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Numismatics-the collection and study of money (and coins in particular).

1. If [the modern counterfeiter] is satisfied with a so-so product, perhaps hoping to pass it in a crowded fast-food restaurant or in a saloon’s dim light, he can download images of genuine bills from the Internet, simply by getting access to the Web site of a numismatics club, then run off his own bills.
   – “Officials Wary of Wave of Computer Counterfeiters”, New York Times, March 12, 1998

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Undulate-To move in, or have, waves; to vibrate; to wave; as, undulating air.

1. Most startling was the dancer’s exposed, undulating abdomen, which she could adroitly activate while hardly moving her feet.
   – Emily Wortis Leider, Becoming Mae West

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I know I just posted the “Word of the Day” last night but I just saw today’s word and I had to post it before I forget. I never saw or heard of this word in my life. See “Word of the Day” is very educational. :-).

Tintinnabulation-A tinkling sound, as of a bell or bells.

1. One found oneself immersed in the infinitely nuanced tintinnabulations of clapping cymbal rhythms passed from one player to the next, in the barely audible, rain-like patter of drums that suddenly grew into an overwhelming mechanical onslaught.
   – Tim Page, “From Japan, The Thundering Drums of Kodo”, Newsday, February 24, 1995

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Vociferous-Making a loud outcry; clamorous; noisy.

1. The local heroes received meals, heard speeches, were presented with flags, and were accompanied to railroad stations by vociferous crowds.
   – Jeffry D. Wert, A Brotherhood of Valor

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Suffuse-to overspread with or as with a liquid, color, etc.

Sorry I cant think of a sentence for suffuse right now. I’m used to copying and pasting from Dictionary.com but they dont provide sentences anymore.  I’m too tired to think. Going to bed. Good Night!

Auspicious-promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable: an auspicious occasion.

1. Getting the job at a fashion magazine is definitely an auspicious opportunity.

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Torrid-Violenty hot; drying or scorching with heat; burning; parching; as, “torrid heat.”
2. Characterized by intense emotion; as, “a torrid love affair.”
3. Emotionally charged and vigorously energetic; as, “a torrid dance.”

1. Still, the idea of a torrid affair between the teen-ager from Oak Park, Ill[inois], and the shapely auburn-haired nurse, fits the myth of Hemingway as an icon of male prowess — hunter, drinker, fighter, writer and lover.
   – “A Hemingway Story, and Just as Fictional”, New York Times, January 26, 1997

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Glower-To look or stare angrily or with a scowl.

1. A baby wearing a disposable nappy has been placed on a tree trunk in dark woodland: he seems to glower at us disapprovingly, like a troll, or a mini-Churchill.
   – Margaret Walters, “The secret life of babies”, New Statesman, September 13, 1996

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Naif-A naive or inexperienced person.

1. Their money-grubbing game: they feign a tragic past and prey on the sympathies of unsuspecting naifs, fishing for bank account numbers or photocopies of passports.
   – Nathalie Atkinson, “Con heir”, Toronto Life, September 1, 2003

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Peregrination-A traveling from place to place; a wandering.

1. He ventures out in his pajamas and makes a dreamlike peregrination through the town’s deserted streets.
   – Richard Eder, “Puck-ish Ramblings in Midsummer Dreams”, New York Times, May 18, 2000

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