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foehn (noun)
Def: a warm, dry wind descending a mountain, as on the north side of the Alps.

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sinsyne (adverb)
Def: from that time; since then.

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syncope (noun)
Def: the contraction of a word by omitting one or more sounds from the middle.

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dauntless (adjective)
Def: fearless; intrepid; bold.

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piebald (adjective)
Def: having patches of black and white or of other colors; parti-colored.

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hypnopedia (noun)
Def: the act or process of learning during sleep by listening to recordings repeatedly.

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pagoda (noun)
Def: a temple or sacred building, usually a pyramidlike tower and typically having upward-curving roofs over the individual stories.

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caterwaul (verb (used without object))
Def: to utter a long, wailing cry; howl or screech.

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caterwaul (verb (used without object))
Def: to utter a long, wailing cry; howl or screech.

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rathskeller (noun)
Def: a restaurant patterned on the cellar of a German town hall, usually located below street level.

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hokum (noun)
Def: out-and-out nonsense; bunkum.

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cygnet (noun)
Def: a young swan.

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churrasco (noun)
Def: meat cooked over an open fire.

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zooid (noun)
Def: any organic body or cell capable of spontaneous movement and of an existence more or less apart from or independent of the parent organism.

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inamorata (noun)
Def: a woman who loves or is loved; female sweetheart or lover.

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volplane (verb (used without object))
Def: to glide toward the earth in an airplane, with no motor power or with the power shut off.

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vexillology (noun)
Def: the study of flags.

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flageolet (noun)
Def: a small end-blown flute with four finger holes in front and two in the rear.

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triturate (verb (used with object))
Def: to reduce to fine particles or powder by rubbing, grinding, bruising, or the like; pulverize.

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ghibli (noun)
Def: a hot dust-bearing wind of the North African desert.

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patronymic (noun)
Def: a name derived from the name of a father or ancestor, especially by the addition of a suffix or prefix indicating descent.