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1. gobsmacked<\/strong> — flabbergasted, utterly astounded<\/p>\n

We were <\/em>gobsmacked to learn that the mole was Mrs. Abernathy’s two year-old toddler, who was actually an Australian midget wearing a very clever disguise.<\/em><\/p>\n

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2. footling<\/strong> — blithering, foolish, silly<\/p>\n

I managed to make some <\/em>footling comments, but could barely conceal my very great surprise.<\/em><\/p>\n

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3. timoneer<\/strong> — steersman, helmsman<\/p>\n

The cutter had almost come abaft of the ship when I saw it fall off suddenly to starboard, losing all its way, and in the resulting confusion I could see that the <\/em>timoneer lay sprawled across the tiller, a crude arrow shaft transfixing his neck.<\/em><\/p>\n

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4. ruffle<\/strong> — to swagger<\/p>\n

Emerging from the club, the young bons vivants buttoned back their frock coats to reveal the rapier and main gauche each wore ostentatiously, and set off <\/em>ruffling down the cobblestoned street, looking for trouble.<\/em><\/p>\n

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5. eisegesis<\/strong> — interpretation (esp. of Scripture) which brings the interpreter’s own biases, ideas, etc. to the text, rather than drawing meaning from the text itself<\/p>\n

Though we loved her many insights into popular culture, it was clear that her interpretation of Mr. Ed as a parable about the struggles of Bohemian Americans for acceptance in the rapidly changing post-WWII U.S. was plain and simple <\/em>eisegesis.<\/em><\/p>\n

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6. morganatic<\/strong> — of a marriage between a man (usu.) of high rank and a lower rank woman (usu.), in which the woman and any issue of the marriage are not entitled to any titles or property of the higher rank spouse<\/p>\n

Though King Edward VIII had suggested the idea of a <\/em>morganatic marriage to Wallis Simpson, it soon became obvious that he could not marry her and remain king.<\/em><\/p>\n

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7. excelsior<\/strong> — short thin curled shavings of wood used for packaging, etc.<\/p>\n

The broken swamp cooler still lay on the kitchen floor, the damp <\/em>excelsior from its cooling pad heaped in a sodden mass among the debris.<\/em><\/p>\n

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8. moxibustion<\/strong> — burning dried mugwort close to the skin, often along acupuncture meridians, to facilitate healing in Chinese medicine<\/p>\n

One should not attempt to perform <\/em>moxibustion at home with only online guides; a qualified acupuncturist should give face-to-face instruction in using the moxa sticks.<\/em><\/p>\n

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9. rataplan<\/strong> — drumming or beating sound<\/p>\n

The jackhammer continued its offensive <\/em>rataplan as Jack once more struggled to write the article due that afternoon.<\/em><\/p>\n

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10. arbalest<\/strong> — crossbow using metal bow to shoot bolts or stones<\/p>\n

Though our archers trained their bows upon the powerful enemy <\/em>arbalest, its thick wooden shield was proof against our hail of arrows, and the devastating attack continued to decimate our troops.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1. gobsmacked — flabbergasted, utterly astounded We were gobsmacked to learn that the mole was Mrs. Abernathy’s two year-old toddler, who was actually an Australian midget wearing a very clever disguise.   2. footling — blithering, foolish, silly I managed to make some footling comments, but could barely conceal my very great surprise.   3. … <\/p>\n

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