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1. dark lantern<\/strong> \u2014 lantern with a shutter to hide the light<\/p>\n

“Watson, be sure to bring the <\/em>dark lantern so that we can conceal our presence in the chamber after traversing the underground paths to the tomb.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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2. arrant<\/strong> \u2014 notorious, unmitigated<\/p>\n

We have rarely heard such <\/em>arrant falsehoods since Satan was imprisoned in Hell.<\/em><\/p>\n

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3. withe<\/strong> \u2014 pliant twig or stem used for binding<\/p>\n

Before plastic, packages might be tied up with <\/em>withes, one possible option for the post-plastic age to come.<\/em><\/p>\n

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4. vinous<\/strong> \u2014 relating to wine; caused by indulgence in wine <\/p>\n

I was appalled by his <\/em>vinous visage hovering so closely over my own face, the rubicund and swollen nose seeming like a diseased sinking sun.<\/em><\/p>\n

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5. ostler<\/strong> \u2014 person responsible for horses, esp. at an inn<\/p>\n

In the darkened stables we found our young <\/em>ostler, apparently kicked and killed by one of his charges.<\/em><\/p>\n

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6. ceorl<\/strong> \u2014 one of the lowest rank of freemen, in medieval times (more commonly<\/em> churl<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

Though he had the support of every rank from barons to <\/em>ceorls, Harold could not stave off the invasion of the Normans, coming so close on the heels of his battle in the north with Harald Hardrada at Stamford Bridge.<\/em><\/p>\n

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7. lapidescence<\/strong> \u2014 petrifaction, quality of turning into stone<\/p>\n

The shores of the salt sea shimmered in the setting sun, the sparkling <\/em>lapidescence creating an eerie shine along the lifeless coastline.<\/em><\/p>\n

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8. contumely<\/strong> \u2014 scornful rudeness or abuse<\/p>\n

If a southern gentleman is never unintentionally rude, his claim to that title was not lessened one iota by the insolent <\/em>contumely he heaped upon his nemesis.<\/em><\/p>\n

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9. atrabilious<\/strong> \u2014 melancholy; splenetic<\/p>\n

She feared that he was in an <\/em>atrabilious temper this morn, and would give short shrift to the reasoned arguments she had marshaled.<\/em><\/p>\n

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10. Laodicean<\/strong> \u2014 person lukewarm in religion, politics, etc.<\/p>\n

For all the shrill voices condemning third-party candidates, the real danger to democracy comes from the hordes of <\/em>Laodiceans who constitute even at this hour an immense portion of the body politic.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1. dark lantern \u2014 lantern with a shutter to hide the light “Watson, be sure to bring the dark lantern so that we can conceal our presence in the chamber after traversing the underground paths to the tomb.”   2. arrant \u2014 notorious, unmitigated We have rarely heard such arrant falsehoods since Satan was imprisoned … <\/p>\n

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