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Celidography, n. /sēl’i-do’grafē/ - A description of the spots in the sun or planets.

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Facund, adj. /fak-ənd/ - Eloquence.

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Thalassocracy, n. /tha’lə-sä’krə-sē/ - Mastery at sea; sovereignty of the sea.

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Inhiate, v. /in’hī-āt/ - To gape; open the mouth wide.

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Balaniferous, a. /bal’a-nif’ǝr-us/ - Acorn-bearing.

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Zendic, n. /zĕnd/ - A disbeliever in revealed religion or a practicer of heretical magic.

      Source: The Oxford Universal Dictionary, 1933

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Tapotement, n. /təˈpōt-mənt/ - Percussion, especially as a part of the treatment in massage.

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Dormition, n. /dôr-mish’ən/ - Sleeping; falling asleep; figuratively, death of the righteous.

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Agerasia, n. /āj’ǝrāz’ē-ah/ - The quality of not growing old.

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Exacuate, v. /ex’a-kü’āt/ - To make keen or sharp.

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Wem, n. /wǝm/ - Moral defilement; stain of sin. Also, a material blemish, defect, injury, or stain. The mark of a bodily injury or disfigurement.

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Stratocracy, n. /strəˈtäk-rəsē/ - Government by the army; military rule.

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Finew, v. /fin’ew/ - To become or cause to become mouldy or musty.

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Caesious, adj. /kī’sēz-ēəs/ - Bluish or greyish green.

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Guisard, n. /gī-zərd/ - A masquerader, a mummer.

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Temerarious, adj. /teməˈrerēəs/ - Characterized by temerity; reckless, heedless, rash.

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Wheep, adj. /whēp/ - A long-drawn sound of a steel weapon drawn from its sheath.

      Source: The Oxford Universal Dictionary, 1933