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07/05/2025
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SURREPTITIOUS
SURREPTITIOUS
Done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made orintroduced fraudulently; clandestine; stealthy; as, a surreptitiouspassage in an old manuscript; a surreptitious removal of goods.-- Sur`rep*ti"tious*ly, adv.
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SUPEREROGANT
SUPEREROGANT
Supererogatory. [Obs.]
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PTENOGLOSSATE
PTENOGLOSSATE
Of or pertaining to the Ptenoglossa.
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LIMEHOUND
LIMEHOUND
A dog used in hunting the wild boar; a leamer. Spenser.
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NATIONALIZATION
NATIONALIZATION
The act of nationalizing, or the state of being nationalized.
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VOLYER
VOLYER
A lurcher. [Prov. Eng.]
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HEXAPODA
HEXAPODA
The true, or six-legged, insects; insects other than myriapodsand arachnids.
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PUPPYISH
PUPPYISH
Like a puppy.
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STAGEHOUSE
STAGEHOUSE
A house where a stage regularly stops for passengers or a relayof horses.
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COLATION
COLATION
The act or process of straining or filtering. [R.]
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SWORDLESS
SWORDLESS
Destitute of a sword.
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PREHNITE
PREHNITE
A pale green mineral occurring in crystalline aggregates havinga botryoidal or mammillary structure, and rarely in distinctcrystals. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime.