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1. saveloy<\/strong> \u2014 highly seasoned dried sausage, usually bright red<\/p>\n

Though the white tablecloth and perfectly unctuous staff were more suited to coq au vin, my dining companion demanded two orders of <\/em>saveloys and chips which were brought almost immediately to our table, perhaps procured from the fish and chips shop in the row behind the fancy restaurant.<\/em><\/p>\n

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2. tirewoman<\/strong> \u2014 lady’s maid, woman who assists with another’s toilet<\/p>\n

I regarded in my mirror the effect of the rich brocade draped over my sole remaining farthingale while my <\/em>tirewoman finished goffering my ruff.<\/em><\/p>\n

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3. lugsail<\/strong> \u2014 asymmetrical four-cornered sail obliquely hung upon a yard<\/p>\n

We rigged a rudimentary <\/em>lugsail for our patchwork raft, which allowed us to use most of what remained of the torn mainsail from the wreck.<\/em><\/p>\n

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4. synectic<\/strong> \u2014 (of a cause) immediately producing an effect, direct<\/p>\n

Uncle Ralph was a firm believer in corporal punishment, though the first time he applied the belt to me I conceived a <\/em>synectic hatred of both him and his oppressive household.<\/em><\/p>\n

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5. wantwit<\/strong> \u2014 someone lacking wit or sense<\/p>\n

No matter how I tried, I could not make that <\/em>wantwit of a blacksmith’s apprentice understand that we wished him to remove the three remaining horseshoes from my mount.<\/em><\/p>\n

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6. teredo<\/strong> \u2014 wood boring “shipworm” (actually a mollusk)<\/p>\n

Though rare, the attack of the <\/em>teredo could quickly doom a seagoing vessel, and even the dikes of Holland were once threatened by this quick-boring termite of the sea.<\/em><\/p>\n

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7. rostral<\/strong> \u2014 adorned with the beaks of galleys; of the prows of ships; of a rostrum or speaker’s platform<\/p>\n

The Bahamian diver will find little remaining from this wreck, with only the flared bow still discernible as part of a manmade construction, the sea-grasses clinging to their <\/em>rostral habitat upon the ocean’s floor.<\/em><\/p>\n

obstreperous<\/strong> \u2014 clamorous; unruly<\/del><\/p>\n

The somberly clad minister raised his hands and pled the crowd to disperse, but the <\/em>obstreperous mob redoubled its shouting, angrily calling for me and my companions to be given to them for rude justice.<\/em><\/del><\/p>\n

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8. gonif<\/strong> \u2014 (Yiddish slang<\/em>) dishonest or disreputable person, crook, rascal<\/p>\n

“He’s got a trade, so why doesn’t he settle down, get married, I mean, he’s a fine electrician, not like his <\/em>gonif brother who only learned how to break windows in parked cars.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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9. fulsome<\/strong> \u2014 offensive to good taste; loathsome; excessive; (obsolete<\/em>) abundant, full<\/p>\n

Pete could not decide which was more disturbing: the <\/em>fulsome language of the biography which seemed more appropriate to a modern Hollywood PR flack, or the two dozen typos and grammatical errors which plagued the short obituary.<\/em><\/p>\n

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10. appositive<\/strong> \u2014 (grammar<\/em>) word or phrase used in apposition<\/p>\n

After many rounds of appeals the courts held that the <\/em>appositive “Courtney’s father” following directly after the plaintiff’s name was not restrictive enough to prevent enforcement of the contract simply because the plaintiff discovered through DNA testing that he had no genetic paternity of the aforementioned Courtney.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Bonus Vocabulary<\/h4>\n

(obsolete slang)<\/p>\n

flash house<\/strong> \u2014 brothel<\/p>\n

They finally done for Tom Richards in a Salty Lane <\/em>flash house while he was regaling the local talent with lies about his noble parentage.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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