LOST WORDS
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Welcome to some more lost words.
keleusmatically
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adv
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1885
-1885
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imperatively;
in an imperative mood
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"Sit
down!" the teacher instructed his wife keleusmatically, to her chagrin.
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kexy
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adj
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1608
-1884
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dry,
brittle, withered
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The
rustling of the kexy leaves alerted the campers to the bear's presence.
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krioboly
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n
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1850
-1882
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sacrifice
of many rams; bath in blood of rams
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Contrary
to rumour, pagan rituals do not involve krioboly or baby-eating.
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labascate
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v
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1727
-1727
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to
begin to fall or slide
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He
watched with helpless horror as the baby carriage labascated down the stairs.
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lagenarious
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adj
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1657
-1657
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flagon-shaped
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He
brought our champagne in a lagenarious vessel, much to our embarassment.
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lambition
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n
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1658
-1800
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act of
licking or lapping
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The
child's lambition of the ice cream was interrupted by gravity, the cruellest
master.
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lampistry
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n
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1874
-1874
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art of
decorating lamps
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The
church bazaar is always full of skilled needlework, lampistry and other
crafts.
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lardlet
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n
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1659
-1659
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small
piece of bacon to put into meat to enrich with fat
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The
secret to her pot roasts is the use of lardlets to enhance the flavour of the
meat.
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latibule
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n
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1623
-1691
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hiding
place
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The
girl emerged triumphantly from her latibule, only to find her friends had
already left.
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leeftail
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adj
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1674
-1869
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in
great demand; having a quick sale
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The new
Corvettes are a leeftail product, no doubt because of the economic boom.
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legatarian
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adj
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1766
-1766
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of or
pertaining to a deputy or legate
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The
vice-president seems uncomfortable with his legatarian duties.
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leporicide
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n
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1788
-1914
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killer
or killing of hares or rabbits
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Elmer
Fudd's futile attempts at leporicide were always foiled by his intended prey.
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lignatile
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adj
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1855
-1855
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living
or growing on wood
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She
collected lignatile mushrooms on her hike, confident in her identifications.
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lignicide
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n
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1656
-1656
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woodcutter
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We will
not tolerate the lignicides who would despoil our old-growth forests!
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lococession
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n
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1656
-1656
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place
for giving
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Deposit
your alms in the lococession we have provided, and you will be rewarded.
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locupletative
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adj
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1802
-1812
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tending
to enrich
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Your
locupletative contributions have helped furnish the new stadium lavishly.
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logarithmotechny
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n
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1724
-1775
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the art
of calculating logarithms
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lubency
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n
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1623
-1669
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willingness;
pleasure
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My
lubency to help you in this matter will not be increased by your paltry
bribes.
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lugent
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adj
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1656
-1889
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weeping;
mourning
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After
hearing of the attack, her brothers were lugent at first, then enraged.
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Lutherolatry
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n
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1859
-1883
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worship
of Martin Luther and his teachings
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The
priest was poorly received for his denunciation of Lutherolatry and paganism.
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macellarious
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adj
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1656
-1656
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pertaining
to butchers or meat markets
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Some
practitioners of the macellarious arts are more humane to animals than
vegans.
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magastromancy
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n
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1652
-1652
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magical
astrology
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Her
reliance on magastromancy to decide the students' grades got her in trouble.
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magistricide
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n
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1670
-1670
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the
killing or killer of a teacher or master
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While
many have considered magistricide, few are bold or wicked enough to do so.
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magophony
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n
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1711
-1711
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massacre
of magi or priests
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The
acts of magophony that accompany religious intolerance are simply
unacceptable.
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maleolent
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adj
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1657
-1727
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having
an ill odour
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His
maleolent recipe was avoided by all but the most courageous or polite guests.
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mancation
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n
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1727
-1727
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maiming;
mutilation
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The
general would suffer no mancation or execution of fallen enemy troops.
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mariturient
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adj
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1765
-1765
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eager
to marry
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He was
beset with offers from several distant cousins who were desperately mariturient.
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mecography
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n
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1603
-1890
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measurement
of the dimensions and weight of body parts
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The
condom company used mecography to obtain necessary data about its clientele.
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medioxumate
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adj
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1723
-1723
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of gods
of intermediate rank between those of heaven and of hell
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Medioxumate
deities such as those of the Greek pantheon are rarely worshipped today.
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melanochalcographer
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n
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1697
-1697
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engraver
of copper printing plates
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No
melanochalcographer can match a photographic print in quality of
reproduction.
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