congeries
(en)
(noun, singular) a disorderly collection; a jumble
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the brain narrows to a luminous blade pointed at a single congeries of lines and occult forces
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the brain narrows to a luminous blade pointed at a single congeries of lines and occult forces
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flitches
(en)
(noun) a side of cured meat / (noun) a side of bacon / (noun) a longitudinal section of a log
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they would consume flitches of bacon
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they would consume flitches of bacon
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quire
(en)
(noun) a collection of 24 or sometimes 25 sheets of paper of the same size and quality; one twentieth of a ream
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Dickens could produce a quire at a time with the printer's devil puffing at the door.
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Dickens could produce a quire at a time with the printer's devil puffing at the door.
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exigent
(en)
(adjective) requiring immediate aid or action / (adjective) requiring or calling for much; demanding
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Thinking back on those exigent weeks, on the ferocity of the climate and the work load
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Thinking back on those exigent weeks, on the ferocity of the climate and the work load
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orotund
(en)
(adjective) marked by fullness, strength, and clarity of sound; sonorous / (adjective) pompous bombastic
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Orotund pronouncements on "the Basic Issues" of world government
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Orotund pronouncements on "the Basic Issues" of world government
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baize
(en)
(noun) a coarse woolen or cotton fabric napped to imitate felt
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around the green baize seminar table
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around the green baize seminar table
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enervating
(en)
(verb) to reduce the mental or moral vigor of / (verb) to lessen the vitality or strength of
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give to Ashmore's twilit record an enervating sadness
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give to Ashmore's twilit record an enervating sadness
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