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Carpal Tunnel
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Carpal Tunnel
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I figured out a way of exhuming words from the archives. See how many you can remember. If you want me to post brief definition in next batch, ask me by PM to do so. These are from two months in 1994
incunabulum prothalamion cachet cachet shibboleth shibboleth caravansary poetaster hamadryad hamadryad moiety verdigris eclat autochthonous chrematophobia --colophon gyve
petard prestidigitation tumbrel simony nepenthe nepenthe nepenthe neoteny necromancy necromancy amaranth dumbwaiter orthoepy tufa garcon (with cedilla under the “c” nostrum caravel pellucid escutcheon lambent
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Pooh-Bah
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Looked up two or three of these that rang no bells with me. Fascinated to find that 'chrematophobia' is the fear of wealth. Is this actually a documeted condition? If so how frequent is it I wonder? I should really like to develop it so that I can feel happier regarding my financial position!
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