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1. pismire<\/strong> \u2014 ant<\/p>\n

He strode the city like a bull, but he was felled by the prattling <\/em>pismires of this toxic town.<\/em><\/p>\n

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2. inviolacy<\/strong> \u2014 freedom from violation or desecration<\/p>\n

As we met more of our neighbors, I realized that this small trailer park was somehow untouched by the sordid changes that seemed to have overtaken the rest of my hometown, that a hallowed <\/em>inviolacy had somehow protected this small island of kindness and friendliness which stood in sharp contrast to the uncaring and rude apartment tower we had just had to flee.<\/em><\/p>\n

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3. rusk<\/strong> \u2014 dry biscuit, twice-baked bread<\/p>\n

Kincaid soaked up the juice of the steak with a bit of <\/em>rusk, washing down his last bites with a final swallow of the slightly sour wine.<\/em><\/p>\n

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4. cofferdam<\/strong> \u2014 watertight enclosure pumped dry to create space where underwater work may proceed in normal conditions<\/p>\n

The structure had been entirely engulfed by the rising lake, so we built a <\/em>cofferdam out from the shore to permit our treasure hunt to continue in the silt and mire.<\/em><\/p>\n

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5. boreal<\/strong> \u2014 of the north, of the north wind<\/p>\n

“An hour? Two or three? I cannot tell; distances are notoriously difficult to judge in this <\/em>boreal light.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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6. fulgent<\/strong> \u2014 shining brightly<\/p>\n

Just as we began to despair, the clouds broke and we saw the gold-capped mountain before us, bathed in the <\/em>fulgent light of the western sun.<\/em><\/p>\n

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7. pink<\/strong> \u2014 to perforate, to decorate by scalloping and punching out a pattern; to pierce, to stab<\/p>\n

Watching the line of our injured prisoners shuffling past, I vowed never to let myself be <\/em>pinked by such rebel scum.<\/em><\/p>\n

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8. odium<\/strong> \u2014 intense hatred or disgust; opprobrium, reproach<\/p>\n

In spite of the <\/em>odium directed against him by the entire community, Salazar continued to attend church services every Sunday, sitting in his usual place in the now empty pew.<\/em><\/p>\n

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9. manky<\/strong> \u2014 [British informal<\/em>] worthless; unpleasant, foul<\/p>\n

I finally found the planning office, next to a <\/em>manky men’s room at the far end of the basement.<\/em><\/p>\n

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10. sylph<\/strong> \u2014 aerial spirit; slender girl or woman<\/p>\n

Moira leaped down from the prow like some <\/em>sylph descending to earth.<\/em><\/p>\n

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1. pismire \u2014 ant He strode the city like a bull, but he was felled by the prattling pismires of this toxic town.   2. inviolacy \u2014 freedom from violation or desecration As we met more of our neighbors, I realized that this small trailer park was somehow untouched by the sordid changes that seemed … <\/p>\n

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