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1. fjeld<\/strong> \u2014 elevated plateau barren of all except rocks<\/p>\n

To cross the <\/em>fjeld is only a matter of traversing the hundred miles of wasteland to attain the sources of the Bergen Fjord, but the mere distance rather understates the difficulty of the journey, with only mute rocks for company, and the dreadful sameness of terrain has made more than one traveller almost quite mad.<\/em><\/p>\n

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2. cess<\/strong> \u2014 tax, assessment <\/p>\n

After the resurvey, the <\/em>cess on quitrents was reduced in most cases, by a substantial figure, as the actual area under cultivation was in most cases much smaller than the original figures reported by local administrators.<\/em><\/p>\n

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3. bad cess to<\/strong> \u2014 [idiom<\/em>] a curse upon, may evil befall<\/p>\n

“Well and if he canna’ be concerned wi’ us simple folk and our sma’ affairs, then <\/em>bad cess to him, and to his son too.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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4. bedight<\/strong> \u2014 [archaic<\/em>] to adorn, to bedeck<\/p>\n

So shiny was the knight’s armor, and so daintily <\/em>bedight his handsome head and hair with silver filagree and a gentle garland of honeysuckle rose, that the assembled ladies agreed that never was a finer figure seen in all Christendom.<\/em><\/p>\n

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5. taphophile<\/strong> \u2014 lover of cemeteries, funerals, or gravestones<\/p>\n

But of course the cemeteries of New Orleans are of interest to more than just the common <\/em>taphophile.<\/em><\/p>\n

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6. redingote<\/strong> \u2014 double-breasted topcoat for men; woman’s coat with cutaway skirts<\/p>\n

In 1757 the King forbade the wearing of <\/em>redingotes by university students, having learned that some students forebode to wear full dress beneath the outer garment.<\/em><\/p>\n

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7. chapiter<\/strong> \u2014 [architecture<\/em>] decorated capital atop a pillar<\/p>\n

Of course these two brass <\/em>chapiters were melted down and taken along with all the rest of the wealth of the temple by the conquering armies of Babylon.<\/em><\/p>\n

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8. tilbury<\/strong> \u2014 open light two-wheeled carriage<\/p>\n

The advantage of the <\/em>tilbury, of course, is its exceptional maneuverability, making it the perfect vehicle for traversing the twisting paths surrounding the manor.<\/em><\/p>\n

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9. enteric<\/strong> \u2014 of, related to, or occurring in the intestines<\/p>\n

The body is equipped by nature with processes to handle <\/em>enteric gas production, so reports of bloating require particular care to assess accurately.<\/em><\/p>\n

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10. enteric fever<\/strong> \u2014 typhoid fever<\/p>\n

The onset of <\/em>enteric fever can be quite subtle, and cases which occur after a bout of influenza may be difficult of diagnosis.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Bonus Vocabulary<\/h4>\n

(Latin)<\/p>\n

modus ponens<\/strong> \u2014 logical principle governing ‘if-then’ statements, whereby given a true conditional statement and a true antecedent (e.g., “if A<\/em> then B<\/em>\u201d, where A<\/em> is presumed to be true), the consequent must be true (B<\/em> in the example); literally “affirming mode”<\/p>\n

It was Lewis Carroll who showed in his dialogue “What the Tortoise Said to Achilles” that the plausibility of the <\/em>modus ponens ultimately (and circularly) depends upon a belief in <\/em>modus ponens.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1. fjeld \u2014 elevated plateau barren of all except rocks To cross the fjeld is only a matter of traversing the hundred miles of wasteland to attain the sources of the Bergen Fjord, but the mere distance rather understates the difficulty of the journey, with only mute rocks for company, and the dreadful sameness of … <\/p>\n

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