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1. celt<\/strong> \u2014 unhafted bladed tool, usu. of stone or bronze, used as chisel or handleless axe<\/p>\n

The similarity of <\/em>celts found in Europe and the New World, however, has been claimed by some as evidence for earlier connections between the peoples found in the Americas and those of the Old World, or\u2014as some would have it\u2014the missing Lost Tribes of Israel.<\/em><\/p>\n

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2. anterior<\/strong> \u2014 occurring earlier in time, preceding; [biology<\/em>] nearer the front, the head, or further from the mainstem<\/p>\n

But this whole argument depends upon Lord Chillithane’s contention that the excursion to the mountains described by Antylus was <\/em>anterior to the development of the structures discovered in the distant Novya Spletya colony, a doubtful logical leap at best.<\/em><\/p>\n

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3. chide<\/strong> \u2014 to rebuke, to find fault<\/p>\n

“I won’t be <\/em>chid for my dress by a man whose socks do not even match!”<\/em><\/p>\n

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4. sluff<\/strong> (also slough<\/strong>) \u2014 to shed; to ignore, to discard; to goldbrick<\/p>\n

But Triers had <\/em>sluffed off all the talk about Emma’s frivolities, and refused to hear any comments about her all evening.<\/em><\/p>\n

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5. troy weight<\/strong> \u2014 system of measurement with a pound of 12 ounces, an ounce of 20 pennyweights, with a pennyweight of 24 grains<\/p>\n

Though one can be easily confused, remember always that the ‘grain’ is the same measure whether one uses avoirdupois or <\/em>troy weight.<\/em><\/p>\n

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6. candid<\/strong> \u2014 frank, straightforward; unposed<\/p>\n

The best attribute he brought to his profession was the <\/em>candid expression in his honest face; from this, all the other ills followed.<\/em><\/p>\n

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7. otaku<\/strong> \u2014 obsessive fanboy, esp. of computers, anime, or manga<\/p>\n

<\/em>Otaku can be quite intelligent, experience pleasure and absorbing interest more easily, and are usually more focused and centered than the median in the societies in which they are found.<\/em><\/p>\n

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8. aspergillum<\/strong> \u2014 holy water sprinkler<\/p>\n

We offer silver and gold <\/em>aspergillums for all your sprinkling needs. (Note: not actual gold or silver.)<\/em><\/p>\n

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9. muslin<\/strong> \u2014 plain weave cotton fabric<\/p>\n

How do I repair a book bound in green <\/em>muslin-covered boards with tearing at the spine?<\/em><\/p>\n

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10. inselberg<\/strong> \u2014 monadnock, hill remaining on peneplain created by erosion<\/p>\n

Most of the flora (taking the term in its most expansive meaning) found on these isolated <\/em>inselbergs were acrocarpous mosses.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Bonus Vocabulary<\/h4>\n

(historical)<\/p>\n

Tityre-tu<\/strong> \u2014 member of criminal youth gang first seen in 1620s<\/p>\n

More recent scholarship has cast doubt on the supposed anti-Catholic bent of most <\/em>Tityre-tus.<\/em><\/p>\n

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1. celt \u2014 unhafted bladed tool, usu. of stone or bronze, used as chisel or handleless axe The similarity of celts found in Europe and the New World, however, has been claimed by some as evidence for earlier connections between the peoples found in the Americas and those of the Old World, or\u2014as some would … <\/p>\n

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