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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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Antediluvian

Adjective

1. ancient or antiquated; old;prehistoric.
2. Supremely dated.
3. Pertaining or belonging to the time period prior to a great or destructive flood or deluge
4. (biblical) Pertaining or belonging to the time prior to Noah’s Flood.

Used in a sentence:

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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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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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Salacious

Adjective

• Promoting sexual desire or lust.
• Lascivious or bawdy.
• Obscene or lewd.

Used in a sentence:

• What was bothersome to the entire group was how salacious was the presence of the shovel, just standing there with its blade dug half way into the dirt at their feet.

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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... )