The earliest record of these words are said be from Shakespeare s works.
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accommodation |
That accommodation was the best.
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bubble |
There was a bubble of soap floating through the kitchen.
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courtship |
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distrustful |
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engagement |
The couple celebrated their engagement.
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fairyland |
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fashionable |
In the US in the 1920s, the term flapper described a fashionable and independent young woman.
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glutton |
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inauspicious |
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ladybird |
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misquote |
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moonbeam |
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obscene |
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perplex |
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savage |
Wolves can be savage and wild.
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tardiness |
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unpremeditated |
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vulnerable |
The injured rabbit was in a very vulnerable position.
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Weird |
I heard a very weird noise in the night.
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zany |
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