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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.

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jubilant (adjective)
Def: showing great joy, satisfaction, or triumph; rejoicing; exultant.

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ubi sunt (noun)
Def: a poetic motif emphasizing the transitory nature of youth, life, and beauty, found especially in Medieval Latin poems.

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capoeira (noun)
Def: a dance form incorporating martial arts elements, originating in what is now Brazil as a system of physical discipline and movement.

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engarland (verb (used with object))
Def: to encircle with or as with a wreath or festoon of flowers, leaves, or other material.

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vanguard (noun)
Def: the forefront in any movement, field, activity, or the like.

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fortuitous (adjective)
Def: happening or produced by chance; accidental.