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1. undulate<\/strong> \u2014 to move in a wavelike manner; to look like a wave<\/p>\n

Keith dropped to the dance floor to do The Worm, and proceeded to <\/em>undulate as if he had never seen <\/em>Dune, Part Two.<\/em><\/p>\n

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2. thermotaxic<\/strong> \u2014 of or related to biological heat regulation<\/p>\n

Petey shivered in <\/em>thermotaxic response to the cold dew on the grass which was chilling his bare feet.<\/em><\/p>\n

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3. glabrous<\/strong> \u2014 smooth as a baby’s bottom<\/p>\n

The chortling eunuch’s <\/em>glabrous rolls of fat both fascinated and repelled Lady Donica.<\/em><\/p>\n

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4. azonic<\/strong> \u2014 not local, not of any particular region<\/p>\n

But existential angst and paranoia is an <\/em>azonic condition found in all times and\u2014almost\u2014every culture.<\/em><\/p>\n

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5. perdue<\/strong> \u2014 hopeless, lost <\/p>\n

So once again we found ourselves in a situation <\/em>perdue, but, having come through all right the other two times, I started to believe that maybe we might just squeak through this one as well.<\/em><\/p>\n

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6. cartulary<\/strong> \u2014 bound collection of original documents, charters, etc.; register of transcriptions of important papers; person in charge of records or public papers<\/p>\n

The associate professor had made his reputation on the discovery of a previously unknown Benedictine <\/em>cartulary hidden away in the mouldering papers of the third Earl of Dunwesson.<\/em><\/p>\n

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7. pomatumed<\/strong> \u2014 pomaded; with ointment applied<\/p>\n

Darby bowed his head, wearing his best powdered and <\/em>pomatumed wig in honor of the special occasion, and tried to exude an air of calm self-satisfaction.<\/em><\/p>\n

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8. valedictory<\/strong> \u2014 of or related to farewells or to saying goodbye<\/p>\n

Jackson turned to us and started to speak but we urged him to hurry aboard, there being no time for <\/em>valedictory sentiment.<\/em><\/p>\n

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9. desquamate<\/strong> \u2014 to come off in scales; to shed, to peel<\/p>\n

Around the injection site was an ugly oozing red zone, where the epidermis had <\/em>desquamated in reaction to the potent drug.<\/em><\/p>\n

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10. bine<\/strong> \u2014 stem of a climbing plant; woodbine<\/p>\n

Caught in the <\/em>bines covering the trellis was a thin scarlet ribbon.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Bonus Vocabulary<\/h4>\n

(slang)<\/p>\n

mouse<\/strong> \u2014 black eye<\/p>\n

“Where’d you get that <\/em>mouse, then? Was it Willie who give it to you?”<\/em><\/p>\n

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1. undulate \u2014 to move in a wavelike manner; to look like a wave Keith dropped to the dance floor to do The Worm, and proceeded to undulate as if he had never seen Dune, Part Two.   2. thermotaxic \u2014 of or related to biological heat regulation Petey shivered in thermotaxic response to the … <\/p>\n

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