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1. pluviophile<\/strong> \u2014 lover of rain and rainy days<\/p>\n

As the storm subsided into a steady shower, Daniel looked out into the comforting grey sky and he realized how much he had missed rainy days, realized that he had always been a <\/em>pluviophile, perhaps since he used to visit his grandfather in the little county house with the tin roof that rattled with excitement every time a storm rolled over the decrepit shack.<\/em><\/p>\n

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2. tantivy<\/strong> \u2014 (archaic<\/em>) at full gallop, headlong; a rapid gallop; hunting cry whilst riding at full gallop<\/p>\n

And so the men in their fine red coats rode <\/em>tantivy over the fields and gardens and laws of the lower sorts, leaving hunger and disorder in the wake of their finely attired hunting party.<\/em><\/p>\n

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3. calcimine<\/strong> \u2014 whitewash<\/p>\n

His clothes stained with paint and <\/em>calcimine, his hands reeking of turpentine, Mr. Popper cut a sorry figure among the church ladies he found himself closeted with.<\/em><\/p>\n

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4. attap<\/strong> \u2014 mangrove palm used in the construction of homes and buildings in villages throughout Malaysia, Indonesia, etc.; thatch roof made of such material<\/p>\n

Lying insensible against a hard bolster along the edge of the veranda under its <\/em>attap roof, the injured soldier breathed raggedly and at times seemed to stop altogether, after which he would emit a keening sough which spoke of the hardships he had endured during the terrible attack.<\/em><\/p>\n

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5. raw-boned<\/strong> \u2014 gaunt, overly lean, having a bony physique<\/p>\n

He looked dapper enough in his three-piece suit and fedora, a cane held loosely in his left hand, but having seen him at physical therapy that morning, <\/em>raw-boned and struggling to exercise his palsied legs, I knew the supreme effort his display of nonchalance must be costing him.<\/em><\/p>\n

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6. athwart<\/strong> \u2014 across from side to side, transversely; (nautical<\/em>) from side to side of a ship; across the course of<\/p>\n

My good intentions were flummoxed by the worries and bad thoughts which continually threw themselves <\/em>athwart my mind, distracting my focus and best efforts with atrabilious<\/a> fear and guilt.<\/em><\/p>\n

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7. fuller’s earth<\/strong> \u2014 absorbent clay (traditionally a hydrous aluminum silicate) used for removing stains or cleaning oil from cloth or skin, along with many other uses<\/p>\n

After an attack the clothing worn should be liberally treated with <\/em>fuller’s earth to decontaminate them of any remaining chemical agent.<\/em><\/p>\n

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8. quintain<\/strong> \u2014 post, or object on moving crossbar mounted on such a post, used for target practice in jousting or darts<\/p>\n

No matter how practiced he became tilting against the <\/em>quintain, the young Sir Rivers always faltered when jousting with a live opponent.<\/em><\/p>\n

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9. pigsney<\/strong> (also pigsny<\/strong>) \u2014 darling, pet (as term of affection); eye<\/p>\n

“Oh, please do, <\/em>pigsney, say you will come, if you aren’t there I shall be devastated, utterly.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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10. gob<\/strong> \u2014 lump, mass of a slimy substance; (pl<\/em>.) a large amount<\/p>\n

Sure, he has <\/em>gobs of money, but I cannot stand to be in his vulgar presence more than a moment before I want to retch because of his gaucherie and rudeness.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Bonus Vocabulary<\/h4>\n

(British slang, 19th c.)<\/p>\n

dollymop<\/strong> \u2014 part-time prostitute<\/p>\n

She dreamed that one day one of her men would be more than smitten, would want to make her his lady, and she’d need never play the <\/em>dollymop no more, but in the morning she would feel the cold air and the ebbing youth of her body, and she knew it was only a dream, a common one at that.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1. pluviophile \u2014 lover of rain and rainy days As the storm subsided into a steady shower, Daniel looked out into the comforting grey sky and he realized how much he had missed rainy days, realized that he had always been a pluviophile, perhaps since he used to visit his grandfather in the little county … <\/p>\n

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