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09/07/2025

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BASON

A basin. [Obs. or Special form]

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PRANK

To adorn in a showy manner; to dress or equip ostentatiously; -- often followed by up; as, to prank up the body. See Prink.In sumptuous tire she joyed herself to prank. Spenser.

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EXTRAMUNDANE

Beyond the material world. "An extramundane being." Bp.Warburton.

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COGNIZE

To know or perceive; to recognize.The reasoning faculty can deal with no facts until they are cognizedby it. H. Spencer.

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GUILDHALL

The hall where a guild or corporation usually assembles; atownhall.

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PARISHIONAL

Of or pertaining to a parish; parochial. [R.] Bp. Hall.

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POPULARIZE

To make popular; to make suitable or acceptable to the commonpeople; to make generally known; as, to popularize philosophy. "Thepopularizing of religious teaching." Milman.

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SURCEASE

Cessation; stop; end. "Not desire, but its surcease."Longfellow.It is time that there were an end and surcease made of this immodestand deformed manner of writing. Bacon.

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DUPLICATE

Double; twofold. Duplicate proportion or ratio (Math.), theproportion or ratio of squares. Thus, in geometrical proportion, thefirst term to the third is said to be in a duplicate ratio of thefirst to the second, or as its square is to the square of the second.Thus, in 2, 4, 8, 16, the ratio of 2 to 8 is a duplicate of that of 2to 4, or as the square of 2 is to the square of 4.

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GREENBACKER

One of those who supported greenback or paper money, andopposed the resumption of specie payments. [Colloq. U. S.]

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CONSENSUS

Agreement; accord; consent.That traditional consensus of society which we call public opinion.Tylor.

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GRANDEE

A man of elevated rank or station; a nobleman. In Spain, anobleman of the first rank, who may be covered in the king'spresence.