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1. sannyasi<\/strong> \u2014 Hindu religious mendicant<\/p>\n

Although one might have seen young <\/em>sannyasis and <\/em>sannyasinis wandering the streets of San Francisco during the so-called Summer of Love, in most views of Hindu philosophy, that path of near total renunciation was reserved for those Brahmans who had entered their twilight years and were approaching their final days of life.<\/em><\/p>\n

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2. fustian<\/strong> \u2014 bombast, inappropriately lofty language<\/p>\n

I sat on my folding chair on the dais listening to the mayor’s turgid speech, appreciating for the first time the unironic virtues and high ideals of our national holiday, which even the overlenghty <\/em>fustian of an interminable program of local politicos could neither dim nor diminish.<\/em><\/p>\n

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3. syllabub<\/strong> \u2014 dessert of beaten and sweetened cream flavored with wine; drink of milk or cream mixed with wine or cider <\/p>\n

All his talk amounted to nothing more than a verbal <\/em>syllabub: enjoyable enough at the end of an evening, but leaving no trace of satiety in its wake.<\/em><\/p>\n

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4. effluent<\/strong> \u2014 flowing out<\/p>\n

The younger children paid her no mind, but the teenagers and some of the parents found her <\/em>effluent enthusiasm quite cloying.<\/em><\/p>\n

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5. effluent<\/strong> \u2014 treated sewage; sewage or waste flowing into water<\/p>\n

Several miles below the city we saw the oily green-black stains in the water, and before long we could smell the <\/em>effluent of Saint Louis as our barge continued northwards on the river.<\/em><\/p>\n

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6. lote<\/strong> \u2014 [archaic<\/em>] lotus<\/p>\n

Pliny the Elder saw with his own eyes the <\/em>lote tree planted before the temple of Vulcan by Romulus himself, still alive after 700 years.<\/em><\/p>\n

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7. menarche<\/strong> \u2014 first onset of menstruation<\/p>\n

Though a sign of incipient womanhood, the arrival of <\/em>menarche does not, in fact, mean the concomitant occurrence of ovulation.<\/em><\/p>\n

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8. yonks<\/strong> \u2014 [British informal<\/em>] a very long time<\/p>\n

Oh, it’s been <\/em>yonks since I listened to their music.<\/em><\/p>\n

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9. stereotype<\/strong> \u2014 single metal plate of type made from mold of a forme of composed type<\/p>\n

Quick distribution of her latest novel was aided by the shipment of duplicate <\/em>stereotype plates to our country direct from London.<\/em><\/p>\n

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10. nidus<\/strong> \u2014 site of origin; place where insects deposit their eggs<\/p>\n

For the child who listens to this talk, surrounded by his elders speaking of other men and women in terms of such inhumanity and hatred, the dining table becomes a <\/em>nidus of vicious bigotry.<\/em><\/p>\n

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1. sannyasi \u2014 Hindu religious mendicant Although one might have seen young sannyasis and sannyasinis wandering the streets of San Francisco during the so-called Summer of Love, in most views of Hindu philosophy, that path of near total renunciation was reserved for those Brahmans who had entered their twilight years and were approaching their final … <\/p>\n

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