1. celt — unhafted bladed tool, usu. of stone or bronze, used as chisel or handleless axe The similarity of celts found in Europe and the New World, however, has been claimed by some as evidence for earlier connections between the peoples found in the Americas and those of the Old World, or—as some would …
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1. recrudescence — reappearance, renewed outbreak, reoccurrence (esp. of something morbid or bad) This recrudescence of simony, however, left most strata of society unconcerned, couched in this somewhat disingenuous language of sympathy. 2. chirality — asymmetry of chemical compounds which cannot be superimposed upon its mirror image, ‘handedness’ The discovery of chirality among quarks, …
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1. turpitude — vileness, inherent wickedness If you insist on demonstrating your turpitude before me, I shall have to absent myself, to take a turn or two abovedeck and try to erase these sights from my memory. 2. superlunary — celestial or heavenly as opposed to worldly Maimonides here points out that, though human …
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1. blench — to flinch, to quail Do not stare at me so, lest I blench under your steely gaze that I would rather looked lovingly upon my face. 2. conation — mental facility directed towards striving, will, desire, volition Reichholz claimed that an internal focus upon conation had unintended negative consequences, that the …
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1. Quinquagesima — final Sunday before Lent, beginning of Carnival The first appearance of Quinquagesima as a pre-Lenten feast (there is some evidence for the term being used for an anticipatory fast) cannot be found in Italy earlier than the 6th Century. 2. bimble — [British] to walk about in a meandering way with …
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1. super — [informal] supernumerary I thought those NPCs were just supers in the adventure after the opening, so I didn’t bring their characters sheets or figures with me for this session. 2. desuetude — disuse, discontinuance of practice His words came croaking and halting, as if his very power of speech had fallen …
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1. crupper — strap looped around horse’s tail attached to saddle to prevent the saddle or harness from moving forward Sir Lee was unsaddled by the black knight’s lance, sent right over the crupper by the mighty blow. 2. Very light — flares used for signaling or illumination, fired from a special pistol Now …
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1. hythe (also hithe) — [British] river landing spot, small port or harbor Originally, Jackson’s Inn had been a rude hythe on the river, and there are some who still say it was smuggling which gave him the ready cash to build his first hostelry. 2. opopanax — gum resin made from various plants, …
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1. vestryman — council member of the local parish Caught in flagrante delicto, as it were, Humber cooly placed the rubber balls in his trouser pockets and wished the vestrymen a good day. 2. ghyll — [UK] ravine, gully Few go to Piers Ghyll now for the hiking, though once this was an important …
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1. hustle-cap — old penny pitching game where coins are shaken in a cap In the colonial days of Pennsylvania there is even one report of a deadlocked jury determining their verdict by playing a quick game of hustle-cap. 2. tomelet — small tome The new (1929) tomelet from the World’s Classics Library containing …