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1. avoirdupois<\/strong> \u2014 weight measurement system based upon a pound of 16 ounces; body weight<\/p>\n

Even from this great distance she can doubtless see that I carry around too much <\/em>avoirdupois.<\/em><\/p>\n

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2. vigesimal<\/strong> \u2014 based upon or related to the number twenty<\/p>\n

With the arrival of the new century, however, this series of <\/em>vigesimal constitutional crises accelerated until a new political shock arrived every decade, and then every four years, and soon the pace of governmental calamity far outstripped the ability of the man in the street to keep abreast of, let alone to understand.<\/em><\/p>\n

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3. spinney<\/strong> \u2014 [British<\/em>] small thicket<\/p>\n

The only trace was a small, torn square of orange cloth, found upon a well-traveled path through the <\/em>spinney behind the church.<\/em><\/p>\n

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4. doxastic<\/strong> \u2014 of or related to belief or mere opinion<\/p>\n

The entire essay presupposes that most people are susceptible to <\/em>doxastic manipulation, that a well-formed and convincing argument can somehow change deeply held beliefs formed over a lifetime of experience and thought.<\/em><\/p>\n

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5. tanist<\/strong> \u2014 elected second-in-command or heir apparent to a Celtic chief<\/p>\n

The young prince\u2014no longer quite so young\u2014had never forgiven the insult he’d received when the clansmen rejected his nomination as <\/em>tanist.<\/em><\/p>\n

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6. suffragan<\/strong> \u2014 subordinate bishop, or bishop of diocese other than the metropolitan diocese<\/p>\n

The diocese was already stunned by the actions of both its <\/em>suffragans when the news of the purple and pink Bentley made the earlier revelations seem trivial.<\/em><\/p>\n

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7. suffrage<\/strong> \u2014 vote in favor of a proposition or candidate<\/p>\n

I am sure that I can rely upon your <\/em>suffrage, once you have heard my proposals.<\/em><\/p>\n

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8. pervious<\/strong> \u2014 allowing passage through; accessible to reason or influence<\/p>\n

In the midst of that bog was one small hillock with good, dry, <\/em>pervious soil, and it was here that we found our host\u2019s homestead.<\/em><\/p>\n

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9. deshabille<\/strong> [also dishabille<\/strong>] \u2014 state of being only partially or carelessly clothed<\/p>\n

Hieronymous lay languid and unshaven in his sickbed <\/em>deshabille, giving little sign of the precise and trenchant mind for which he was noted.<\/em><\/p>\n

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10. bindle<\/strong> \u2014 bundle carried by a hobo; folded paper container<\/p>\n

Inside the bindlestiff’s bundle we found several <\/em>bindles of amphetamine.<\/em><\/p>\n

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1. avoirdupois \u2014 weight measurement system based upon a pound of 16 ounces; body weight Even from this great distance she can doubtless see that I carry around too much avoirdupois.   2. vigesimal \u2014 based upon or related to the number twenty With the arrival of the new century, however, this series of vigesimal … <\/p>\n

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