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  1. aioli
    garlic mayonnaise
  2. arrivederci
    a farewell remark
  3. blae
    of bluish-black or grey-blue
  4. bouillabaisse
    a tomato-based soup or stew with several kinds of fish or shellfish
  5. carrefour
    a junction where one street or road crosses another
  6. cecity
    the state of being blind or lacking sight
  7. chthonian
    dwelling beneath the surface of the earth
  8. coccygeal
    of or relating to or near the coccyx
  9. divagate
    lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
  10. eisteddfod
    any of several annual Welsh festivals involving artistic competitions (especially in singing)
  11. embonpoint
    the bodily property of being well rounded
  12. enceinte
    in an advanced stage of pregnancy
  13. etui
    small ornamental ladies' bag for small articles
  14. gouache
    an opaque watercolor prepared with gum
  15. hachure
    shading consisting of multiple crossing lines
  16. haecceity
    the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is
  17. lakh
    the cardinal number that is the fifth power of ten
  18. mesic
    having or characterized by moderate or a well-balanced supply of moisture
  19. ochlocracy
    a political system in which a mob is the source of control
  20. palliasse
    mattress consisting of a thin pad filled with straw or sawdust
  21. psephology
    the branch of sociology that studies election trends
  22. quetzal
    the basic unit of money in Guatemala; equal to 100 centavos
  23. repechage
    a race (especially in rowing) in which runners-up in the eliminating heats compete for a place in the final race
  24. sclaff
    strike (the ground) in making a sclaff
  25. secateurs
    small pruning shears with a spring that holds the handles open and a single blade that closes against a flat surface
  26. seigneury
    the estate of a seigneur
  27. sforzando
    with sudden force or strong accent; a musical instruction
  28. succedaneum
    something that can be used as a substitute
  29. suzerainty
    the position or authority of a suzerain
  30. tchotchke
    an inexpensive showy trinket
  31. tetchy
    easily irritated or annoyed
Created on 九月 26, 2009 (updated 七月 7, 2010)

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