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Old Monday, October 27, 2008
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Word:
Manticore

Pronunciation:
\MAN-tih-kor\

POS:
noun

Meanings:

a legendary animal with the head of a man, the body of a lion, and the tail of a dragon or scorpion


Example sentence:
The book, a collection of fantastic tales, has on its cover a vivid illustration of a wild-eyed manticore chasing a hunter.



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Word:
Eldritch

Pronunciation:
\EL-dritch\

POS:
adjective

Meanings:
: weird, eerie


Example sentence:
Christina accompanied her ghost story by playing a recording filled with creaks, howls, and other eldritch sound effects.

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