Some of these I already knew, most I did not.
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- ferromagnesian - containing iron and magnesium
- parity - the state or condition of being equal, esp. regarding status or pay
- floridity - very ornate; flowery
- perimysia - the sheath of connective tissue enveloping bundles of muscle fibers
- lasciviates - lustful, lewd, wanton; eliciting or expressing carnal desire
- interpolates - to insert or introduce between other elements or parts
- agglutination - the act or process of agglutinating; adhesion of distinct parts
- timorously - fearful, timid
- ostentate - to make an ambitious display of; to show or exhibit boastingly
- amalgam - a mixture or blend.
- efficacious - having the power to produce a desired result or effect
- parse - to study (something) by looking at its parts
- turpitude - depravity; wickedness.
- remunerated - paid someone for services rendered or work done
- contingencies - future events or circumstances that are possible but cannot be predicted with certainty
- incapsulate - (or encapsulate) to encase in or as if in a capsule
- abutment - a heavy structure that supports something (such as a bridge).
- bifurcates - divides into two branches or forks
- dramaturge - a writer or adapter of plays; a playwright; a position within a theatre that deals mainly with research and
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- arcane - understood by few; mysterious or secret
- persiflage - light and slightly contemptuous mockery or banter
- synecdoche - a term for a part of something refers to the whole of something, or vice-versa
- comestible - (n) an item of food; (adj) edible
- palliative - relieving or soothing the symptoms of a disease or disorder without effecting a cure
- amygdallae - an almond-shaped mass of gray matter in the anterior portion of the temporal lobe
- medicaments - a substance used for medical treatment
- reconnoiter - make a military observation of (a region)
- crepitation - a crackling or rattling sound.
- salubrious - healthy
- musculature - the system or arrangement of muscles in a body, a part of the body, or an organ
- germane - relevant to a subject under consideration
- riposte - a quick clever reply to an insult or criticism
- descries (sing. decry) - catch sight of