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andiron (noun)
Def: one of a pair of metal stands, usually of iron or brass, for holding logs in a fireplace.

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descry (verb (used with object))
Def: to see (something unclear or distant) by looking carefully; discern; espy.

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jovial (adjective)
Def: endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good-fellowship.

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acequia (noun)
Def: an irrigation ditch.

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togated (adjective)
Def: clad in a toga.

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guillemet (noun)
Def: one of two marks « or » used in French, Italian, and Russian printing to enclose quotations.

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oenology (noun)
Def: the science of viniculture.

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barchan (noun)
Def: a crescent-shaped sand dune with the convex side in the direction of the wind.

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coronach (noun)
Def: a song or lamentation for the dead; dirge.

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frowzy (adjective)
Def: dirty and untidy; slovenly.

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feijoada (noun)
Def: a dish of rice and black beans baked with various kinds of meat and sausage.

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metronymic (adjective)
Def: derived from the name of a mother or other female ancestor.

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accelerando (adjective)
Def: gradually increasing in speed.

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bibliophile (noun)
Def: a person who loves or collects books, especially as examples of fine or unusual printing, binding, or the like.

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sylvan (adjective)
Def: consisting of or abounding in woods or trees; wooded; woody.

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pindan (noun)
Def: semiarid country; scrubland.

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enumerate (verb (used with object))
Def: to ascertain the number of; count.

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sciamachy (noun)
Def: an act or instance of fighting a shadow or an imaginary enemy.

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azimuth (noun)
Def: the arc of the horizon measured clockwise from the south point, in astronomy, or from the north point, in navigation, to the point where a vertical circle through a given heavenly body intersects the horizon.

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tour de force (noun)
Def: a feat requiring unusual strength, skill, or ingenuity.

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démodé (adjective)
Def: no longer in fashion; out of date; outmoded.