Wacky Words

piliferous, bearing a single slender bristle, or hair.
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oeuvre, The sum of the lifework of an artist, a writer, or a composer.
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embouchure, the position and use of the lips in producing a musical tone on a wind instrument.
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fanfaronade - Bragging or blustering manner or behavior
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sass, impertinent, disrespectful speech, back talk.
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machicolation, the act of discharging missiles or pouring burning or melted substances upon assailants through such apertures.
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jactation, restless tossing in bed, characteristic of severe fevers and certain mental disorders.
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recherche, exotic, rare, also, affected, pretentious.
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eviscerate, to deprive of vital content or force.
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fait accompli, an accomplished and presumably irreversible deed or act.

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