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noun dragoman plural noun dragomans plural noun dragomen
  1. an interpreter or guide, especially in countries speaking Arabic, Turkish, or Persian.

Velleity :(
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n Weak desire or volition.
A slight or weak wish or inclination.
Volition in the weakest form; an indolent or inactive wish or inclination toward a thing, which leads to no energetic effort to obtain it: chiefly a scholastic term.

delectus
 
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n Weak desire or volition.
A slight or weak wish or inclination.
Volition in the weakest form; an indolent or inactive wish or inclination toward a thing, which leads to no energetic effort to obtain it: chiefly a scholastic term.

delectus
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This is the only reference I found: from Wikionary.
delectus
adjective. dēlēctus m (genitive dēlēctūs); fourth declension selection, choice, distinction levy, recruiting Fourth-declension noun.

Unless you are using Latin terms that describe bees, beetles or sea urchins.
Let me know if I found it.

Saccade :cool:(y)
 
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This is the only reference I found: from Wikionary.
delectus
adjective. dēlēctus m (genitive dēlēctūs); fourth declension selection, choice, distinction levy, recruiting Fourth- noun.

Unless you are using Latin terms that describe bees, beetles or sea urchins.
Let me know if I found it.

Saccade :cool:(y)
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(delectus from Merriam-Webster; Delectus definition is - a book of selected passages especially for learners of Latin or Greek).
Saccade
n. A rapid intermittent eye movement, as that which occurs when the eyes fix on one point after another in the visual field.
In the manège, a violent check of a horse by drawing or twitching the reins suddenly and with one pull.
In violin-playing, a firm pressure of the bow on the strings, which crowds them down so that two or three can be sounded at once.

palter
 
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(delectus from Merriam-Webster; Delectus definition is - a book of selected passages especially for learners of Latin or Greek).
Saccade
n. A rapid intermittent eye movement, as that which occurs when the eyes fix on one point after another in the visual field.
In the manège, a violent check of a horse by drawing or twitching the reins suddenly and with one pull.
In violin-playing, a firm pressure of the bow on the strings, which crowds them down so that two or three can be sounded at once.

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verb palter 3rd person present palters past tense paltered past participle paltered gerund or present participle paltering
  1. equivocate or prevaricate in action or speech.

  2. trifle with.

Hahaha... sounds like BDF.

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verb palter 3rd person present palters past tense paltered past participle paltered gerund or present participle paltering
  1. equivocate or prevaricate in action or speech.

  2. trifle with.

Hahaha... sounds like BDF.

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NOUN biochemistry
  1. a soluble protein formed in the early stage of protein breakdown during digestion.
    • a solution of peptone in saline, used as a liquid medium for growing bacteria.

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Hyaloid
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being glassy or transparent a hyaloid appearance
- the transparent membrane enveloping the vitreous humor of the eye and separating it from the retina. hyaloid membrane. tissue layer, membrane

salvific
 
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being glassy or transparent a hyaloid appearance
- the transparent membrane enveloping the vitreous humor of the eye and separating it from the retina. hyaloid membrane. tissue layer, membrane

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adjective salvific
  1. leading to salvation.

Facient
 
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adjective salvific
  1. leading to salvation.

Facient
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n. A doer; one who does anything, good or bad.
n. In mathematics, a variable of a quantic.

mazy
 
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adjective mazy comparative adjective mazier superlative adjective maziest
  1. like a maze; labyrinthine.

Bercuse
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n. A soothing musical composition, usually in 6/8 time.
A cradle-song; especially, a vocal or instrumental composition of a tender, quiet, and soothing character.

echolalia
 
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n. A soothing musical composition, usually in 6/8 time.
A cradle-song; especially, a vocal or instrumental composition of a tender, quiet, and soothing character.

echolalia
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noun echolalia
  1. meaningless repetition of another person's spoken words as a symptom of psychiatric disorder.
    • repetition of speech by a child learning to talk.

Dehisce o_O
 
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noun echolalia
  1. meaningless repetition of another person's spoken words as a symptom of psychiatric disorder.
    • repetition of speech by a child learning to talk.

Dehisce o_O
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intransitive verb; To open at definite places, discharging seeds, pollen, or other contents, as the ripe capsules or pods of some plants.
intransitive verb; to rupture or break open, as a surgical wound.
v. gape; specifically, in botany, to open, as the capsules of plants.

emacity
 
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intransitive verb; To open at definite places, discharging seeds, pollen, or other contents, as the ripe capsules or pods of some plants.
intransitive verb; to rupture or break open, as a surgical wound.
v. gape; specifically, in botany, to open, as the capsules of plants.

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emacity. Noun. (uncountable) Desire or fondness for buying.

Frass :poop:
 
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emacity. Noun. (uncountable) Desire or fondness for buying.

Frass :poop:
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frass in American. the mixture of fecal material and plant matter left by an animal, esp. an insect, after it has eaten its way into a tree, plant, etc.:poop:lol

empery
 
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frass in American. the mixture of fecal material and plant matter left by an animal, esp. an insect, after it has eaten its way into a tree, plant, etc.:poop:lol

empery
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empery
  1. noun, plural em·per·ies. ... 1250–1300; Middle English emperie Anglo-French Latin imperium mastery, sovereignty, empire, equivalent to imper(āre) to rule (see emperor) + -ium -ium

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empery
  1. noun, plural em·per·ies. ... 1250–1300; Middle English emperie Anglo-French Latin imperium mastery, sovereignty, empire, equivalent to imper(āre) to rule (see emperor) + -ium -ium

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n. A piece of armor for the leg below the knee.
See jambes.
A type of spikefish of the Atlantic Ocean, Parahollardia linea

ufology
 
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noun ufology
  1. the study of UFOs.

Palinode :D
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n. A poem in which the author retracts something said in a previous poem.
A formal statement of retraction.
A poetical recantation, or declaration contrary to a former one; a poem in which a poet retracts the invectives contained in a former satire; hence, a recantation in general.

upspeak
 
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n. A poem in which the author retracts something said in a previous poem.
A formal statement of retraction.
A poetical recantation, or declaration contrary to a former one; a poem in which a poet retracts the invectives contained in a former satire; hence, a recantation in general.

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Per Wikipedia, upspeak is most common among American and Australian speakers of English and entails a rising intonation at the end of any and all utterances. In other words, upspeak (also known as uptalk, rising inflection, or high rising intonation) turns every sentence into a question.

Trilby :cool:
 
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