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1. scarehead<\/strong> \u2014 newspaper headline printed in huge type<\/p>\n

As the <\/em>scareheads of every European daily proclaimed the approach to the very brink of war, events in this tiny Balkan town conspired to slow the fevered sale of the screaming newspapers.<\/em><\/p>\n

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2. saltatory<\/strong> \u2014 characterized by or adapted for leaping or dancing movement<\/p>\n

Suddenly the entire kindergarten class seemed to collapse as one, exhausted by strenuous <\/em>saltatory exertions and feeling the need for naptime.<\/em><\/p>\n

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3. dispositive<\/strong> \u2014 relating to settlement or disposition<\/p>\n

But it was the secretary’s deposition which proved <\/em>dispositive in the lawsuit, undermining the assertions of both partners and providing a different explanation for the missing pants.<\/em><\/p>\n

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4. immiserate<\/strong> \u2014 to make impoverished; to make miserable<\/p>\n

Once again the voters have spoken, voting to <\/em>immiserate themselves, to deny themselves access to healthcare and assistance, and to make more rich the richest.<\/em><\/p>\n

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5. pounce<\/strong> \u2014 [archaic<\/em>] claw or talon of a bird<\/p>\n

If your hawk should break or lose her <\/em>pounce, apply hen’s gall to the portion remaining, to stop up the blood, and bind closely, taking care to hood your bird so that her claw may heal or grow again.<\/em><\/p>\n

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6. pounce<\/strong> \u2014 to smooth with fine powder or pumice; to sprinkle with fine dust or powder<\/p>\n

I could hardly restrain a shudder as I beheld my cousin, her once beautiful face so <\/em>pounced and dappled with white powder as to appear rather leprous than fashionable.<\/em><\/p>\n

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7. pounce<\/strong> \u2014 to beat, to grind, to bruise, to stab<\/p>\n

After the leaves have thoroughly dried, remove as much of the stem and ribs as possible and <\/em>pounce the remainder into a fine powder.<\/em><\/p>\n

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8. bartizan<\/strong> (also bartisan<\/strong>) \u2014 small overhanging turret<\/p>\n

From the <\/em>bartizan Sir Rollin enjoyed the view of the St. Swithin’s Day fair, happy for the tidings of fair weather to come.<\/em><\/p>\n

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9. flocculus<\/strong> \u2014 dark or light patch on the surface of the sun<\/p>\n

The bright <\/em>flocculi are calcium clouds whereas the darker patches are clouds of hydrogen vapor.<\/em><\/p>\n

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10. prang<\/strong> \u2014 [British slang<\/em>] to bomb; to crash <\/p>\n

Just as I was leaving the lot some idiot <\/em>pranged my new car, stove in the left side door and nearly did for me.<\/em><\/p>\n

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11. athodyd<\/strong> \u2014 ramjet<\/p>\n

Although original ramjet implementations slowed incoming air to subsonic speeds before combustion, newer <\/em>athodyd designs allow for air flow at supersonic speed, permitting operation above Mach 6.<\/em><\/p>\n

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12. glossopetra<\/strong> \u2014 tongue-shaped precious stone<\/p>\n

In olden times <\/em>glossopetrae were supposed to have many and varied magical powers; today, however, we know these ‘rocks’ to be merely fossilized shark teeth.<\/em><\/p>\n

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13. swarf<\/strong> \u2014 filings or fine grit from operation of grinder, axle, or other abrasive machining<\/p>\n

After the hole is drilled it must be carefully cleared of <\/em>swarf or chips (usually with compressed air) before tapping, after which any newly created debris should also be removed.<\/em><\/p>\n

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14. swarf<\/strong> \u2014 [Scots<\/em>] fainting spell, swoon<\/p>\n

Whether from fatigue due to self-abnegation, or mere lethargy, I fell into a <\/em>swarf and only came to as the sun was just rising, finding myself lying upon the cold stone floor.<\/em><\/p>\n

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15. cack-handed<\/strong> \u2014 [British informal<\/em>] clumsy, ham-fisted; left-handed<\/p>\n

I’m not saying your <\/em>cack-handed efforts have made the situation any worse; I don’t think even Kissinger could have made peace between those two.<\/em><\/p>\n

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16. jeepney<\/strong> \u2014 two-bench jitney bus, usually with bright-colored and garish designs, commonly used throughout the Philippines<\/p>\n

Once a common sight throughout Manilla, the utilitarian and sometimes barely roadworthy <\/em>jeepney may go the way of the horse-drawn carriage, another victim of modern regulation and its evil twin, ride-sharing services.<\/em><\/p>\n

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17. piggin<\/strong> \u2014 small wooden pail with one stave left longer than the others to form a handle; milk pail<\/p>\n

Dorrie ran down the stream with a <\/em>piggin to fetch water for the injured stranger.<\/em><\/p>\n

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18. hypethral<\/strong> (also hypaethral<\/strong>) \u2014 open to the sky, without a roof<\/p>\n

The damage to the roof was never repaired, owing to lack of funds and expertise, and so the ruin became once again the <\/em>hypethral temple it had originally been.<\/em><\/p>\n

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19. loggerhead<\/strong> \u2014 blockhead, dunderhead; long-handled iron implement with bulb or ball on the end used for heating liquids or melting tar; post at stern of whaleboat for wrapping a line to<\/p>\n

He was blessed with two beautiful daughters and a brilliant son, as well as one boy who was a complete <\/em>loggerhead, fit only for politics or the law.<\/em><\/p>\n

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20. burgage<\/strong> \u2014 tenure of land in town belonging to the king or other lord, the tenants paying annual rent or service<\/p>\n

Sir Lowther famously made Cockermouth a pocket borough by the simple expedient of gaining control of the majority of <\/em>burgages through outright purchase, at the immense expenditure of over \u00a358,000.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Bonus Vocabulary<\/h4>\n

(Latin)<\/p>\n

nunc dimittis<\/strong> \u2014 permission to leave (from the opening words of the Canticle of Simeon)<\/p>\n

Mr. Hereward simply shook his head and returned his attention to the papers upon his desk, which I took as his <\/em>nunc dimittis and signal that my interrogation was at an end.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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