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Luddite - Any of a group of British workers who between 1811 and 1816 rioted and destroyed laborsaving textile machinery in the belief that such machinery would diminish employment.
sesquipedalian - given to or characterized by long words, or long-winded.
polysyllabic - Having more than two and usually more than three syllables.
epitome - A representative or perfect example of a class or type
ferrule - a metal ring or cap placed around a pole or shaft for reinforcement or to prevent splitting
fleuron - a flower-shaped ornament, used especially on buildings, coins, books, and pastry
fungible - Returnable or negotiable in kind or by substitution, as a quantity of grain for an equal amount of the same kind of grain.
finial - A sculptured ornament, often in the shape of a leaf or flower, at the top of a gable, pinnacle, or similar structure.
triskelion - A figure consisting of three curved lines or branches, or three stylized human arms or legs, radiating from a common center.
trefoil - Any of various plants of the pea family, chiefly of the genera Trifolium and Lotus, having compound trifoliolate leaves.
caduceus - the greek symbol of commerce, thieves and tricksters: a winged staff with two intertwined snakes. Often confused with the rod of Asclepius, the symbol of medicine, which is a single snake coiled around a staff (the caduceus is often used instead of the rod of Asclepius to represent medicine in America, but this is considered incorrect elsewhere)
pong - a strong, unpleasant smell, as in the pong of unwashed boy