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1. ā-per-sē phr. as adj. & n.

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Unique, outstanding; a prominent person. …

2. lūre n.(2)

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The anus; ?also, the rectum and the ischio-rectal fossa. …

3. barōn n.

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Rascal, thief. …

4. valve n.

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(a) A door or leaf of a folding door; ?also, a doorway or passageway [last quot.]; (b) anat. the female urethral opening; also, the vagina or vulva. …

5. excecāt ppl.

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Blind, blinded : (a) ?physically closed off; (b) fig. spiritually deceived, ignorant. …

6. fust n.

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An ingredient of certain medicinal preparations. …

7. culm n.(2)

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?Thatch; pl. bundles of thatch. …

8. amīke n.

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Friend, beloved; also fig. …

9. acūte adj.

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(a) Of a fever, a disease: having a sudden onset and short duration, acute (as opposed to chronic); (b) of a humor: sharp, irritating. …

10. fūke n.

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(a) A red woollen cloth; (b) dissimulation. …

11. absteinen v.

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To avoid (sth.), stay away from (a person or place), refrain from partaking of (food, etc.); -- often with fro, from, of; (a) refl.; (b) intr. …

12. tract(e n.(3)

Additional spellings: tracte
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(a) In phrase: a tract of time, a drawn-out space of time; also, as adv.: for a drawn-out space of time; (b) her. a line, tressure. …

13. similẹ̄̆ n.

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An analogy, a simile. …

14. latere n.

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?A vessel of earthenware. …

15. inflexī̆ble adj.(2)

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Capable of being swayed or moved. …

16. delūsōrī adj.

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False, deceitful. …

17. ansa n.

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(a) A ring-shaped device [see quot.]; (b) anat. the zygomatic arch. …

18. vetuse adj.

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Old, ancient;—used as epithet. …

19. hēlio-scorpion n.

Additional spellings: helioscorpion
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An unidentified plant; ?some kind of heliotrope. …

20. drōmēlus n.

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A dromedary. …

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