Vonavulary
frontispiece
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noun
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11/16/22
an illustration that faces the title page of a book.
treacle
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noun
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11/1/22
a think, dark syrup made from refined sugar; mainly British.
diffident
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adj
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10/14/22
shy due to a lack of self-confidence.
tussock
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noun
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9/23/22
a compact tuft of grass or sedge.
irasicble
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adj
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9/21/22
hot-tempered or easily angered.
petrichor
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noun
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9/13/22
a pleasant aroma from the first rain following a dry period.
abrogate
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verb
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9/5/22
to abolish via action by an authority.
anechoic
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adj
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8/31/22
free from echo or reverb.
cordon
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noun
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8/30/22
a line of people or objects preventing passage.
manacle
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noun
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8/29/22
a shackle for the wrist, used as a restraint.
oeuvre
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noun
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8/27/22
the works of an artists regarded collectively.
emoluments
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noun
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8/13/22
a salary or fee from employment or office.
suborn
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verb
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8/13/22
to bribe someone to commit an unlawful deed.
macadam
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noun
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8/8/22
roadway or pavement with a binder.
pallor
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noun
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8/8/22
paleness of the face.
crepitus
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noun
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8/8/22
the grating sound from friction between bone and cartilage.
chignon
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noun
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8/5/22
a knot of hair worn near the neck.
roentgen
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noun
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7/22/22
a unit of ionizing radiation.
castigate
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verb
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7/22/22
to subject to extreme punishment or criticism.
diegetic
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adj
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7/22/22
existing within the world of a narrative to the point the characters within the world are aware of it.