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1. modiste<\/strong> \u2014 fashionable milliner or dressmaker<\/p>\n

Lady Sieveport’s headwear, a <\/em>tr\u00e8s au courant doll hat with feathers reminiscent of a crashing wave, gave proof of the <\/em>modiste‘s expertise as a saleswoman, even if the hat itself seemed a feeble example of the milliner’s art.<\/em><\/p>\n

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2. enthymeme<\/strong> \u2014 logical argument with one premise or conclusion not explicitly stated, imperfect syllogism<\/p>\n

His contention seemed to be\u2014since it was an <\/em>enthymeme we can only guess\u2014that since religious education had proven so successful for the Catholic Church and especially for the Jesuit program, a similar indoctrination at an early age could effectively reduce criminality by teaching or rather preaching a message of niceness and brotherly love.<\/em><\/p>\n

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3. fatuous<\/strong> \u2014 silly, foolish; inane<\/p>\n

Either you stop right now and explain the reasons behind your <\/em>fatuous campaign to warn the neighborhood of the dangers of branded bottle openers or I shall leave these offices, taking my funding with me.<\/em><\/p>\n

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4. tilth<\/strong> \u2014 tillage; cultivated land<\/p>\n

Looking upon these fine acres of crops today, you could not dream of the labor and pains taken to wrest this <\/em>tilth from the rock- and weed-strewn badlands that my grandfather found when first he came to this valley.<\/em><\/p>\n

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5. convolute<\/strong> \u2014 to make difficult to follow, to complexify; to wind upon itself<\/p>\n

Sickerts so <\/em>convoluted his report that when he finished we weren’t certain whether he had purchased the milk or not.<\/em><\/p>\n

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6. mill lade<\/strong> (also mill-lade<\/strong>) \u2014 [Scots<\/em>] mill race, mill leat<\/p>\n

A stained cambric shirt was found three days later in the reeds across the stream from the <\/em>mill lade down by Pinock’s farm.<\/em><\/p>\n

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7. tipstaff<\/strong> \u2014 sheriff’s officer, bailiff, court usher; ceremonial staff with metal tip<\/p>\n

Though the <\/em>tipstaff gave us some very hard looks, the judge seemed to find our involuntary interruption of the proceedings somewhat amusing.<\/em><\/p>\n

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8. kempt<\/strong> \u2014 neat, well maintained; combed<\/p>\n

Like the rest of his attire, his hair and beard are almost compulsively <\/em>kempt.<\/em><\/p>\n

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9. tigurine<\/strong> \u2014 Zwinglian, of or related to Zurich<\/p>\n

The passage was not found in the <\/em>tigurine translation of Luke, where the Calvinist scholars leaned towards a more material interpretation.<\/em><\/p>\n

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10. stirabout<\/strong> \u2014 [British<\/em>] porridge<\/p>\n

The food of their humble home was very luxurious, with both currants and cream for the <\/em>stirabout.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Bonus Vocabulary<\/h4>\n

(Italian, lit. ‘noble floor’)<\/p>\n

piano nobile<\/strong> \u2014 main (usu. first) floor of large house<\/p>\n

We waited in the reception room of the <\/em>piano nobile, surrounded by dark tapestries and even darker paintings of indecipherable Biblical scenes, sitting upon uncomfortable chairs of some ancient and darkly stained wood.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1. modiste \u2014 fashionable milliner or dressmaker Lady Sieveport’s headwear, a tr\u00e8s au courant doll hat with feathers reminiscent of a crashing wave, gave proof of the modiste‘s expertise as a saleswoman, even if the hat itself seemed a feeble example of the milliner’s art.   2. enthymeme \u2014 logical argument with one premise or … <\/p>\n

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