a week of calendar pages:
pukka: adj: genuine or authentic; also: first class [the picture of a pukka gentleman]
anabasis: n 1: a going or marching up : advance; especially : a military advance
2: a difficult and dangerous military retreat [The anabasis at Dunkirk...]
epigone n : a follower or disciple; also : an inferior imitator [she is merely her famous teacher's epigone]
chary: adj : discreetly cautious : as a: hesitant and vigilant about dangers and risks b: slow to grant, accept, or expend [Many members of Congress were chary of voting]
hermitage: n: 1: the habitation of a hermit 2: a secluded residence or private retreat; also : a monastery 3: the life or condition of a hermit [Amos would head out to his hermitage]
scapegrace: n: an incorrigible rascal [her teenage brother, a scapegrace who too often found himself in trouble]
jabberwocky: n : meaningless speech or writing [The salesman started spewing jabberwocky at me]
perprandial: adj : of, relating to, or suitable for the time just before dinner [the preprandial conversation was so diverting that no one noticed]
maffick: v : to celebrate with boisterous rejoicing and hilarious behavior [Fans mafficked for hours outside]
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