New (old) Words




Listed here are forgotten and newly acquired words 
discovered while reading Graham Greene's novel,
The Third Man.

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  1. DARESAY: have the courage to do something

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  2. TONSURE: a part of a monk's or priest's head left bare on top by shaving off the hair.

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  3. RELIQUARY: a container for holy relics

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  4. CELLULOID: a transparent flammable plastic made in sheets from camphor and nitrocellulose, formerly used for cinematographic film

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  5. PARQUET: a surface (such as a floor) made of small pieces of wood that fit together to form a pattern

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  6. ASPERITY: harshness of tone or manner

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  7. BEZIRK: "district" in German and can refer to: ⁕The primary Subdivisions of East Germany from 1952 ⁕The districts of Austria ⁕Some of the Districts of Switzerland ⁕Regierungsbezirk, a "government district", a subdivision of some German federal states ⁕Stadtbezirk, a city district or borough

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  8. DIVAN: a large couch usually without back or arms often designed for use as a bed

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  9. METTLE: quality of temperament or disposition

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  10. PLASTICINE: a soft modeling material, used especially by children

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  11. LAVATORY: a room with conveniences for washing and usually with one or more toilets

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  12. PRIG: a self-righteously moralistic person who behaves as if superior to others

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  13. IRASCIBILITY: a feeling of resentful anger

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  14. CAPORAL: a variety of tobacco.

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  15. LAISSEZ-PASSER: a document allowing the holder to pass; a permit

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  16. DITHERING: being in a state of agitation

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