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28/09/2024
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PERQUISITE
PERQUISITE
Things gotten by a man's own industry, or purchased with hisown money, as opposed to things which come to him by descent. Mozley& W.
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SUBDITITIOUS
SUBDITITIOUS
Put secretly in the place of something else; foisted in. [R.]
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HOMOPHYLY
HOMOPHYLY
That form of homology due to common ancestry (phylogenetichomology), in opposition to homomorphy, to which genealogic basis iswanting. Haeckel.
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NIHILIST
NIHILIST
A member of a secret association (esp. in Russia), which isdevoted to the destruction of the present political, religious, andsocial institutions.
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MESELRY
MESELRY
Leprosy. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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HEADACHY
HEADACHY
Afflicted with headache. [Colloq.]
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HEPATICA
HEPATICA
A genus of pretty spring flowers closely related to Anemone;squirrel cup.
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SUBDIVISIBLE
SUBDIVISIBLE
Susceptible of subdivision.
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ABEYANT
ABEYANT
Being in a state of abeyance.
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COLOTOMY
COLOTOMY
An operation for opening the colon
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BREAKMAN
BREAKMAN
See Brakeman.
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PARADOXAL
PARADOXAL
Paradoxical. [Obs.]