chilblain \CHIL-blayn\ - an inflammatory swelling or sore caused by exposure (as of the feet or hands) to cold
I'd probably have gotten this one in context.
diseuse \dee-ZOOZ\ - a woman who is a skilled and usually professional reciter
I'd have never guessed that the beginning of this word was from the same etymological roots as ditto.
decussate \DEK-uh-sayt\ - to intersect or cross
And I'd have never associated this one with the number ten, but it makes sense, at least in Rome.
Yep, still catching up.
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