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1. terret<\/strong> \u2014 ring on harness saddle through which the reins are passed<\/p>\n

When driving a unicorn team you need to ensure that the reins of the lead horse are fed loosely through the pair’s <\/em>terrets, which usually requires an extra D-ring.<\/em><\/p>\n

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2. shebeen<\/strong> \u2014 [Ireland<\/em>, Scotland<\/em>, South Africa<\/em>] unlicensed place where alcoholic drinks are served<\/p>\n

Sammy had found religion in a Notting Hill <\/em>shebeen after he nearly lost an eye in a fight with a Jamaican lorry driver.<\/em><\/p>\n

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3. shantung<\/strong> \u2014 thin plain woven silk fabric<\/p>\n

Sitting at the tiny table in his <\/em>shantung suit the same color as the tobacco stains on his lips, he looked like a louche spy instead of a petty broker of crockery.<\/em><\/p>\n

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4. chancroid<\/strong> \u2014 [biology<\/em>] STD causing ulcerated lymph nodes in the groin<\/p>\n

Though of course <\/em>chancroid is obviously a venereal ulcer, infection can also arise from contact with the chancroidal pus.<\/em><\/p>\n

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5. haecceity<\/strong> \u2014 thisness, unique essence, that which makes a particular thing that very particular thing and no other<\/p>\n

Professor Sprunt made very clear that we should never confuse <\/em>haecceity with mere quiddity, for though of course both terms spoke to the ‘whatness’ of a thing, the latter was a general whatness while <\/em>haecceity was almost the opposite.<\/em><\/p>\n

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6. ramiform<\/strong> \u2014 shaped like a branch or branches<\/p>\n

As I stared at the <\/em>ramiform chart Bruce had constructed to explain the ‘intuitive’ and ‘easy’ combat system of his new RPG, my eyes began to glaze over and I found myself daydreaming once more of Runequest.<\/em><\/p>\n

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7. gerontophobe<\/strong> \u2014 person afraid of old people; one who fears becoming old<\/p>\n

Nellie loved parties and dancing, and my sister thought her a flighty <\/em>gerontophobe, though it seemed to me that she detested only old men, not little old ladies.<\/em><\/p>\n

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8. satispassion<\/strong> \u2014 expiation through suffering<\/p>\n

He considered this part of his <\/em>satispassion, this burning pain in both his heart and his groin, but he told himself he would rather suffer this torment than to lapse back into uncaring and ignorant sin.<\/em><\/p>\n

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9. caramelize<\/strong> \u2014 to covert into caramel; to brown through heat<\/p>\n

The Mediterranean sun had <\/em>caramelized her skin to a lustrous red gold.<\/em><\/p>\n

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10. emissile<\/strong> \u2014 capable of being protruded<\/p>\n

The Martian lander opened a hatch and extended its <\/em>emissile probe into the powdery dust.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Bonus Vocabulary<\/h4>\n

(Latin)<\/p>\n

non placet<\/strong> \u2014 negative vote<\/p>\n

The famous vote for Lord Hardwicke was marred by the discrepancy in the proctors’ counts, but in both cases the <\/em>non placet was insufficient to give Lord Sandwich the victory at Cambridge.<\/em><\/p>\n

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1. terret \u2014 ring on harness saddle through which the reins are passed When driving a unicorn team you need to ensure that the reins of the lead horse are fed loosely through the pair’s terrets, which usually requires an extra D-ring.   2. shebeen \u2014 [Ireland, Scotland, South Africa] unlicensed place where alcoholic drinks … <\/p>\n

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