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stiricide

falling of icicles from a house

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sturionic

of or pertaining to the sturgeon

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succisive

of time, spare or in excess

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suffarcinate

to load up; to stuff

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summotion

removal

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supellectile

of the nature of furniture

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surgation

erection of the penis

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synallactic

reconciliatory

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tabernarious

belonging to shops or taverns

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tantuple

multiplied by the same number; so many times a given quantity

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tauroboly

slaughter of a bull or bulls; pagan bull sacrifice

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tecnolatry

worship or idolization of children

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teliferous

bearing darts or missiles

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telligraph

charter outlining boundaries of landholdings

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temerate

to break a bond or promise; to profane

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tenellous

somewhat tender

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tetanothrum

cosmetic for removing wrinkles

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teterrimous

most foul

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theomeny

the wrath of God

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thural

of or pertaining to incense

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thysiastery

sacrificial altar

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tolfraedic

of reckoning one hundred as 120; duodecimal

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tollation

act of lifting

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tornatil

made with a wheel; turned on a wheel

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tortiloquy

crooked speech

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trabeal

like a beam; of the nature of a horizontal beam

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traboccant

superabundant; excessive

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tragematopolist

confectioner; seller of sweets

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trajectitious

characterized by oversea transport

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tremefy

to cause to tremble

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triclavianism

belief that only three nails were used at Christ's crucifixion

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tristifical

causing to be sad or mournful

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tropaean

blowing from sea to land

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trophaeal

pertaining to or adorned with trophies

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tudiculate

to bruise or pound; to work as with a hammer

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tussicate

to cough

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uglyography

bad handwriting; poor spelling

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ulvose

full of reeds or weeds

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urette

dried animal urine absorbed into calcareous soil

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utible

serviceable; useful

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utlegation

legal process by which someone is outlawed

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uviferous

bearing grapes or vines

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vacivity

emptiness

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vadiation

act of requiring a pledge

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vadosity

fact of being fordable

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vampirarchy

set of rulers comparable to vampires

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vanmost

in the front; foremost

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vappous

flat; insipid

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vargeous

resembling a rod; rod-like

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vectarious

belonging to a wagon or carriage

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vellicle

something that pinches or holds fast

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venalitious

of the sale of humans as slaves

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venialia

minor sins or offences

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venundate

to buy and sell

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venustation

act of causing to become beautiful or handsome

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veprecose

full of brambles

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veteratorian

crafty; subtle

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vicambulate

to walk about in the streets

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viduifical

widow-making

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viliorate

to make less good; to worsen

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vinitorian

of or pertaining to tending vines

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virtival

metal support for an axle

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visotactile

involving both touch and vision

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vocitate

to name or call

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volgivagant

pertaining to the common people; poor or base; inconstant

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vultuous

having a sad or solemn countenance

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weequashing

spearing of fish or eels by torchlight from canoes

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welmish

of a pale or sickly colour

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woundikins

diminutive form of 'wounds'; mild oath

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xenization

fact of travelling as a stranger

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yelve

dung-fork; garden-fork; to use such a fork

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zygostatical

pertaining to a market official in charge of weights

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plicate

the act or process of folding, the state of being folded.