Shunpike \SHUN-pyke\
noun


Meaning :

: a side road used to avoid the toll on or the speed and traffic of a superhighway

Example Sentence :

When people request directions to our house, I ask them if they prefer to take the turnpike or the shunpike.

Lacuna \luh-KOO-nuh\
noun

Meaning :

*1 : a blank space or a missing part : gap
2 : a small cavity, pit, or discontinuity in an anatomical structure

Example Sentence :

The newly discovered Civil War documents filled many lacunae in the museum's archives.

Scofflaw \SKAHFF-law\
noun

Meaning :

: a contemptuous law violator

Example Sentence :

The governor’s office set up a database listing the names of scofflaws who hadn’t paid their traffic fines.

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