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1. obduracy<\/strong> \u2014 stubborn inflexibility, state of being unmoved or unashamed<\/p>\n

Though Laithley continued in his <\/em>obduracy, ever and anon did my lord offer the hand of friendship and pledged the return of his lands if only that stubborn knight would take the oath.<\/em><\/p>\n

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2. outrance<\/strong> \u2014 [obsolete<\/em>] furthest extremity, at the very limits (of propriety)<\/p>\n

And so the battle was joined <\/em>\u00e0 outrance, and no quarter would be pled nor given on either side.<\/em><\/p>\n

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3. lairy<\/strong> \u2014 [UK idiom<\/em>] aggro; vulgar<\/p>\n

Then this <\/em>lairy lad in a Man U jersey comes up and smashes our lights and was just threatening to slash the tyres when the busies arrived.<\/em><\/p>\n

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4. ouzel<\/strong> (also water ouzel<\/strong>) \u2014 aquatic bird found in the Rocky Mountains<\/p>\n

I knew the <\/em>ouzel right away from the way he swam beneath the surface of the pool.<\/em><\/p>\n

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5. raffle<\/strong> \u2014 trash, rubbish<\/p>\n

“Just toss it with the other <\/em>raffle out back behind the cook’s cabinet.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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6. encomiastic<\/strong> \u2014 of or related to one giving a eulogy; laudatory<\/p>\n

He had mistaken his <\/em>encomiastic duties for yet another opportunity to perform his sky pilot holy roller tent meeting “Come to Jesus” routine.<\/em><\/p>\n

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7. kindle<\/strong> \u2014 litter of kittens, rabbits, etc.<\/p>\n

Jesse wondered if this third report meant that three students had found the same litter, or if there were three separate <\/em>kindles of kittens on the school grounds.<\/em><\/p>\n

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8. havey-cavey<\/strong> \u2014 suspect, dubious<\/p>\n

The more we learned of this <\/em>havey-cavey plan the less we liked it.<\/em><\/p>\n

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9. macerate<\/strong> \u2014 to soften or separate by steeping in liquid; to make thinner<\/p>\n

It was found, however, that those plants whose inoculating agents had been <\/em>macerated in acetone still had high likelihood of carrying the mosaic virus.<\/em><\/p>\n

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10. matelot<\/strong> \u2014 sailor; buddy<\/p>\n

We exited the restaurant to discover the same gang of <\/em>matelots lying in wait to reclaim their offended honor.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Bonus Vocabulary<\/h4>\n

(archaic)<\/p>\n

bear-garden<\/strong> (also bear garden<\/strong>) \u2014 place where bear baiting was offered as entertainment; any locale where hurly-burly is condoned or accepted<\/p>\n

The strand alongside this part of the Thames was known to be a sort of <\/em>bear-garden, and I saw exactly the sort of strutting popinjays I expected to find there.<\/em><\/p>\n

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1. obduracy \u2014 stubborn inflexibility, state of being unmoved or unashamed Though Laithley continued in his obduracy, ever and anon did my lord offer the hand of friendship and pledged the return of his lands if only that stubborn knight would take the oath.   2. outrance \u2014 [obsolete] furthest extremity, at the very limits … <\/p>\n

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