The dictionary of difficult and unusual words : over 10,000 confusing terms explained. / by the Diagram Group.

This unique reference book strives to define words and phrases that the average person often encounters but which may not be immediately familiar. Batten, kiosk, proctor, coup de grace, alliteration, parsec, corona, renal, joystick, decant, citadel. Broken down into over fifty categories--from cultu...

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