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1. teratogenic<\/strong> \u2014 disrupting development of fetus or embryo, thus causing birth defects<\/p>\n

Pregnant women should avoid high intake of vitamin A, as <\/em>teratogenic effects have been noted.<\/em><\/p>\n

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2. periapt<\/strong> \u2014 amulet, charm<\/p>\n

“Do you deny, then, that you used this very <\/em>periapt to conjure forth your sworn servant, this supposed cat, in fact a demonic minion of the Evil One?”<\/em><\/p>\n

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3. quintal<\/strong> \u2014 hundredweight<\/p>\n

While in the summer pasture our dairy cows each produce almost two <\/em>quintals of cheese, most of which we take to market.<\/em><\/p>\n

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4. throstle<\/strong> \u2014 a thrush<\/p>\n

I heard his song before I spied the nut-brown <\/em>throstle perched on a high bough of the apple tree.<\/em><\/p>\n

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5. bubo<\/strong> \u2014 inflamed swelling of lymphatic gland, esp.<\/em> in groin or armpit<\/p>\n

Though the inguinal <\/em>bubo in his groin had receded, the venereal disease had not finished its malefic attack upon his health.<\/em><\/p>\n

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6. emulous<\/strong> \u2014 desirous of rivaling or imitating<\/p>\n

With his latest work the Dutch sculptor, <\/em>emulous of the renown his former mentor still enjoyed at court, hoped to capture the attention of the king.<\/em><\/p>\n

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7. fancy-work<\/strong> (also fancywork<\/strong> or fancy work<\/strong>) \u2014 ornamental piece of needlework<\/p>\n

She sat by the window, her <\/em>fancy-work forgotten as she heard at last the distant hoofbeats and rumbling of his approaching carriage.<\/em><\/p>\n

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8. aquamanile<\/strong> \u2014 medieval pitcher, often shaped like an animal<\/p>\n

The baron washed his hands under the water poured from the brass <\/em>aquamanile held over the basin by the new page, the youngest son of Sir Ewen.<\/em><\/p>\n

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9. curvet<\/strong> \u2014 leap of rearing horse in dressage in which the hind legs are kicked out as the front legs descend; to leap in this manner<\/p>\n

The frisking horses were bounding and <\/em>curvetting in the meadow at the foot of the sedge hills, gloriously happy in the sun and their exuberant youth.<\/em><\/p>\n

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10. melena<\/strong> \u2014 dark tarry stool<\/p>\n

Not only is <\/em>melena a symptom of serious internal hemorrhaging, it is also the focus of a question or two on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1. teratogenic \u2014 disrupting development of fetus or embryo, thus causing birth defects Pregnant women should avoid high intake of vitamin A, as teratogenic effects have been noted.   2. periapt \u2014 amulet, charm “Do you deny, then, that you used this very periapt to conjure forth your sworn servant, this supposed cat, in fact … <\/p>\n

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