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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
dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes; found in California
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Caber
a roughly trimmed tree trunk used in the Scottish Highland sport of tossing the caber
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Midden
a heap of dung or refuse
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Corbel
a triangular bracket of brick or stone
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Osier
Willow
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Lupine
relating to a wolf or wolves
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Quire
four sheets of paper or parchment folded to form eight leaves, as in medieval manuscripts.
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Arete 
a thin ridge of rock that is formed by glaciers
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Bijou
(especially of a house or flat) small and elegant. "A bijou residence"
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Coir
coconut fibre, used in doormats
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Scow
any of various flat bottomed boats with sloping ends; capable of sailing into shallow bays and rivers
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Accoutred
provided with necessary articles of equipment for a specialized purpose (especially military)
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Obeisant
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
elevated area of land with a flat top, cliffs at the side
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Eft
baby newt
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Thorium
radioactive element
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Zep
long sandwich
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Zither
string instrument, guitar you play on your lap
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Sutler
a supplier of victuals or supplies to an army
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Jun
coin of North korea
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Sable
another word for black
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Scrag
strangle. E.g. "many an honester man than her has been scragged"
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Dex
Abbreviation for Dextromethorphan. Used as stimulant by college students.
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Cremona
violin making city in Italy
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Zoa
fertilised egg
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Etui
a small purse often used to hold sewing supplies
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Emend
make corrections and revisions to (a text).
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Jow
Bell tolls
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Nyasa
another name for lake Malawi
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Kapok
tropical tree that makes cotton like fluff
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Aconite
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
tool for cutting roof slates
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Arbor
a framework that supports climbing plants
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Erne 
Sea eagle
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Zuz
ancient hebrew silver coin
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Tse.
as in the tsetse fly (often referred to as "half an African fly")
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Pyx
container for Eucharist bread
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Tulle
lightweight, very fine, stiff netting
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Peon
a laborer who is obliged to do menial work
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Guillemot
black and white seabird
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Ormer
sea snail
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Calico
plain woven textile made from unbleached and often not fully processed cotton
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Baccarat
French card game
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Litotes
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
small woodwind instrument
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Nonet
group of nine people or things, especially musicians
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Scut
short tail of a hare, rabbit, or deer
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Jeu
Another word for game
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prolegomenon
is a critical or discursive introduction to a book
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Prelate
a bishop or other high ecclesiastical dignitary.
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Inee 
A type of arrow poison
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Lethe
the name of the Greek spirit of forgetfulness and oblivion
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Glebe
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
dry white wine
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Duenna
Spanish chaperone.
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Scoria
the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals
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Qua
In the capacity of; as being. "Shareholders qua members may be under obligations to the company"
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Gox
gaseous oxygen
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Theta
eighth letter of the Greek alphabet
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Aster
flower
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Oread
nymph believed to inhabit mountains

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