Impact by Douglas Preston

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  1. effete
    excessively self-indulgent, affected, or decadent
    pg. 38
  2. braggadocio
    vain and empty boasting
    pg. 35
  3. bon mot
    a witty or clever remark
    pg. 40
  4. garrote
    an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation
    pg. 42
  5. desuetude
    a state of inactivity or disuse
    pg. 49
  6. genuflect
    bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
    pg. 50
  7. emplacement
    the act of putting something in a certain place
    pg. 97
  8. concertina
    free-reed instrument played like an accordion by pushing its ends together to force air through the reeds
    concertina wine, pg. 98
  9. bilge
    where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom
    pg. 51
  10. gobbet
    a lump or chunk of raw meat
    pg. 51
  11. scupper
    drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard
    pg. 51
  12. cuddy
    the galley or pantry of a small ship
    pg. 52
  13. periodicity
    the quality of recurring at regular intervals
    pg. 56
  14. rotund
    spherical in shape
    pg. 60
  15. rampart
    an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
    pg. 97
  16. yardarm
    either end of the yard of a square-rigged ship
    pg. 90
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