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Reading profiles on match.com.
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Chorine
Union Depot (1932) About a "ne'er-do-well and a stranded chorine."
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Fustian
Dickens' Preface to Oliver Twist: "...a Sikes in fustian is unsupportable."
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Lambrequins
The Magnificent Ambersons: "moustaches...trained as lambrequins..."
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Demesne
A pin on Pinterest of the 100 most beautiful words in English.
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Duplicative
My boss uses duplicative in place of duplicate and it drives me mad!
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Normal School
I read that Western New Mexico University started as a "Normal School."
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Durst
The main character in the novel "Robinson Crusoe" uses it.
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Pantechnicon
The novel "I Am Half Sick of Shadows," referring to a large van with supplies for a film
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Oderint Dum Metuant
Tattooed on my shoulder. I wanted to be sure of the meaningbut it's too late if it
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Cicerone
I'm a tour guide and an Italian friend called me cicerone.
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Vermiculate
In the novel "Cartwheel" '... vermiculated light coming through the window...'
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Recidivism
Elwood Blues referred to himself as a recidivist in the movie "The Blues Brothers"
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Aubergine
NY Times: "One for All, and All for Hunt": "...the aubergine glow of the late afternoon..."
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Primer
I heard this pronounced as "primmers" in an audiobook. It did not sound right.
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