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Romeo and Juliet A1 S4

A campaign to revitalize the many obsolete words in the English language, one Tumblr at a time.

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Corrade

1. To scrape together; to gather together from various sources

She attempted to corrade a decent outfit, but her summer clothes were nothing against the harsh wind blowing off the sea. 

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Deliciate

1. To delight one’s self; to indulge in feasting; to revel.

My birthday is an excuse to deliciate, and nobody can tell me what to do!

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Jargogle

1. To jumble; confuse

Don’t shake the box! You might jargogle all of the pieces.

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Esteem

1. to set value on; appraise

I sent for the owner of the pawnshop to esteem the bureau, and was disappointed when his number was much lower than the one I had expected.

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The “secret” library in the Vatican—a stronghold of knowledge! Only specific scholars can gain entrance to these stores of centuries old books. The Vatican has been collecting and procuring books for centuries, so one can imagine how much interesting information is just waiting to be read!

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Glibbery

  1. Slippery; changeable

2. Moving easily; nimble; voluble. 

She played the piano beautifully with her glibbery fingers.



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