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KOAN :  a paradox to be meditated upon that is used to train Zen Buddhist monks to abandon ultimate dependence on reason and to force them into gaining sudden intuitive enlightenment

Hispaniola - island containing Haiti and Dominican Republic - site of the first European settlement in the Americas founded by Christopher Columbus on his voyages in 1492 and 1493 - second largest island in the Caribbean after Cuba

Azemmour or Azamor - a Moroccan city 75 km southwest of Casablanca

A Cacique is a leader of an indigenous group

On land a league was most commonly defined as 3 miles, though the length of a mile could vary from place to place and depending on the era. At sea a league was 3 nautical miles (6,076 yards; 5.556 kilometres).

nu·ga·to·ry (adjective)
1.
of no real value; trifling; worthless.
2.
of no force or effect; ineffective; futile; vain.
3.
not valid.
"all the while I knew my compass-course 'south-east' was growing nugatory" [The Riddle of the Sands]

prax·is 

Noun Practice, as distinguished from theory: "praxis of Marxism". Accepted practice or custom Psychosis (from the Greek "psyche" for mind/soul, and "-osis", for abnormal condition or derangement) refers to an abnormal condition of the mind, and is a generic psychiatric term for a mental state often described as involving a "loss of contact with reality".  Kibitz to look on and offer unwelcome advice, especially at a card game. [Moonraker] importunity persistence in requesting or demanding [Moonraker] Gratuitous Prurient Salacious 10/15 rebarbative unattractive and objectionable. eg "rebarbative modern buildings", that r male lover from Old French se rebarber ‘face each other ‘beard to beard’ aggressively’ moxie NORTH AMERICAN  force of character, determination, or nerve. "when you've got the moxie, you need the clothes to match" Origin 1930s: from Moxie, the proprietary name of a soft drink.