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Cheryl J
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I've always thought "a murder of crows" was a pretty bizarre choice of words...
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inveterate:
1. Old; firmly established by long continuance; of long standing;
obstinately deep-rooted; as, an inveterate disease; an inveterate habit.
2. (of a person) Having habits fixed by long continuance; confirmed;
habitual; as, an inveterate idler or smoker.
3. Malignant; virulent; spiteful.
1. Old; firmly established by long continuance; of long standing;
obstinately deep-rooted; as, an inveterate disease; an inveterate habit.
2. (of a person) Having habits fixed by long continuance; confirmed;
habitual; as, an inveterate idler or smoker.
3. Malignant; virulent; spiteful.
Addie
Chef Extraordinaire
If I don't know the correct term for any group, they just become a "bunch of" Works for me and the other person gets the idea and meaning. 
Persnickety
"1. excessively particular; fussy."
persnickety - definition of persnickety by The Free Dictionary
Easily offended and persnickety can be interchangeable at times.
"1. excessively particular; fussy."
persnickety - definition of persnickety by The Free Dictionary
Easily offended and persnickety can be interchangeable at times.
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harridan
A vicious and scolding woman, especially an older one.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/harridan
A vicious and scolding woman, especially an older one.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/harridan
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effluvium:
A gaseous or vaporous emission, especially a foul-smelling one.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/effluvium>
A gaseous or vaporous emission, especially a foul-smelling one.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/effluvium>
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quisling:
(pejorative) A traitor who collaborates with the enemy.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/quisling>
(pejorative) A traitor who collaborates with the enemy.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/quisling>
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disconsolate:
1. Cheerless, dreary.
2. Seemingly beyond consolation; inconsolable.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/disconsolate>
1. Cheerless, dreary.
2. Seemingly beyond consolation; inconsolable.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/disconsolate>
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disinter:
1. To take out of the grave or tomb; to unbury; to exhume; to dig up.
2. To bring out, as from a grave or hiding place; to bring from obscurity
into view.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/disinter>
1. To take out of the grave or tomb; to unbury; to exhume; to dig up.
2. To bring out, as from a grave or hiding place; to bring from obscurity
into view.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/disinter>
CWS4322
Chef Extraordinaire
Being that the letter "q" is my favorite letter in the alphabet, I was dismayed to learn that "k" replaced "q" in many words (to think my name could have been spelled with a Q...). The "w" is also not widely used in Swedish.
Swedish Alphabet and Pronunciation
ET Genealogi - Swedish language
Danes don't really use "q" any more either. They have also replaced it with "k" (followed by "v").
Some of those pronunciations for the Swedish letters were downright wrong. E.g., "y as in year". No, like a French "u" or a German "u" with an umlaut. And "Å å - oo in poor", not close.
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reliquary:
A container to hold or display religious relics.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/reliquary>
A container to hold or display religious relics.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/reliquary>
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punctilious:
1. Strictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to
codes or conventions.
2. Precise or scrupulous; finicky or nitpicky.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/punctilious>
1. Strictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to
codes or conventions.
2. Precise or scrupulous; finicky or nitpicky.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/punctilious>
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mither:
1. (intransitive, Northern England) To make an unnecessary fuss, moan,
bother.
2. (transitive) To pester or irritate someone. Usually directed at
children.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mither>
1. (intransitive, Northern England) To make an unnecessary fuss, moan,
bother.
2. (transitive) To pester or irritate someone. Usually directed at
children.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mither>
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roundelay:
(music) A poem or song having a line or phrase repeated at regular
intervals.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/roundelay>
(music) A poem or song having a line or phrase repeated at regular
intervals.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/roundelay>
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