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Threap

Noun

• an altercation, quarrel, argument
• an accusation or serious charge

Verb

• to scold, rebuke
• to argue, bicker

Used in a sentence:

• She threaped with him over the value of the zuz so loudly the zonkey decided to bellow his objections.

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Threap

Noun

• an altercation, quarrel, argument
• an accusation or serious charge

Verb

• to scold, rebuke
• to argue, bicker

Used in a sentence:

• She threaped with him over the value of the zuz so loudly the zonkey decided to bellow his objections.

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Facies

Noun

• Appearance.
• Facial features, like an expression or complexion, typical for patients having certain diseases or conditions.

Used in a sentence:

• He had facies that suggested that it would not be long before he would be lumbering back up onto his feet with a voracious  ( Read more... )

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Zuz

Noun

• An ancient Hebrew silver coin, one quarter of a shekel.

Used in a sentence:

• There were at least a dozen zuzim in the bag although he only saw them as silver coins.

Source: Wiktionary

Commentary:

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Zonkey

Noun

• The offspring of a zebra and a donkey.

Used in a sentence:

• The zonkey laid low among the reeds but kept its ears perked for, allowing him to spy on the other animals.

Source: Wiktionary

Commentary:

Seriously! This is a word! You can have zebras breed with donkeys! ( Read more... )

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Obduracy

Noun

• The state of being obdurate, intractable, or stubbornly inflexible.

Used in a sentence:

• The safe was composed of amazing obduracy for even the sticks of dynamite would not force its door to open.

Source: Wiktionary

Commentary:

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Specie

Noun

• Money, especially in the form of coins made from precious metal, that has an intrinsic value; coinage.

Used in a sentence:

• He was amazed that these aliens would use something as precious as platinum as specie and as their lowest value coin no less!

Source: Wiktionary
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Aperture

Noun

• An opening; an open space; a gap, cleft, or chasm; a passage perforated; a hole; as, an aperture in a wall.
• (optics) Something which restricts the diameter of the light path through one plane in an optical system.
• (astronomy, photography) The diameter of the aperture ( Read more... )

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Anagnorisis

Noun

• The moment in the plot of a drama in which the hero makes a discovery that explains previously unexplained events or situations.

Used in a sentence:

• Unless the third act contained some kind of anagnorsis to help explain the gaping plot holes in this movie, ( Read more... )

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Anagnorisis

Noun

• The moment in the plot of a drama in which the hero makes a discovery that explains previously unexplained events or situations.

Used in a sentence:

• Unless the third act contained some kind of anagnorsis to help explain the gaping plot holes in this movie, the ( Read more... )