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Herpetic

creeping

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Featous

shapely; well-made; handsome; neat

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3

Somewhither

to some place; somewhere

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Potentiate

to increase the likelihood of something happening

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5

Megrim

dizziness; migraine; low spirits

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Hyacinthine

of a blue or purple colour

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7

Ponceau

poppy red

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8

Hornwork

cuckoldry

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9

Belliferous

bringing war

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10

Psittacism

parrot-like repetition of speech

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11

Tinnient

ringing; resonant

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12

Claustral

cloistral; secluded; narrow-minded

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13

Parorexia

desire to eat strange foods

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14

Gruntled

Happy, content

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15

Exstrophy

turning an organ inside out

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16

Irascent

becoming enraged or angry

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Quizzacious

satirical

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Cervicide

the murder of a deer

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Statuvolism

mesmerism; hypnotism

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20

Indue

to endow or supply

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21

Lozenge

a rhombus or diamond shape; a medical tablet

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22

Contemporaneous

existing, occurring, or originating during the same time

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23

Fain

happy, pleased

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Synarchy

joint sovereignty

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25

Videndum

thing to be seen

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26

Enosis

union/unification

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27

Quirly

Hand rolled ciggy

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28

Escutcheon

a flat piece of metal for protection and often ornamentation, around a keyhole, door handle, or light switch

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29

Wanion

misfortune

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30

Vitative

concerned with the preservation of life

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31

Evulgate

to divulge; to publish

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32

Sarcoline

flesh-colored

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33

Amphigory

a nonsense verse

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34

Skellum

rascal, scoundrel

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35

Cerulean

sky-blue; dark blue

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Anamnesis

the remembering of things from a supposed previous existence

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37

Laminary

of, like, or pertaining to thin plates or layers of material

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38

Macarize

to declare to be happy or blessed

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39

Ecclesiastical

relating to the christian church or its clergy

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40

Decussate

to cross or intersect; to divide in the form of an X

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41

Nuncupate

to utter as a vow; to declare verbally

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42

Bismer

mockery, shame, scorn, som like

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43

Skeuomorph

retained but no longer functional stylistic feature

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Acopic

curing or relieving fatigue

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Roundel

something round

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46

Congener

Someone or something of the same category of another

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Polychrest

thing or medicine useful in many ways

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48

Incrassate

to thicken

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49

Ventricose

big belly havin

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50

Psychrophilic

thriving in colder temperatures

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51

Glaucous

sea green; greyish-blue

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52

Arachibutyrophobia

fear of peanut butter sticking to roof of mouth

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53

Quacksalver

one who falsely pretends to knowledge of medicine

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54

Pedetentous

progressing gradually; proceeding cautiously

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Sorbile

able to be sipped or drunk

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Kismet

fate; destiny

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Prolegomenon

introductory study

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Opulent

Lavish and luxurious in a flamboyant manner

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Sybaritic

Self indulgent; indulgent in sensual luxuries

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60

Hedonistic

Involved with the pursuit of self indulgent pleasure, usually decadent

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Kaleidoscopic

containing a mix of many different complex colors; a mesmerizing thing made up of a complex blend of elements

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62

Ostentatious

vulgar or pretentious flamboyant display

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63

Gaucherie

awkward or socially unacceptable remark

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64

Gasconism

boastfulness

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65

Adamantine

unbreakable; impenetrable

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66

Wiseling

one who pretends to be wise

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Pipe

liquid capacity equal to two hogsheads

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68

Analepsis/Pleonasm

repetition of a word or phrase for emphasis

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69

Jaw-jaw

empty, sterile chatter; nonsense

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70

Inverecund

shameless

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71

Maliferous

harmful; unhealthy

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Bushwa

nonsense

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73

Ophiuroid

an echinoderm that has slender flexible arms distinct from the central disk

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74

Bombilate

to hum, buzz or drone

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75

Crepitate

to crackle; to snap; to rattle

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76

Levigate

to smooth; to grind to a fine powder; to polish; to lighten

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Statim

quicksticks; immediately; at once

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78

Farcinate

to cram full; to fill the stomach with food

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79

Distrait

distracted; inattentive

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80

Squit

silly talk; nonsense; an insignificant person

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81

Appetence

strong craving or powerful desire

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82

Inustion

burning in; cauterization

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83

Irradicate

to fix or root firmly

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84

Convivial

friendly, lively, and enjoyable; jovial

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85

Triskaidekaphobia

fear of the number thirteen

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86

Irruent

running hastily; rushing

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87

Consentient

unanimous; of one accord

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Zelotypia

jealousy; excessive zeal in carrying out a project

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89

Equable

smooth; without wide variations

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90

Peregal

fully equal

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Arbustum

a plantation of shrubs or small trees

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92

Verdure

greenness; health and vigour

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93

Iniquity

wickedness; gross injustice

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94

Pertinacity

being really stubborn; holding unyieldingly to a position

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95

Whippy

unusually resillient; springy; bending and snapping back in the manner of a whip

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96

Gewgaw

toy; trifling object; bauble

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97

Pollyanna

one who is naively optimistic

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Irrecusable

cannot be rejected

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99

Polemic

controversial discussion

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100

Mil

1/1000 inch used for measuring thickness of wire

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