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1. bore<\/strong> \u2014 large tidal wave caused either by meeting of two tides or by tidal water rushing into a narrow estuary<\/p>\n

Surfing the Pororoca\u2014as the tidal <\/em>bore formed at the mouth of the Amazon River is known\u2014can be treacherous, not only because of the river’s sometimes dangerous wildlife, but also due to the flotsam carried by the downstream current.<\/em><\/p>\n

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2. perforce<\/strong> \u2014 of necessity, compulsorily<\/p>\n

I held <\/em>perforce her hand as I aided her across the precarious scree, but I found myself distracted by the warmth of her hand in mine, and almost lost my own footing.<\/em><\/p>\n

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3. baldric<\/strong> \u2014 belt worn across the breast from shoulder to hip, supporting a sword or bugle, etc.<\/p>\n

Le Notre wore a matched pair of heavy flintlock pistols, slung from crossed <\/em>baldrics so as always to be ready at hand, though to my mind they made him resemble a member of a fife and bugle corps.<\/em><\/p>\n

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4. halcyon<\/strong> \u2014 calm, quiet, peaceful<\/p>\n

He had wisdom enough to set aside funds and provender during those <\/em>halcyon times between the wars, and so was prepared when the conflict reignited.<\/em><\/p>\n

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5. mast<\/strong> \u2014 nuts from oak, chestnut, or beech trees, used as food for swine<\/p>\n

He found the hog feeding on <\/em>mast in an oak grove a bit upriver, but dared not enter to secure the animal because the glade was thought to be sacred to the druids.<\/em><\/p>\n

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6. truckle bed<\/strong> \u2014 low bed on casters for rolling it beneath a fixed bed when not in use<\/p>\n

The stained clothes were spread out upon the <\/em>truckle bed, meaning that it could not be properly stowed out of the way.<\/em><\/p>\n

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7. serinette<\/strong> \u2014 18th century mechanical instrument capable of playing programmed tunes through pipes by turning a crank, meant to teach songs to caged birds<\/p>\n

The primary difference between a <\/em>serinette and the common music box is immediately apparent to the listener, as the <\/em>serinette uses an internal bellows to propel air through small pipes to produce its distinctive tone.<\/em><\/p>\n

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8. tatty<\/strong> \u2014 shabby, cheap<\/p>\n

Hope springs eternal, I suppose, and so once again I found myself kneeling at the back of the record store, poring through box after box of <\/em>tatty LPs in hopes of finding an overlooked treasure.<\/em><\/p>\n

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9. gynandry<\/strong> \u2014 hermaphroditism<\/p>\n

As often occurs in cases of true <\/em>gynandry, Pat was infertile.<\/em><\/p>\n

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10. lapstrake<\/strong> \u2014 (nautical<\/em>) clinker-built, having a hull with overlapping planks; a vessel built thusly<\/p>\n

Thom’s boat was a tidy little <\/em>lapstrake skiff painted red and grey-blue, built, he told us, by his father before the surgery.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Bonus Vocabulary<\/h4>\n

(criminal slang)<\/p>\n

loid<\/strong> \u2014 to unlock a door by sliding a thin piece of plastic or celluloid between the door and frame, releasing simple spring latches; a device so used<\/p>\n

If you’re not going to install a deadbolt at least put on the security chain, although that’s not going to stop random tweeters from <\/em>loiding their way in here any time you’re out of the apartment.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1. bore \u2014 large tidal wave caused either by meeting of two tides or by tidal water rushing into a narrow estuary Surfing the Pororoca\u2014as the tidal bore formed at the mouth of the Amazon River is known\u2014can be treacherous, not only because of the river’s sometimes dangerous wildlife, but also due to the flotsam … <\/p>\n

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