"Nescience"

The tourists' nescience of the area led them to assume that they were in a safe part of town; fortunately, they wandered back into the "touristy" part of the city before anything ugly happened.

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"Aegis"

The little boy depended on the aegis of his mother to get through life; his mother, on the other hand, tried to cultivate independence in the boy's young mind.

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"Grandiloquent"

The man's grandiloquent manner intimidated his older brother.

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"Flummox"

Texas has completely flummoxed my sense of direction: as I type this, I can't tell which direction I'm facing.

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"Longueur"

I have a feeling that many students skip the longueurs of assigned reading and focus mainly on the interesting areas.

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"Gambol"

My friend's little boy gamboled around the mall like a mischievous sprite or pixie.

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"Jape"

It's April 1st, so beware of the jape. Trickery abounds as practical jokers and pranksters prey on their unsuspecting victims today.

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