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dyslogistic
Expressing censure or disapproval
cill
Alternative form of sill (“a threshold or brink across the bottom of a canal lock.
astheny
Dated form of asthenia. [(medicine) Weakness
bothy
A small cottage, especially one for communal use in remote areas by labourers or farmhands,.
xviii
The cardinal number that is the sum of seventeen and one
ghyll
A ravine
contingence
Contingency
paramedics
A 1988 comedy film starring George Newbern and Christopher McDonald
emts
What happens, if things go well, is this: The EMTs transmit a picture of the.
ambulances
An emergency vehicle designed for transporting seriously ill or injured people to a hospital
shibuya
A surname from Japanese
jehoshaphat
The fourth Judean King after King Solomon and also the son of King Asa
pluteus
The free-swimming larvae of echinoderms
pantisocracy
A utopian social system in which every member participates equally in government
propoganda
Misspelling of propaganda. [(as a neutral word dated) Agitation, publicity, public communication aimed at influencing.