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cull

cull /kuhl/ verb:  to choose; select; pick…

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hebdomad

hebdomad /HEB-duh-mad/ noun:  a group of seven; a period of seven days; a week…

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berceuse

berceuse /bair-SOOZ/ noun:  a musical composition usually in 6/8 time that resembles a lullaby…

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ratiocination

ratiocination /rash-ee-os-uh-NEY-shuhn/ noun:  the process of logical reasoning…

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spang

spang /spang/ adverb:  directly; exactly…

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logomachy

logomachy /loh-GOM-uh-kee/ noun:  a dispute about or concerning words…

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diseuse

diseuse/ dee-ZOOZ/ noun:  a woman who is a skilled and usually professional reciter…

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troglodyte

troglodyte /TRAH-gluh-dyte/ noun:  a person characterized by reclusive habits or outmoded or reactionary attitudes…

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aeolian

aeolian /ee-OH-lee-uhn/ adjective:  of or caused by the wind; wind-blown…

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melliferous

melliferous /muh-LIF-er-uhs/ adjective:  yielding or producing honey…

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quacksalver

quacksalver /KWAK-sal-ver/ noun:  a charlatan; a quack doctor…

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circadian

circadian /sur-KEY-dee-uhn/ adjective:  noting or pertaining to rhythmic biological cycles recurring at approximately 24-hour intervals…

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impute

impute /im-PYOOT/ verb:  to attribute, ascribe, or credit, often unfairly…

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boondocks

boondocks /BOON-doks/ noun:  rough country; backwoods…

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sesquipedalian

sesquipedalian /sess-kwuh-puh-DAIL-yun/ adjective:  having many syllables; using long words…

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darg

darg /dahrg/ noun:  a day’s work…

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parnassian

parnassian /pahr-NAS-ee-uhn/ adjective:  of or relating to poetry…

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dowsabel

dowsabel /DOU-suh-bel/ noun:  an obsolete word for sweetheart…

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divulse

divulse /dahy-VUHLS/ verb:  to tear away or apart…

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masticate

masticate /mas-tuh-kayt/ verb:  to grind, crush, and chew with the teeth in preparation for swallowing…

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