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1. bindlestiff<\/strong> \u2014 hobo<\/p>\n

“What does that <\/em>bindlestiff have on you, that you keep putting up with his nonsense, giving him money and clothes, and now a job?”<\/em><\/p>\n

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2. lineament<\/strong> \u2014 line, design; (often pl.<\/em>) feature of a face or body; (pl<\/em>.) distinctive features<\/p>\n

Barely restrained grief suffused the warrior’s <\/em>lineaments as he gazed darkly upon the guilty prisoners.<\/em><\/p>\n

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3. edulcorate<\/strong> \u2014 to purify, to remove acids or other harsh elements by washing; (obsolete) to sweeten<\/p>\n

By extreme ascetic practices and arcane meditations, he had so <\/em>edulcorated his soul as to be seemingly immune to the harsh imprecations and accusations of his political and religious opponents.<\/em><\/p>\n

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4. hideola<\/strong> \u2014 (slang<\/em>) hideous, ugly<\/p>\n

He’s fine, most of the time, only when that song comes on he goes all crazy, like his soul becomes <\/em>hideola like Bukowski on a sterno bender.<\/em><\/p>\n

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5. anaphrodisiac<\/strong> \u2014 agent or substance capable of reducing sexual desire<\/p>\n

In spite of what many male perverts seem to believe, I am reliably informed that an unsolicited dick pic is an <\/em>anaphrodisiac to almost all women.<\/em><\/p>\n

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6. sellsword<\/strong> \u2014 mercenary<\/p>\n

The friar had a tawdry past, having been a <\/em>sellsword in Hawkwood’s White Company before fleeing Florence in highly questionable circumstances.<\/em><\/p>\n

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7. rick<\/strong> \u2014 stack of hay, corn, etc.<\/p>\n

The reivers burned the <\/em>ricks and outbuildings in order to ambush the farmers as they rushed out to extinguish the fires.<\/em><\/p>\n

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8. wrick<\/strong> \u2014 (also rick<\/strong>) to wrench, twist, or sprain<\/p>\n

The old man <\/em>wricked his back trying to roll out the second-story window after professing his love for the maiden.<\/em><\/p>\n

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9. propinquity<\/strong> \u2014 nearness, proximity<\/p>\n

I reveled in Marjorie’s sweet <\/em>propinquity, inhaling her lovely fragrance, and essayed to do nothing by word or deed which would impel her to leave my side.<\/em><\/p>\n

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10. poulterer<\/strong> \u2014 dealer in poultry (as well as hares and other small game)<\/p>\n

The <\/em>poulterer proved to be a suspicious, ill-tempered, unwashed fellow, who obviously believed that we sought the source of Lord Halfton’s goose only so as to cheat him out of his fee.<\/em><\/p>\n

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1. bindlestiff \u2014 hobo “What does that bindlestiff have on you, that you keep putting up with his nonsense, giving him money and clothes, and now a job?”   2. lineament \u2014 line, design; (often pl.) feature of a face or body; (pl.) distinctive features Barely restrained grief suffused the warrior’s lineaments as he gazed … <\/p>\n

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