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Clepsydra (noun) klep-sid-ra An ancient device for measuring time by the regulated flow of water…

Riffraff (noun) rif-raf A group of people regarded as disreputable or worthless First used in…

Exculpate (verb) ek-sul-payt To clear from a charge of guilt or fault; free from blame;…

Adynaton (noun) ad-in-a-ton A figure of speech in the form of hyperbole taken to such…

Essence (noun) es-ens The basic, real, and invariable nature of a thing or its significant…

Muliebrity (adj) moo-lee-eb-rit-ee Womanly nature or qualities. 1585–95; Late Latin muliēbritās womanhood, equivalent to Latin…

Fictile (adj) fik-tiyl Capable of being molded/ of or relating to pottery. First recorded in…