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1)
hypocorism
(n)
1:
a
pet
name
2:
the
use
of
pet
names.
Darren
started
calling
Sheila
by
the
hypocorism
Bubbles
back
when
they
were
juniors
in
high
school.
2)
officinal
(adj)
tending
or
used
to
cure
disease
or
relieve
pain:
medicinal.
The
officinal
properties
of
the
plant,
recently
discovered
in
the
Amazon
rain
forest,
are
still
being
studied.
3)
gruntle
(v)
to
put
in
good
humor
“If
the
kids
are
disgruntled
by
the
extra
chores,”
said
Richard,
“perhaps
they’ll
be
gruntled
by
the
extra
money
they’ll
make.”
4)
millefleur
(adj)
aving
an
allover
pattern
of
small
flowers
and
plants.
A
16th-century
Flemish
millefleur
unicorn
tapestry
hangs
in
London’s
Victoria
and
Albert
Museum.
5)
toothsome
(adj)
1:
agreeable,
attractive
2:
of
palatable
flavor
and
pleasing
texture:
delicious.
The
cookbook
has
recipes
for
a
number
of
toothsome
Italian
dishes,
including
one
for
gnocchi
in
Bolognese
sauce.
6)
Aesopian
(adj)
conveying
an
innocent
meaning
to
an
outsider
but
a
hidden
meaning
to
member
of
a
conspiracy
or
underground
movement.
What
sounded
like
a
friendly
greeting
from
Jerome
was
in
fact
Aesopian
code
warning
his
coworker
that
their
boss
was
in
the
next
room.
7)
esculent
(adj)
edible
The
new
candy
shop
that
opened
on
the
corner
offers
a
fine
range
of
esculent
delights.
8)
baleful
(adj)
1:
deadly
or
pernicious
in
influence
2:
foreboding
or
threatening
evil.
As
Conrad
was
hauled
away
in
handcuffs,
he
gave
us
a
baleful
stare
and
said,
“You
haven’t
heard
the
last
from
me.”
9)
teleological
(adj)
exhibiting
or
relating
to
design
or
purpose
especially
in
nature.
At
dinner,
Sandra
and
Miguel
debated
whether
or
not
the
complex
structure
of
the
human
eye
implied
a
teleological
origin.
10)
stultify
(v)
1:
to
cause
to
appear
stupid,
foolish,
or
absurdly
illogical
2:
to
impair,
invalidate,
or
make
ineffective
3:
to
have
a
dulling
effect
on.
Placing
too
many
people
in
decision-making
positions
can
have
a
negative
effect
of
stultifying
discussion
and
new
ideas.
11)
hazmat
(n)
a
material
(as
flammable
or
poisonous
material)
that
would
be
a
danger
to
life
or
to
the
environment
if
released
without
precautions.
When
asbestos
was
discovered,
the
school
called
in
a
hazmat
team
to
identify
and
remove
all
of
it.
12)
cat’s-paw
(n)
1:
light
air
that
ruffles
the
surface
of
the
water
in
irregular
patches
during
a
calm
2)
one
used
by
another
as
a
tool:
dupe
Lisa
caught
on
to
Eddie’s
plan
quickly
and
let
him
know
that
he’d
have
to
find
another
cat’s-paw
for
his
scheme.
13)
panoptic
(adj)
being
or
presenting
a
comprehensive
or
panoramic
view
At
the
top
of
the
mountain
was
a
sightseeing
point
that
gave
us
a
panoptic
view
of
the
surrounding
valleys.
14)
aught
(pron)
1:
anything
2:
all,
everything
“Then
his
father
was
living,
and
from
him
the
boy
had
never
received
aught
but
kindness.”
Horatio
Alger,
The
Errand
Boy
15)
redoubtable
(adj)
1:
causing
fear
of
alarm:
formidable
2:
illustrious,
eminent;
broadly:
worthy
of
respect
For
nearly
30
years,
Johnny
Carson
stood
out
as
the
redoubtable
king
of
late-night
talk
shows.
16)
cybrarian
(n)
a
person
whose
job
it
is
to
find,
collect,
and
manage
information
that
is
available
on
the
World
Wide
Web.
For
my
paper
on
the
civil
rights
movement,
I
submitted
several
questions
to
the
cybrarian
whose
e-mail
address
had
been
posted
by
our
local
library.
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