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1. articūlēr adj.

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Of the joints. …

2. cardinā̆l adj.

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Chief, principal, primary: (a) cardinal signe, one of the four zodiacal signs marking the equinoxes and the solstices; (b) cardinal sister, fig. one of the cardinal virtues; (c) cardinal vertu, one of……

3. comunicante adj.

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(a) Shared, possessed in common; (b) med. of the cause of an ailment: not local, systemic. …

4. dūracīne adj. as n.

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Of peaches: hard-fleshed. …

5. eccentrik adj. as n.

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Astron. A planetary orbit of which the earth is not the exact center. …

6. infectī̆f adj.

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(a) Causing disease; of a disease: infectious, contagious; also fig.; (b) contaminating. …

7. melliflūe adj.

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Sweet. …

8. mǒndiā̆l adj.

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Worldly; godes mondial, earthly goods. …

9. ō̆dō̆raunt adj.

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Fragrant. …

10. plūperfith adj.

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Gram. Of a verb tense: past perfect, pluperfect. …

11. prēscript(e adj.

Additional spellings: prescripte
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Ordained, appointed, prescribed. …

12. principaunt adj.

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(a) Commanding, ruling; tourmes principaunt, princely or ruling troops of angels; (b) as noun: the foremost troops of an army, the front line of a legion [cp. prince n.5.(b)]. …

13. reformāble adj.

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Capable of being restored or amended. …

14. rē̆gā̆l(e adj.

Additional spellings: regale
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Royal, regal, kingly. …

15. rutilaunt adj.

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Glistening with a golden or reddish color. …

16. sacro-seint adj.

Additional spellings: sacroseint
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Supremely sacred, sacrosanct. …

17. scarō̆tic adj.

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Med. Escharotic, caustic. …

18. sordide adj.

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Med. Of a sore: festering, purulent. …

19. suspensī̆l(e adj.

Additional spellings: suspensile
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Suspended, elevated; gardin suspensil, the Hanging Garden of Babylon. …

20. temperaunt adj.

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(a) Restrained, mild, gentle; (b) abstemious, temperate; (c) having a moderate climate or temperature. …

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