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 Listed here are forgotten and newly acquired words discovered while reading 

Giving Up the Gun by, Noel Perrin.

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  1. SuzeQSeptember 17, 2021 at 7:46 PM

    ARQUEBUS: an early type of portable gun supported on a tripod or a forked rest.

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  2. SuzeQSeptember 17, 2021 at 7:47 PM

    SHOGUN: was the title of the military dictators of Japan during most of the period spanning from 1185 to 1868.

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  3. SuzeQSeptember 17, 2021 at 7:48 PM

    METALLURGY: the branch of science and technology concerned with the properties of metals and their production and purification.

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