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1. waler<\/strong> \u2014 light Australian breed of riding horse, originally bred in New South Wales<\/p>\n

Only one of the more than one hundred thousand <\/em>walers brought overseas by the Australian calvary in World War One ever returned home.<\/em><\/p>\n

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2. rodomontade<\/strong> \u2014 vainglorious boast, extravagantly bragging speech<\/p>\n

In the midst of his vicious <\/em>rodomontade a hunched old crone started to beat him about the shoulders with her purse, causing the puissant party leader to shrink away, crying out in a whining tone, “Stop it, Mom!”<\/em><\/p>\n

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3. mercer<\/strong> \u2014 textiles dealer<\/p>\n

Hiram was surprised that the silk <\/em>mercer supported the planned expansion of the cotton mill.<\/em><\/p>\n

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4. etymon<\/strong> \u2014 primary word or word form from which other words or forms are derived<\/p>\n

Although Joel Roberts Poinsett was a strong leader of the U.S. cause not only in South Carolina and in South American, he is most remembered only in his role as the <\/em>etymon for the poinsettia seen commonly throughout the Christmas season.<\/em><\/p>\n

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5. fil\u00e9<\/strong> \u2014 powdered leaves of sassafras<\/p>\n

Some prefer a roux, others like okra, but give me gumbo made with <\/em>fil\u00e9 and I’ll be happy.<\/em><\/p>\n

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6. puce<\/strong> \u2014 dark brownish purple<\/p>\n

The head wound had left his brown locks with <\/em>puce highlights.<\/em><\/p>\n

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7. instantiation<\/strong> \u2014 representative instance of a more general pattern, algorithm, or concept<\/p>\n

No, it won’t do you any good to remember that a triangle having sides of length 3,4, and 5 is a right triangle, as that is only one <\/em>instantiation (and a rare integral one at that) of the more general Pythagorean theorem.<\/em><\/p>\n

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8. customary<\/strong> \u2014 consuetudinary, customal, custumal, written account of local customs or usages of a manor or region<\/p>\n

The crabbed writing in the ancient <\/em>customary gave strong support for the monastery’s claim to ownership of the well and the lands surrounding it.<\/em><\/p>\n

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9. cockchafer<\/strong> \u2014 doodlebug, large brown European beetle<\/p>\n

“How can I write with those annoying <\/em>cockchafers crashing into the window in my study every five minutes?!?”<\/em><\/p>\n

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10. stipendiary<\/strong> \u2014 person receiving regular pay for services<\/p>\n

Though it was often bruited about that Mr. Laventer was a <\/em>stipendiary of one foreign country or another, this accusation of near treason never interfered with his attendance at all the best parties in the capital.<\/em><\/p>\n

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1. waler \u2014 light Australian breed of riding horse, originally bred in New South Wales Only one of the more than one hundred thousand walers brought overseas by the Australian calvary in World War One ever returned home.   2. rodomontade \u2014 vainglorious boast, extravagantly bragging speech In the midst of his vicious rodomontade a … <\/p>\n

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