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1. bailiwick<\/strong> — area of expertise or skill<\/p>\n

“I’m afraid I won’t be able to help you with your cuticular problem,” said the podiatrist. “Not my <\/em>bailiwick, I’m afraid.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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2. cadge<\/strong> — to obtain through imposition upon one’s generosity or friendship<\/p>\n

He tried to <\/em>cadge another drink from his hostess in spite of his wife’s imprecations.<\/em><\/p>\n

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3. discalced<\/strong> — shoeless<\/p>\n

In spite of his nickname, “Shoeless” Joe Jackson was not <\/em>discalced when he trod the basepaths.<\/em><\/p>\n

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4. modest<\/strong> — without ostentation<\/p>\n

She arrived at the ball wearing a <\/em>modest gown.<\/em><\/p>\n

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5. prolicide<\/strong> — the murder of one’s child<\/p>\n

Kafka asked a friend to burn his works after his death, as even his tortured ego would not allow him to commit <\/em>prolicide.<\/em><\/p>\n

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6. tare<\/strong> — noxious weed (biblical)<\/p>\n

Separating the wheat from the <\/em>tares instructs us to discard the bad so that we can embrace and hold the good.<\/em><\/p>\n

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7. ironicon<\/strong> — a backwards question mark, intended as a punctuation mark to denote irony; also called a percontation point<\/p>\n

The invention of the <\/em>ironicon in the late 16th Century for ending rhetorical questions shows a great deal of doubt in the ability of authors to convey their message using words.<\/em><\/p>\n

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8. felicitation<\/strong> — congratulation<\/p>\n

He sent his deep <\/em>felicitations in a heartfelt letter to the new bride.<\/em><\/p>\n

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9. cavil<\/strong> — to quibble, to find petty objections<\/p>\n

Do not <\/em>cavil at the color of the his hair when he brings news of your lost son.<\/em><\/p>\n

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10. benignant<\/strong> — kind, particularly to inferiors<\/p>\n

She turned her <\/em>benignant gaze upon the gardener as she bade him relax and explain everything from the beginning.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1. bailiwick — area of expertise or skill “I’m afraid I won’t be able to help you with your cuticular problem,” said the podiatrist. “Not my bailiwick, I’m afraid.”   2. cadge — to obtain through imposition upon one’s generosity or friendship He tried to cadge another drink from his hostess in spite of his … <\/p>\n

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