suggillate
v. to beat black and blue
recumbentibus
n. a knockdown blow
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muliebrity
n. the state of being a woman
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exungulate
v. to pare the nails
onychophagy
n. nail-biting
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temulence
n. drunkenness
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jeofail
n. a lawyer’s mistake
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dentiloquy
n. speech through gritted teeth
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onymous
adj. not anonymous
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basial
adj. pertaining to kissing
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gammerstang
n. a tall, awkward person, usually a woman
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spoffle
v. to make oneself very busy over a matter of very little consequence
“An Eastern Counties word.” — Charles Mackay, Lost Beauties of the English Language