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1. alkere ?adj.

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ris alkere, a kind of rice pudding.

2. articūlēr adj.

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Of the joints.

3. baber-lipped adj.

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Thick-lipped.

4. 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…

5. comunicante adj.

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

6. corsiǒus adj.

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Corpulent.

7. dēceptoire adj.

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Deceptive.

8. dūracīne adj. as n.

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Of peaches: hard-fleshed.

9. eccentrik adj. as n.

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

10. eliǧīble adj.

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Fit to be chosen, desirable.

11. impulsī̆f adj. & n.

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Med. (a) Of a medicine: able to drive humors down or repel them; (b) as noun: a medicine of this sort.

12. infectī̆f adj.

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

13. insuffisaunt adj.

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Insufficient, inadequate; of persons: not sufficiently qualified, incompetent.

14. leste adj.(2)

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Nimble, active.

15. marciāl adj.(1)

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(a) Of actions: pertaining to war; of prowess, fortitude, etc.: exhibited in battle, military; (b) of fortifications, armor, banners, standards: for use in warfare or fighting; (c) of games: warlike…

16. markāble adj.

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Remarkable, notable.

17. melliflūe adj.

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Sweet.

18. missī̆ve adj. & n.

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(a) In phrases: lettres missive(s, lettre missive, missive lettres, official letter(s sent by the king or some other authority conveying a command or commission; (b) ?as noun: a commandment.

19. mǒndiā̆l adj.

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Worldly; godes mondial, earthly goods.

20. mortificātī̆f adj.

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Deadly, poisonous; caustic; ?anesthetic.

21. mǒunteinǒus adj.

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Mountainous.

22. neiger adj.

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Black.

23. ō̆dō̆raunt adj.

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Fragrant.

24. partītī̆f adj.

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Gram. Partitive.

25. pastūrāble adj.

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Affording pasture.

26. plūperfith adj.

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

27. prēexcellent adj.

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Of surpassing excellence.

28. prēscript(e adj.

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Ordained, appointed, prescribed.

29. prestābelle adj.

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In phr. prestabelle to, ?eager to serve (sb.); ?capable in the service of (sb.).

30. 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)].

31. reformāble adj.

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Capable of being restored or amended.

32. rē̆gā̆l(e adj.

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Royal, regal, kingly.

33. residīvaunt adj.

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Relapsing into sin.

34. restrictī̆f adj.

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Staunching bleeding, styptic; staunching or preventing diarrhea; also, astringent; restrictif of blod, blod restrictif.

35. rutilaunt adj.

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Glistening with a golden or reddish color.

36. sacro-seint adj.

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Supremely sacred, sacrosanct.

37. scarō̆tic adj.

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Med. Escharotic, caustic.

38. semble adj.

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(a) Similar; also, the same; in semble wise, similarly, in like manner, likewise; (b) false, hypocritical.

39. sordide adj.

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Med. Of a sore: festering, purulent.

40. suspensī̆l(e adj.

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Suspended, elevated; gardin suspensil, the Hanging Garden of Babylon.

41. temperaunt adj.

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

42. tepide adj.

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(a) Lukewarm; (b) as adv. in comb.: tepide hot, lukewarm; (c) as noun: lukewarm water (aqua tepida).

43. tranest adj.

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?Decorated with trefoils; ?woven.

44. venǧeātīve adj.

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Concerned with vengeance, vindictive.

45. vernant adj.

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Flourishing as plants in spring, blooming;—used fig. and in fig. context.

46. victōriā̆l adj.

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(a) In phrases: coroune (palme) victorial, a crown (palm) serving as a token of or reward for spiritual victory (b) in place name: mount victorial [transl. L Mons Victorialis; cp. victori(e n.(1) 4.]…

47. vī̆sū̆ā̆l adj.

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(a) Pertaining to the faculty of sight, visual; visual vertu, the substance embodying the faculty of sight; stremes visual, the beams of this substance thought to emanate from the eyes (b)…

48. volūble adj.

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Able to turn or revolve, turning; also, fig. changing; changeable, mutable, fleeting.