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Accismus [ak-SIZ-muhs] (n.) -A feigned lack of interest in something while actually desiring it.

Apocryphal [uh-POK-ruh-ful] (adj.) -Pertaining to a widely circulated story that is probably not true.

Festinate [FES-tuh-neyt] (v.) -To hurry; hasten.

Bridewell [BRAHYD-wel] (n.) - A prison or reform school for petty offenders.