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atavistic: reverting to or suggesting the characteristics of a remote ancestor or primitive type.
boustrophedon: an ancient method of writing in which the lines run alternately from right to left and from left to right.
counterfactual: a conditional statement the first clause of which expresses something contrary to fact, as “If I had known.”
dyslogistic: conveying disapproval or censure; not complimentary or eulogistic.
epexegesis: the addition of a word or words to explain a preceding word or sentence.
feuilleton: a part of a European newspaper devoted to light literature, fiction, criticism, etc.
gastronomy: the art or science of good eating.
hent: to seize.
irrefrangible: not to be broken or violated; inviolable.
Jacobin: an extreme radical, especially in politics.
kinchin: a child.
lollapalooza: an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
mainour: a stolen article found on the person of or near the thief.
nuque: the back of the neck.
obnubilate: to cloud over; becloud; obscure.
paraph: a flourish made after a signature, as in a document, originally as a precaution against forgery.
quittance: recompense or requital.
recant: to withdraw or disavow a statement, opinion, etc., especially formally.
satrap: a subordinate ruler, often a despotic one.
tensile: capable of being stretched or drawn out; ductile.
umber: shade; shadow.
varia: miscellaneous items, especially a miscellany of literary works.
whipsaw: to subject to two opposing forces at the same time.
xeric: adapted to a dry environment.
yare: quick; agile; lively.
zakuska: an hors d'oeuvre.
zephyrean: full of or containing light breezes.
ziggurat: a temple of Sumerian origin in the form of a pyramidal tower


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