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0501-0600 Flashcards

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pomade

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a perfumed ointment; a fragrant hair dressing

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carrosserie

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the carriage body of an automobile

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bumptious

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presumptuously and obtusely self-assertive

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affable

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being pleasant and at ease in talking to others; characterized by ease and friendliness

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joiner

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a person whose occupation is to construct articles by joining pieces of wood

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metaphor

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a word or phrase used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy

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ville

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used in fictitious place names with reference to a particular quality

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acumen

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keenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discriminations

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circumspect

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careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences

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credulous

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ready to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence

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insatiate

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incapable of being satisfied; insatiable

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molder

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to crumble into particles; disintegrate; decay

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agape

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wide open; being in a state of wonder

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sophistic

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plausible but fallacious; of or relating to sophists, sophistry, or the ancient Sophists

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insolent

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insultingly contemptuous in speech or conduct

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flaxen

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resembling flax especially in pale soft strawy color

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meretricious

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tawdrily and falsely attractive; of or relating to a prostitute

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scree

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the refuse from melting of metals or reduction of ores; rough vesicular cindery lava

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abstemious

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moderate, sparing (as in eating and drinking); characterized by abstinence and self-discipline

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aver

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to declare positively; to verify or prove to be true in pleading a cause

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trencher

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a wooden platter for serving food

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wherry

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any of various light boats

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fauna

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the animals characteristic of a region, period, or special environment

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preponderance

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a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength

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galliot

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a small swift galley (a long narrow shallow-draft Dutch merchant ship)

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dissension

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partisan and contentious quarreling

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dulse

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coarse red seaweeds used as a food condiment

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esculent

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edible

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akimbo

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having the hand on the hip and the elbow turned outward; set in a bent position

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inexorable

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not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped; relentless

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cinder

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the slag from a metal furnace; a fragment of ash

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conjubilant

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shouting together with joy

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leaden

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made of lead; oppressively heavy; lacking spirit or animation

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pandiculation

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stretching and stiffening, as when fatigued or waking

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tillage

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the preparation of land for growing crops

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abnegate

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to deny, renounce, surrender or relinquish

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concupiscence

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strong desire, especially sexual desire

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filch

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to steal secretly or casually

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sepulcher

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a place of burial; a receptacle for religious relics especially in an altar

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peregrine

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having a tendency to wander

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ameliorate

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to make better or more tolerable

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linnet

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a common small brownish Old World finch

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analgesia

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insensibility to pain without loss of consciousness

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yawl

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a ship’s small boat; a fore-and-aft rigged sailboat

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potentate

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one who wields great power or sway

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manioc

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tropical plant with starchy roots; cassava

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accoutrement

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a soldier’s outfit usually not including clothes and weapons; an accessory item of clothing or equipment

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equinoctial

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relating to an equinox; relating to the regions or climate on or near the equator

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pitchpole

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to turn end over end

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fulgent

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dazzlingly bright; radiant

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fetlock

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a projection bearing a tuft of hair on the back of the leg above the hoof of a horse

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obstreperous

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marked by aggressive noisiness; stubbornly resistant to control

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reich

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realm; empire; kingdom

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eleemosynary

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of, relating to, or supported by charity

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vexillology

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the study of flags

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symposium

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a collection of opinions on a subject, especially one published by a periodical; a conference of experts

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colloquium

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an academic meeting where experts deliver addresses on a topic, then answer questions

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Gad

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a Hebrew patriarch; the tribe of Israel traditionally descended from him

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orthography

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a part of language study that deals with letters and spelling

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lineament

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an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure

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parson

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a leader or clergyman, especially a Protestant pastor

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paca

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Central and South American rodents that typically have a white-spotted brownish coat

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rector

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a member of the clergy in charge of a parish; the head of a university or school

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parish

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a local church community composed of the members or constituents of a Protestant church

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oxbow

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a U-shaped frame about an ox’s neck that holds the yoke in place; a U-shaped bend in a river

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yoke

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a wooden bar by which two oxen are joined at the heads or necks for working together

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morpho

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large showy tropical American butterflies with brilliant blue wings

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rosette

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an ornament made to resemble a rose and worn as a badge of honor

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nostrum

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a medicine of secret composition and without scientific proof of its effectiveness

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lapwing

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a crested Old World plover (shorebird) noted for its slow irregular flight and shrill wailing cry

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plover

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shorebirds that differ from the sandpipers in having a short hard-tipped bill

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crest

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a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird

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monograph

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a written account of a single thing

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treatise

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a systematic exposition of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached

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guar

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a legume cultivated for its seeds, used to make guar gum

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chital

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another term for axis deer (a deer of India with brownish hair and white spots)

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ashram

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a secluded dwelling of a Hindu sage, also the disciples instructed there

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guan

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large gregarious neotropical birds that somewhat resemble turkeys

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capybara

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a tailless semi aquatic rodent of South and Central America

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coati

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tropical American mammal related to the raccoon but with a long flexible snout

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lungi

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a cloth used especially in India and Pakistan for articles of clothing

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sarong

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a loose garment made of a long strip of cloth wrapped around the body

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jabiru

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a large tropical American stork with a massive black bill

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teju

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large blackish South American lizards with yellow or white bands across the back

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curassow

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large arboreal game birds of South and Central America

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leachate

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a product such as water obtained by leaching

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anthropomorphism

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humanization, especially of animals

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neonate

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a newborn child or mammal

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keelboat

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a keeled riverboat that is usually rowed, poled, or towed and that is used for freight

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hoatzin

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a crested large South American bird with blue facial skin and red eyes

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saurian

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reptiles, including crocodiles and various extinct forms that resemble lizards

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riparian

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relating to or living or located on the bank of a river

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tayra

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a mammal of South and Central America that resembles a weasel

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langur

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any of several slender long-tailed Asian monkeys

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bateau

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a flat-bottomed boat with raked bow and stern and flaring sides

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pirogue

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a canoe-like boat made by hollowing out a large log

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atrabilious

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given to or marked by melancholy; ill-natured, peevish

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jackdaw

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a common black and gray bird that is related to the crow

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appellation

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an identifying name or title

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