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Ulysses

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This is a list of the more difficult English words found in James Joyce's Ulysses. It will continually be updated as I read along. The list is in reverse chronological order, meaning that the last word on the list is the first word taken from the text. Moving up the list corresponds with turning the pages of Ulysses.
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celerity   has been listed 52 times with 4 comments
punctilio   has been listed 20 times with 2 comments
acrimony   has been listed 19 times with 1 comment
antediluvian   has been listed 169 times with 9 comments
aperient   has been listed 6 times with 1 comment
acushla   has been listed 4 times with 2 comments
peregrine   has been listed 27 times with 3 comments
hauberk   has been listed 13 times with 1 comment
synecdoche   has been listed 127 times with 2 comments
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terpsichorean   has been listed 30 times with 6 comments
calisthenics   has been listed 11 times with 1 comment
dahlia   has been listed 21 times with 1 comment
gorget   has been listed 11 times with 5 comments
turpitude   has been listed 44 times with 6 comments
suine   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
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effluvium   has been listed 43 times with 1 comment
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crinoline   has been listed 27 times with 0 comments
virago   has been listed 45 times with 3 comments
modicum   has been listed 36 times with 0 comments
farraginous   has been listed 2 times with 1 comment
vesture   has been listed 7 times with 1 comment
convivial   has been listed 34 times with 0 comments
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castigation   has been listed 7 times with 0 comments
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riband   has been listed 6 times with 0 comments
trollop   has been listed 46 times with 9 comments
ventripotence   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
asseveration   has been listed 10 times with 0 comments
capsicum   has been listed 11 times with 0 comments
parsimony   has been listed 34 times with 1 comment
wherry   has been listed 10 times with 1 comment
bolus   has been listed 15 times with 3 comments
ubicity   has been listed 4 times with 1 comment
conclamation   has been listed 5 times with 2 comments
septuagint   has been listed 3 times with 0 comments
proscenium   has been listed 13 times with 0 comments
flambeau   has been listed 6 times with 0 comments
odoriferous   has been listed 11 times with 1 comment
amatory   has been listed 4 times with 0 comments
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murrain   has been listed 5 times with 1 comment
churl   has been listed 36 times with 0 comments
anastomosis   has been listed 7 times with 0 comments
wastrel   has been listed 59 times with 1 comment
maugre   has been listed 5 times with 2 comments
eftsoons   has been listed 7 times with 2 comments
occident   has been listed 13 times with 7 comments
orgulous   has been listed 12 times with 0 comments
frere   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
fecund   has been listed 73 times with 0 comments
venery   has been listed 9 times with 3 comments
misericord   has been listed 5 times with 1 comment
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algate   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
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thole   has been listed 5 times with 0 comments
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sejunct   has been listed 4 times with 0 comments
cogitation   has been listed 7 times with 0 comments
commodious   has been listed 18 times with 1 comment
parturient   has been listed 5 times with 0 comments
emolument   has been listed 19 times with 1 comment
sedulous   has been listed 41 times with 0 comments
inverecund   has been listed 3 times with 1 comment
lutulent   has been listed 4 times with 1 comment
solicitude   has been listed 8 times with 0 comments
erudite   has been listed 116 times with 0 comments
sapience   has been listed 10 times with 0 comments
acumen   has been listed 57 times with 1 comment
raiment   has been listed 28 times with 0 comments
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