12 new words everyday
15/09/2024
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CLINGY
CLINGY
Apt to cling; adhesive. [R.]
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ARROGATIVE
ARROGATIVE
Making undue claims and pretension; prone to arrogance. [R.]Dr. H. More.
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SUMPTER
SUMPTER
Carrying pack or burdens on the back; as, a sumpter horse; asumpter mule. Bacon.
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SAPROPHYTIC
SAPROPHYTIC
Feeding or growing upon decaying anomal or vegetable matter;pertaining to a saprophyte or the saprophytes.
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GOWAN
GOWAN
Decomposed granite.
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ABSTRACTEDNESS
ABSTRACTEDNESS
The state of being abstracted; abstract character.
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TINCTURE
TINCTURE
One of the metals, colors, or furs used in armory.
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SANDIVER
SANDIVER
A whitish substance which is cast up, as a scum, from thematerials of glass in fusion, and, floating on the top, is skimmedoff; -- called also glass gall. [Formerly written also sandever.]
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BOW OAR
BOW OAR
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CINNABAR
CINNABAR
Red sulphide of mercury, occurring in brilliant red crystals,and also in red or brown amorphous masses. It is used in medicine.
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SPISSITUDE
SPISSITUDE
The quality or state of being spissated; as, the spissitude ofcoagulated blood, or of any coagulum. Arbuthnot.
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UMBRACULIFEROUS
UMBRACULIFEROUS
Bearing something like an open umbrella.