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1. toast-and-water<\/strong> — water in which toast has been soaked, thought to be cooling and refreshing (also seen as toast-water<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

I availed myself of some <\/em>toast-and-water from the pitcher near at hand, attempting to calm my febrile brain and efface the frightening visions.<\/em><\/p>\n

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2. glaucous<\/strong> — pale grey-green or greenish-blue<\/p>\n

In the crepuscule of the evening the bushes beneath the ground floor windows attained an eerie <\/em>glaucous hue.<\/em><\/p>\n

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3. pretermit<\/strong> — to suspend or abandon (a customary action)<\/p>\n

Also at this time, Bob <\/em>pretermitted the weekly poker game, as required by the conditions of his parole.<\/em><\/p>\n

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4. purfling<\/strong> — a decorated border, such as an inlaid border around the back of a violin<\/p>\n

The <\/em>purfling of Satan\u2019s fiddle was tricked out in gold and ruby highlights.<\/em><\/p>\n

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5. tripudiate<\/strong> — to dance in joy, triumph, or contempt<\/p>\n

No, Snoopy, there is no reason to <\/em>tripudiate upon your dog house, for the Red Baron is merely wounded.<\/em><\/p>\n

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6. sempiternal<\/strong> — eternal<\/p>\n

And so another battle in the <\/em>sempiternal war of the sexes came to its desultory end, resolving nothing.<\/em><\/p>\n

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7. alinea<\/strong> — another name for the pilcrow, a typographical mark used to designate a paragraph (\u201c\u00b6\u201d)<\/p>\n

Within each section the separate paragraphs began with an <\/em>alinea followed by the number for that sub-topic.<\/em><\/p>\n

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8. actinic<\/strong> — of or relating to radiation causing chemical or biological effects; of light which causes exposure of monochrome film<\/p>\n

The amber lantern provided non-<\/em>actinic light by which to develop the incriminating images.<\/em><\/p>\n

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9. achalasia<\/strong> — inability of a circular muscle, esp. of the esophagus or rectum, to relax, causing the structure above the muscular constriction to widen<\/p>\n

His refusal to credit logic and science led to a peculiar psychic <\/em>achalasia, leaving his mind filled only with trifles, superstitions, and discreditable ideas.<\/em><\/p>\n

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10. sciolism<\/strong> — superficial knowledge<\/p>\n

His petty <\/em>sciolism, derived from Pinterest posts and Wikipedia articles, provided him with no insight into actual construction of a working Murphy bed.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1. toast-and-water — water in which toast has been soaked, thought to be cooling and refreshing (also seen as toast-water) I availed myself of some toast-and-water from the pitcher near at hand, attempting to calm my febrile brain and efface the frightening visions.   2. glaucous — pale grey-green or greenish-blue In the crepuscule of … <\/p>\n

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