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androsphinx (noun,)
Def: a sphinx with the head of a man.

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deglutition (noun)
Def: the act or process of swallowing.

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hauteur (noun)
Def: haughty manner or spirit; arrogance.

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shammes (noun)
Def: the candle used to kindle the candles in the Hanukkah menorah.

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bobèche (noun)
Def: a slightly cupped ring placed over the socket of a candleholder to catch the drippings of a candle.

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niveous (adjective)
Def: resembling snow; snowy.

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posole (noun)
Def: a thick, stewlike soup of pork or chicken, hominy, mild chile peppers, and cilantro.

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brume (noun)
Def: mist; fog.

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esculent (adjective)
Def: suitable for use as food; edible.

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lebkuchen (noun)
Def: a hard, chewy or brittle Christmas cookie, usually flavored with honey and spices and containing nuts and citron.

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luminaria (noun)
Def: a Christmas lantern consisting of a lighted candle set in sand inside a paper bag.

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jamboree (noun)
Def: any large gathering with a partylike atmosphere.

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precocity (noun)
Def: the state of or tendency to be flowering, fruiting, or ripening early, as plants or fruit.

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rubricate (verb)
Def: to mark or color with red.

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smaragdine (adjective)
Def: emerald-green in color.

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ignescent (adjective)
Def: emitting sparks of fire, as certain stones when struck with steel.

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vaudevillian (adjective)
Def: of, relating to, or characteristic of theatrical entertainment consisting of a number of individual performances, acts, or mixed numbers.

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rejuvenate (verb)
Def: to restore to a former state; renew; renovate.

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epigenetic (adjective)
Def: noting or pertaining to the process by which the expression of genetic information is modified on a molecular level without a change to the DNA sequence.

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Janus word (noun)
Def: a word that has opposite or nearly opposite meanings.

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acmesthesia (noun)
Def: awareness of sharp points through the sense of touch without experiencing pain.