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inveterate (adjective)
Def: settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling, or the like.

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gallimaufry (noun)
Def: a hodgepodge; confused medley; jumble.

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firkin (noun)
Def: a small wooden vessel or tub for butter, lard, etc.

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desuetude (noun)
Def: the state of being no longer used or practiced.

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nebulous (adjective)
Def: hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused.

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shacket (noun)
Def: a garment in the style of a button-down shirt, made of a thicker fabric and usually worn over other shirts.

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smorgasbord (noun)
Def: an extensive array or variety.

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jouissance (noun)
Def: pleasure; enjoyment.

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haku (noun)
Def: (in Hawaii) a crown of fresh flowers.

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preponderant (adjective)
Def: superior in weight, force, influence, numbers, etc.; prevailing.

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skiplagging (noun)
Def: the practice of purchasing an air ticket for a flight with a layover at one’s true destination, getting off at the layover point, and skipping the last leg of the flight.

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dendroglyph (noun)
Def: an image, message, or symbol carved into a tree, especially by Indigenous people and often hundreds of years old, providing cultural and historical information not available from other sources.

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clamor (noun)
Def: popular outcry.

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piscine (adjective)
Def: of, relating to, or resembling a fish or fishes.

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tutelage (noun)
Def: instruction; teaching; guidance.

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gambol (verb)
Def: to skip about, as in dancing or playing; frolic.

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self-effacing (adjective)
Def: tending to make oneself or one's actions inconspicuous, especially because of humility or timidity; modest.

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mid (adjective)
Def: mediocre, unimpressive, or disappointing.

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stratum (noun)
Def: one of a number of portions or divisions likened to layers or levels.

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irenic (adjective)
Def: tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.

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delve (verb)
Def: to carry on intensive and thorough research for data, information, or the like; investigate.