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1. sennight<\/strong> — seven days, a week<\/p>\n

It is difficult to believe that Christmas is only Tuesday <\/em>sennight from today.<\/em><\/p>\n

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2. forearm<\/strong> — to arm beforehand <\/p>\n

I <\/em>forearmed myself with the relevant facts in support of my plan to clean the filthy stables by tricking some godlike idiot into undertaking the job.<\/em><\/p>\n

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3. burgeon<\/strong> — to begin to grow<\/p>\n

Listening to the fifteenth objection from a resident whose hair was falling out in clumps due to the plant’s effluvium, Harry realized that his plans were foiled and the Greater Community Industrial Park would never <\/em>burgeon into the fabulous success he had been convinced was its destiny.<\/em><\/p>\n

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4. anent<\/strong> — in respect to, concerning<\/p>\n

I have endeavored to gather multiple bids for the remaining work, <\/em>anent which I have written you under separate cover.<\/em><\/p>\n

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5. apposite<\/strong> — well put, suitable<\/p>\n

Despite his advancing years, great uncle Henry may always be counted upon for an entirely <\/em>apposite summing up of the whys and wherefores of our annual Thanksgiving dinner debates.<\/em><\/p>\n

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6. yoicks<\/strong> — fox hunting cry used to urge on the hounds; exclamation of exultation or excitement<\/p>\n

“<\/em>Yoicks!” and “Tally-ho!” he would cry as he spied a sought after volume at the library, which might have led to opprobrious looks had not his delightful habit of dressing as Dumbledore allayed any disturbance the patrons might have felt.<\/em><\/p>\n

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7. accoucheur<\/strong> — a male midwife or obstetrician<\/p>\n

Under the orders of her <\/em>accoucheur, May restricted her physical activity to a brief walk in the garden for a few minutes before eating a light supper.<\/em><\/p>\n

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8. opsimath<\/strong> — one who begins to learn late in life<\/p>\n

In spite of the imprecations urging skills retraining, no Computer Science <\/em>opsimath is likely to be hired by any major tech company.<\/em><\/p>\n

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9. dirndl<\/strong> — outfit patterned after that of Alps peasants, consisting of a bodice over a low-cut blouse with a full skirt and (possibly) an apron<\/p>\n

She looked quite fetching in her Tyrolean <\/em>dirndl in dark green, though a bit too “Tomorrow Belongs To Me” for my taste.<\/em><\/p>\n

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10. plashy<\/strong> — full of puddles; boggy <\/p>\n

The front yard had become a <\/em>plashy morass, the steady rain having left a sodden mess which the thin grass and fallen pine needles did nothing to abate.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1. sennight — seven days, a week It is difficult to believe that Christmas is only Tuesday sennight from today.   2. forearm — to arm beforehand I forearmed myself with the relevant facts in support of my plan to clean the filthy stables by tricking some godlike idiot into undertaking the job.   3. … <\/p>\n

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