breaking off in speech, the ending to be supplied by the imagination

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frowst

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frowst: (British) stale, stuffy atmosphere; to loll or lounge especially indoors

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billingsgate

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billingsgate: coarsely abusive language

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davit

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davit: a crane that projects over the side of a ship or a hatchway and is used especially for boats, anchors, or cargo

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bearcat

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bearcat: an aggressive or forceful person

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bartizan

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bartizan: a small structure (such as a turret) projecting from a building and serving especially for lookout or defense

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kedge

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kedge: a small anchor

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barcarole

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barcarole: a musical composition in the style of a song traditionally sung by Venetian gondoliers.

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gledge

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gledge: a sideways glance

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moraine

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moraine: a mass of rocks and sediment carried down and deposited by a glacier

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yesternight

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yesternight: last night; during last night

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battlement

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battlement: a parapet with open spaces that surmounts a wall and is used for defense or decoration

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timbrology

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timbrology: the collecting or study of postage stamps and related matter

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braze

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braze: form, fix, or join by soldering with an alloy of copper and zinc at high temperature

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pipple

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pipple: to make the murmuring sound of a gentle wind or of rippling water

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dibble

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dibble: a small hand implement used to make holes in the ground for plants, seeds, or bulbs

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brougham

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brougham: a horse-drawn carriage with a roof, four wheels, and an open driver’s seat in front; an automobile with an open driver’s seat

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bouclé
bouclé: yarn with looped or curled ply, or fabric woven from this yarn
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crizzle
crizzle: to become rough or crumpled (as of the surface of freezing water); a roughened surface (as of the skin when exposed to sun and wind)
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echoism
echoism: the formation of sounds by imitating words, also a word created in this manner
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xylophilous
xylophilous: growing on or living in wood
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brocket
brocket: a small deer with short straight antlers, found in Central and South America
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curtilage
curtilage: an area of land attached to a house and forming one enclosure with it
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cribble
cribble: sieve, strainer
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mundificative
mundificative: having the power to cleanse; a cleansing medicine or preparation
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lentic
lentic: relating to or living in still water
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pipkin
pipkin: a small earthenware pot or pan
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hallux
hallux: the first digit of the foot, big toe
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thaumaturgy
thaumaturgy: the performance of magic
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taboret
taboret: a type of armless and backless seat or stool
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cynophilist
cynophilist: one who loves dogs
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furbelow
furbelow: to adorn with trimmings
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pleach
pleach: to entwine or interlace tree branches to form a hedge or provide cover for an outdoor walkway
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ventage
ventage: a small hole or vent, as one of the fingerholes of a flute
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philodox
philodox: a person with excessive interest in his own opinions
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cachexia
cachexia: weakness and wasting of the body due to severe chronic illness
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bergamot
bergamot: a round to pear-shaped citrus fruit of a Mediterranean tree
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burin
burin: a steel tool used for engraving in copper or wood
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beseem
beseem: seem, befit
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polyhistor
polyhistor: a person of great or wide learning, also polyhistorian
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pantile
pantile: a roofing tile whose cross section is an s-shaped curve
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tragus
tragus: the small piece of thick cartilage on the inner side of the outer ear
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reeve
reeve: to pass (a rope or the like) through a hole or an opening; a local official
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eupnea
eupnea: (yoop-nee-uh) normal breathing
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epistemology
epistemology: the study of knowledge, especially its nature, origin, limits, validity, etc.
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marcescence
marcescence: (mahr-SES-uhns) the retention of dead leaves, etc., as opposed to shedding
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caliginous
caliginous: misty, dim; obscure, dark
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titanism
titanism: a spirit of nonconformity, rebelliousness, or revolt, against authority, convention, etc.
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claymore
claymore: a two-edged broadsword used by Scottish Highlanders
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aggiornamento
aggiornamento: a process of modernization or bringing up to date
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clothbound
clothbound: (of a book) bound in stiff boards and covered with cloth
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calumny
calumny: the making of false and defamatory statements about someone in order to damage their reputation, slander; a false and slanderous statement
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Sehnsucht
Sehnsucht: (German) yearning or longing
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palmate
palmate: shaped like a hand with the fingers spread
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candlepin
candlepin: a slender bowling pin tapering toward top and bottom
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anergy
anergy: lack of energy; the lack of an immune response to a foreign substance
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typomania
typomania: an obession with typography; an obsession with typology or symbolism; an obsession with getting published
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manuscribe
manuscribe: to write by hand; to autograph
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candlewicking
candlewicking: a form of whitework embroidery using unbleached thread on unbleached muslin
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immiserate
immiserate: to impoverish or to make miserable
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cannikin
cannikin: a small can or drinking cup
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anathematize
anathematize: to denounce, condemn, or curse
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cannula
cannula: a thin tube inserted into a vein or body cavity to administer medicine, drain off fluid, or insert a surgical instrument
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travest
travest: to mock or to parody
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borasco
borasco: a sudden violent gust of wind, squall; a bad spell
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roorback
roorback: a false story or slander, especially one spread for political purposes
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morphetic
morphetic: relating to sleep or dreams
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fleer
fleer: to laugh in a derisive manner; a mocking look
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Pyrrhonism
Pyrrhonism: extreme or absolute skepticism
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Canopus
Canopus: a first-magnitude star in the constellation Carina, the second brightest star in the heavens
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revet
revet: to face (a rampart, wall, etc.) with masonry, especially in fortification
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yealing
yealing: someone who is the same age as oneself
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cicatrix
cicatrix: the scar of a healed wound; a scar on the bark of a tree
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marl
marl: an earthy deposit containing clay and lime; to fertilize with marl
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ceraceous
ceraceous: waxy
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hebdomadal
hebdomadal: weekly
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odontalgia
odontalgia: toothache
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canorous
canorous: melodious or resonant
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canst
canst: archaic second person singular present of can
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titubation
titubation: unsteady movement, such as the staggering, lurching, or nodding of the head or body; stuttering or stammering
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abligurition
abligurition: extravagance, especially in matters of food and drink
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bimarian
bimarian: relating to two seas
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canter
canter: a three-beat gait of a horse or other quadruped between a trot and a gallop
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pother
pother: a commotion or fuss
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cathexis
cathexis: the concentration of mental energy on one particular person, idea, or object (especially to an unhealthy degree)
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graphomania
graphomania: an obsessive inclination to write
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fuddle
fuddle: confuse or stupefy, especially with alcohol
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pot-valiant
pot-valiant: courageous as a result of being drunk
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opsimath
opsimath: a person who begins to learn or study only late in life
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bruit
bruit: to spread (a report or rumor) widely
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habitus
habitus: a person's general constitution, especially physical build; the way a person of a particular background perceives and reacts to the world
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gowk
gowk: an awkward or foolish person (often as a general term of abuse); a cuckoo
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cantrip
cantrip: (Scottish) a mischievous or playful act; a trick

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