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1. impervious<\/strong> — not capable of being affected or influenced<\/p>\n

Like all comic book heroes of the Golden Age, Jack Hardaway was <\/em> impervious to doubt.<\/em><\/p>\n

2. impermeable<\/strong> — not allowing fluids to pass through<\/p>\n

His <\/em>impermeable cape also protected him from prying eyes and suspicious minds.<\/em><\/p>\n

3. gangly<\/strong> — awkwardly tall or thin<\/p>\n

The <\/em>gangly platform, towering high over the heads of the assembled crowd, looked as if it could not possibly support the weight of the hanged once they swung from the gallows.<\/em><\/p>\n

4. al fresco<\/strong> — outside, in dining<\/p>\n

As we sat enjoying our <\/em>al fresco brunch, itinerant booksellers and free-marketeers of every stripe approached our table to hawk their wares and perhaps cadge a bite of bacon.<\/em><\/p>\n

5. omnibus<\/strong> — archaic term for bus<\/p>\n

The term ‘<\/em>omnibus‘, from which the modern coinage ‘bus’ derives, stems from a hatter’s sign in Nantes, before which one of the first bus stops stood in 1823.<\/em><\/p>\n

6. emblematic<\/strong> — symbolizing, representative<\/p>\n

Pete found the seagull shit upon the totem’s peak <\/em>emblematic of the oppression of Native American populations by the incursion of white settlers; his friends just found it guano.<\/em><\/p>\n

7. vertiginous<\/strong> — likely to cause vertigo<\/p>\n

The AMC Pacer skidded on the curves of the long gravel driveway during its <\/em>vertiginous descent from the hermit writer’s cottage.<\/em><\/p>\n

8. haberdashery<\/strong> — a retail establishment selling men’s accoutrements such as shirts, ties, gloves, and hats<\/p>\n

To their dismay, the <\/em>haberdashery had just sold out of top hats.<\/em><\/p>\n

9. boggart<\/strong> — a malevolent household fairy in English folklore, frequently stealing small items and souring milk<\/p>\n

Hanging a horseshoe above the door was supposed to prevent the <\/em>boggart from entering a home.<\/em><\/p>\n

10. fishmonger<\/strong> — a seller of seafood<\/p>\n

Pike’s Market is one of the few places hiring female photogenic <\/em>fishmongers.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1. impervious — not capable of being affected or influenced Like all comic book heroes of the Golden Age, Jack Hardaway was impervious to doubt. 2. impermeable — not allowing fluids to pass through His impermeable cape also protected him from prying eyes and suspicious minds. 3. gangly — awkwardly tall or thin The gangly … <\/p>\n

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