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quadrivial A crossroad, with four roads leading in four different directions; a group of four. “It is the body of which roads are the arms and legs,--a trivial or quadrivial place, the thoroughfare and ordinary of travelers.” Thoreau, “Walking”
lassitude The condition of being weary whether in body or mind; a flagging in the bodily or mental powers; indifference to exertion; weariness; an instance of this. “From cocktails to bromo seltzer he bewailed the political lassitude of the English populace—its growing indifference to the whole political buffoonery.” Mencken, “On Being an American”
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hawking To carry about from place
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piqued Offended, irritated, excite
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exploit To utilize for one‟s own
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caprice A sudden change of mind wi
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prognostic Foreshadows; gives omin
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paramour A person beloved by one o
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lasciviousness Inciting lust; want
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sequestrated Separated; cut off fr
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ostentation A display intended to
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aillery Good-humor ridicule; bante
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speculation Faculty or power of se
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fortune The chance or luck (good o
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ecrimination To bring a charge aga
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fantastical Irrational; baseless;
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copiously Plentifully; abundantly;
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superannuated Disqualified or inca
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impertinence An irrelevant fact or
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everie A state of joy or delight;
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synthetical v. analytical Syntheti
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asher A thin slice of bacon or ham
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Tacit Pronounced “tass-it” Un
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malevolence The wishing or the dis
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superfluous Exceeds what is suffic
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knavery Dishonesty and crafty deal
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ingratiating et al. Ingratiating:
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convivial Characterized by feastin
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fancy As a collective noun, those
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coxcomb A fool or simpleton; a foo
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cockney Effeminate man; squeamish;
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secrete et al. Secrete: To place i
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nonce (as in “for the nonce”)
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shibboleth Shibboleth: A word used
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econdite Of things, removed or hid
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apology Formally, the defense of a
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hackneyed Hired; kept for hire; ov
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pother Choking smoke or atmosphere
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catholic Universal; universally ap
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temerity Excessive boldness; rashn
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lackey A servile follower; a const
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perambulator One who walks or trav
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valetudinarian One of weak health,
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venerated To regard with feelings
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Page 95 and 96: volition An act of free choice or
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Page 99 and 100: contemptible To be despised or see
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Page 103 and 104: ow A violent disturbance or commot
Page 105 and 106: asceticism Rigorous self-disciplin
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Page 109 and 110: egale and mulled Regale: to entert
Page 111 and 112: urban spectacle The act of describ
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Page 115 and 116: pensive Full of thought; plunged i
Page 117 and 118: surplice A loose vestment of white
Page 119 and 120: propensity Intense natural inclina
Page 121 and 122: epletion The action of eating or d
Page 123 and 124: physiognomist One who studies temp
Page 125 and 126: polymath Person of varied learning
Page 127 and 128: heterodoxy Contrary to standard re
Page 129 and 130: fecundity Productiveness in genera
Page 131 and 132: abide To endure, suffer through, b
Page 133 and 134: incredulity and gaolers Incredulit
Page 135 and 136: ecalcitrance and denuded Recalcitr
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Page 141 and 142: mewling Adjective: thin cry, whimp
Page 143 and 144: ambrosia Greek mythology: the fabl
Page 145 and 146: dilatory Verb (in law): plea put i
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