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1. confusticate<\/strong> \u2014 [slang<\/em>] to perplex, to bother, to confuse <\/p>\n

With fourteen voices clamoring at him all at once demanding this and that and the other, Kip was so <\/em>confusticated that he put the towels in the microwave and the sausages in the sink.<\/em><\/p>\n

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2. umbel<\/strong> \u2014 [botany<\/em>] inflorescence of short flower stalks radiating from a common center<\/p>\n

Poison hemlock produces quite lovely <\/em>umbels of white flowers.<\/em><\/p>\n

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3. barouche<\/strong> \u2014 four-wheeled horse carriage with facing seats for two couples, having a collapsible top over the rear seat and a separate bench seat for the driver<\/p>\n

In the back of the <\/em>barouche with the top down I beheld two of the most gorgeous women in matching green satin dresses and hats.<\/em><\/p>\n

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4. gall<\/strong> \u2014 to chafe, to make sore by rubbing; to vex, to harass<\/p>\n

Young Russell wore new boots more appropriate for a riding party than for climbing, and by the end of the first day the skin over his Achilles’ tendon was badly <\/em>galled.<\/em><\/p>\n

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5. primeval<\/strong> \u2014 of or related to the first age of the world; ancient; primitive <\/p>\n

And there they lived in this <\/em>primeval glade, unsullied by the modern contrivances of modesty and sin.<\/em><\/p>\n

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6. Hatti-sherif<\/strong> \u2014 Turkish government decree bearing Sultanic mark making it irrevocable<\/p>\n

Serbian independence was first granted official recognition in the <\/em>Hatti-sherif of 1829, a concession by Turkey in consequence of the Treaty of Adrianople.<\/em><\/p>\n

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7. contradistinction<\/strong> \u2014 distinguishing by contrast or opposition<\/p>\n

In <\/em>contradistinction to most dancing at raves, which really can be done without any other person present, slam dancing is a joint activity, requiring, if not an actual partner, at least another dancer (one hopes!) to slam against.<\/em><\/p>\n

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8. maar<\/strong> \u2014 crater-shaped landform caused by volcanic explosion<\/p>\n

Though it is easy to confuse a <\/em>maar with an impact crater, the former are usually fairly small features, no wider than half a mile in most instances.<\/em><\/p>\n

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9. marish<\/strong> \u2014 marsh<\/p>\n

The owner of the <\/em>marish refused all culpability for the lost animals, claiming that if the shepherds could not keep their charges from his treacherous land it was not his fault.<\/em><\/p>\n

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10. prosopagnosia<\/strong> \u2014 inability to recognize faces, esp. of familiar people<\/p>\n

Some view Capgras syndrome as similar to <\/em>prosopagnosia, though of course actual physical trauma\u2014lesion to the minor occipital lobe\u2014is present in many if not most cases of the latter.<\/em><\/p>\n

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1. confusticate \u2014 [slang] to perplex, to bother, to confuse With fourteen voices clamoring at him all at once demanding this and that and the other, Kip was so confusticated that he put the towels in the microwave and the sausages in the sink.   2. umbel \u2014 [botany] inflorescence of short flower stalks radiating … <\/p>\n

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