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11/02/2024

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ADJUNCTION

ADJUNCTION

The act of joining; the thing joined or added.

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INCONFUSED

INCONFUSED

Not confused; distinct. [Obs.]

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PROSELYTIZER

PROSELYTIZER

One who proselytes.

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MUSTACHOED

MUSTACHOED

Having mustachios.

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CONTRATENOR

CONTRATENOR

Counter tenor; contralto.

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PROREPTION

PROREPTION

A creeping on.

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JUDAS-COLORED

JUDAS-COLORED

Red; -- from a tradition that Judas Iscariot had red hair andbeard.There's treachery in that Judas-colored beard. Dryden.

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HUMANITIAN

HUMANITIAN

A humanist. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

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BRAZILETTO

BRAZILETTO

See Brazil wood.

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URANIA

URANIA

One of the nine Muses, daughter of Zeus by Mnemosyne, andpatron of astronomy.

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ARCHETYPE

ARCHETYPE

The standard weight or coin by which others are adjusted.

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ARTHROPLEURA

ARTHROPLEURA

The side or limb-bearing portion of an arthromere.