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19th Century Vocabulary Words

The last excerpt from Mark Twain's book.

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Definitions

• Aborigines: a system of mountains.

• Alias: a good man in the Bible.

• Amenable: anything that is mean.

• Ammonia: the food of the gods.

• Assiduity: state of being an acid.

• Auriferous: pertaining to an orifice.

• Corniferous: rocks in which fossil corn is found.

• Emolument: a headstone to a grave.

• Equestrian: one who asks questions.

• Eucharist: one who plays euchre.

• Franchise: anything belonging to the French.

• Idolater: a very idle person.

• Ipecac: a man who likes a good dinner.

• Irrigate: to make fun of.

• Mendacious: what can be mended.

• Mercenary: one who feels for another.

• Parasite: a kind of umbrella.

• Parasite: the murder of an infant.

• Publican: a man who does his prayers in public.

• Tenacious: ten acres of land.

• Republican: a sinner mentioned in the Bible.

• Plagiarist: a writer of plays.

Posted February 13, 2009 8:00 AM