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This entry was posted in vocabulary and tagged George Eliot, I am continually amazed at how new words keep cropping up like dandelions in a field to intrigue and challenge the reader who thinks he or she already has a very good vocabulary. George Eliot’s voca, Roger Smith, Roger W. Smith on March 25, 2024 by Roger W. Smith.

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