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Seven Rare Words Part IV

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1. Renounce, turn away from

Abjure

2. Diamond, or (more generally) any very hard substance

Adamant

3. A dialect word meaning ‘against’, ‘next to’

Agin

4. One given shelter as an act of charity 

Alms-guest

5. Synonym for soon

Anon

6. Having an internal cause or origin

Endogenous

7. Prefatory, introductory, preliminary

Prolegomenal

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