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1. turpitude<\/strong> \u2014 vileness, inherent wickedness<\/p>\n

If you insist on demonstrating your <\/em>turpitude before me, I shall have to absent myself, to take a turn or two abovedeck and try to erase these sights from my memory.<\/em><\/p>\n

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2. superlunary<\/strong> \u2014 celestial or heavenly as opposed to worldly<\/p>\n

Maimonides here points out that, though human beings are far and away the best creation formed from this base matter, we humans are still perhaps infinitely far from the <\/em>superlunary beings and realms upon which this chapter focuses.<\/em><\/p>\n

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3. brawn<\/strong> \u2014 [British<\/em>] head cheese<\/p>\n

Raffala never got used to the diet of his fellow students, which appeared to consist of little more than <\/em>brawn and ale, with emphasis upon the latter.<\/em><\/p>\n

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4. canted<\/strong> \u2014 leaning, inclined, sloping; angled<\/p>\n

Cherry held her cup so weakly that the coffee <\/em>canted sharply towards the rim, almost spilling, but these places are always wise to the needs of their patients, and never fill the cups or bowls more than half full.<\/em><\/p>\n

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5. preterist<\/strong> \u2014 one who believes Apocalyptic prophecies in the Bible refer to events which have already occurred; devotee of the past<\/p>\n

Gerry had done much research on the destruction of the Temple in 70 AD as a firmly convinced <\/em>preterist who saw all of Isaiah as referencing the horrific siege of Jerusalem and its aftermath.<\/em><\/p>\n

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6. nyctalopia<\/strong> \u2014 night blindness, inability to see clearly in dim light or at night<\/p>\n

Yes, <\/em>nyctalopia may be merely a consequence of aging, but it may also be a symptom of vitamin A deficiency.<\/em><\/p>\n

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7. patronymic<\/strong> \u2014 family name, surname, patronym<\/p>\n

Usually, the Russian standard of using the two initials with the <\/em>patronymic is sufficient to avoid confusion, although in this case it obviously failed.<\/em><\/p>\n

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8. hippomania<\/strong> \u2014 enthusiasm for horses<\/p>\n

He inherited his father’s <\/em>hippomania, but without that man’s fine ability to know when to cut his losses at the track.<\/em><\/p>\n

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9. dight<\/strong> \u2014 [archaic<\/em>] to dress<\/p>\n

As he stood in particolored livery <\/em>dight he seemed almost as much a fool as he truly was.<\/em><\/p>\n

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10. exiguously<\/strong> \u2014 meagerly, scantily<\/p>\n

She appeared before him so <\/em>exiguously clad that he quite forgot why he had summoned her.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Bonus Vocabulary<\/h4>\n

(India, from Hindi)<\/p>\n

keep chup<\/strong> \u2014 to keep quiet, to stay silent<\/p>\n

But Paulie was wise to these sort of schemes, and knew he’d better <\/em>keep chup or he’d find himself out on the street, no longer allowed into the hallowed halls where the Masterful Eleven made their home.<\/em><\/p>\n

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1. turpitude \u2014 vileness, inherent wickedness If you insist on demonstrating your turpitude before me, I shall have to absent myself, to take a turn or two abovedeck and try to erase these sights from my memory.   2. superlunary \u2014 celestial or heavenly as opposed to worldly Maimonides here points out that, though human … <\/p>\n

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