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sitzmark (noun)
Def: a sunken area in the snow marking a backward fall of a skier.

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paresthesia (noun)
Def: an abnormal sensation, as prickling, itching, etc.

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ewer (noun)
Def: a pitcher with a wide spout.

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leveret (noun)
Def: a young hare.

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trachle (verb)
Def: to fatigue; tire; wear out.

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chicanery (noun)
Def: trickery or deception by quibbling or the use of false arguments.

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cryptomnesia (noun)
Def: the phenomenon of not recognizing the return of an old memory as a product of memory, but instead regarding it as a new or original thought or idea.

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strigiform (adjective)
Def: of or pertaining to owls.

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pandiculation (noun)
Def: the act of stretching oneself, especially on waking.

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rangoli (noun)
Def: a traditional Hindu decoration on a floor or other flat surface usually made of powder, such as colored or dyed sand, chalk, crushed limestone, or rice flour.

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retcon (verb)
Def: to later revise an established element of a fictional story.

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rabble-rouse (verb)
Def: to stir up the emotions or prejudices of the public; agitate.

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peri (noun)
Def: one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels.

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tenacious (adjective)
Def: holding together; not easily pulled asunder; tough.

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repristinate (verb)
Def: to restore to the first or original state or condition.

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eruct (verb)
Def: to belch, as gas from the stomach.

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gul (noun)
Def: a large octagonal design derived from the shape of a rose, a motif on rugs.

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alluvion (noun)
Def: a gradual increase of land on a shore or a river bank by the action of water, whether from natural or artificial causes.

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superannuated (adjective)
Def: antiquated or obsolete.

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in medias res (adverb)
Def: in the middle of things.

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rasorial (adjective)
Def: given to scratching the ground for food, as is the habit of chickens and other gallinaceous birds.