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A Mini-Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words

A list by swa110w. swa110w has created 1 list, listed 100 words, written 1 comment, and added 0 tags, 2 favorites, and 0 pronunciations. word feed | comment feed | sort: alpha / order added | favorite | comments This mini-dictionary was inspired by the novel and imaginative use of language in the following publications: The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown; The Dice Man by Luke Rhinehart; Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk; The Time Travellers Wife by Audrey Niffenegger; Moon Dust by Andrew Smith; The Third Policeman by Flann O'Brien. In other words, when I came across a word with which I was unfamiliar, I looked it up and added it to this compilation - and yes, there were even words in The Da Vinci Code which stumped me!

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atrium ascetic armoire apropos aphorism antediluvium anomie abase

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