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noetic

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of or relating to the mind.

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hugger-mugger

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secrecy

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Pulchritudinous

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beautiful

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perorate

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to speak at length; make a long, speech

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mentation

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mental activity

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natant

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swimming; floating

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cruciverbalist

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a designer of crossword puzzles

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orogeny

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the process of mountain making or upheaval.

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Xanadu

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a place of great beauty, luxury, and contentment

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mishpocha

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an entire family network comprising relatives by blood and marriage and sometimes including close friends; clan.

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rapprochement

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an establishment of harmonious relations

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prelapsarian

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characteristic of or pertaining to any innocent or carefree period.

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Kismet

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destiny; fate

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Punctilio

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A fine or petty point of conduct or procedure.

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beastie

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a small animal, especially one towards which affection is felt.

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arete

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the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.

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mickle

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great; large; much

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Phlegethon

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a stream of fire; or fiery light

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vamoose

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to leave hurriedly or quickly; decamp.

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minatory

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menacing; threatening

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zugzwang

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in chess, a situation in which a player is limited to moves that cost pieces or have a damaging positional effect.

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cordial

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courteous and gracious.

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Piedmont

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A gentle slope leading from the base of the mountains to a region of flat land.

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rout

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a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder.

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Benison

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A blessing.

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chernozem

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a soil in common in cool or temperature semiarid climates; very black and rich in humus and carbohydrates.

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Rimose

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(Mycology) now especially of a fungus or lichen: cracked, fissured.

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perfidy

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deliberate breach of faith or trust; faithlessness; treachery;

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codicil

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any supplement; appendix

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Roborant

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A medicine, treatment, etc. that has a strengthening or restorative effect.

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butte

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an isolated hill or mountain rising abruptly above the surrounding land.

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Selvage

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An edge produced on woven fabric during manufacture that prevents it from unraveling.

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aureate

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golden or gilded

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Erumpent

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Biology) bursting forth or through a surface.

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mandate

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an official order or commission to do something.

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camion

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a truck; as for military supplies.

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Sedulous

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(Of a person or action) showing dedication and diligence.

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iridescent

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displaying a play of lustrous colors like those of the rainbow.

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serotinal

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pertaining to or occurring in late summer.

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muliebrity

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womanly nature or qualities.

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dolmen

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a structure usually regarded as a tomb; consisting of two or more large, upright stones set with a space between and capped by a horizontal stone.

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Athwart

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From side to side of; across

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scrimp

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to be sparing or frugal; economize

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Syncretize

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[With object] attempt to amalgamate or reconcile (differing things, especially religious beliefs, cultural elements, or schools of thought).

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inculcate

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to an implant by repeated statement or admonition; teach persistently and earnestly.

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gramarye

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occult learning; magic.

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pariah

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any person or animal that is generally despised or avoided.

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vespertine

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occurring in the evening.

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armscye

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the armhole opening in the garment through which the hand, and then arm passes, and which a sleeve may be attatched.

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toujours perdrix

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too much of a good thing.

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Artificer

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A skilled craftsman or inventor.

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Amalgamate

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Combine or unite to form one organization or structure.

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aseptic

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“free from living microorganisms that can cause disease (aka germs like bacteria or viruses) commonly applied in the context of techniques and procedures,

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sterile

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“incapable of producing offspring. most often applied to environments, such as an operating room, and to instruments and materials, such as scalpels, needles, and gauze

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Quag

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A marshy or boggy place.

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amiable

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“having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities; affable”

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sincere

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free of deceit; hypocrisy; or falseness; earnest.

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obliging

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willing or eager to do favors, offer one’s services, etc. accomodating.

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tender-hearted

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soft-hearted, sympathetic

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altruistic

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unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others.

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magnanimous

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generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness.

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gracious

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pleasantly kind, benevolent, and courteous”?

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genial

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cordial; warm and pleasantly cheerful

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clement

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mild or merciful in disposition or character; lenient; compassionate

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propitious

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presenting favorable conditions; favorable”?

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Hispid

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covered with stiff hair or bristles.

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Flinders

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Small fragments or splinters.

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kith

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acquaintances, friends, neighbors, or the like; persons living in the same general locality and forming a more or less cohesive group.

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Vexillology

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The study of flags.

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inspissate

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to thicken, as by evaporation; make or become dense.

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Jocose

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Playful or humorous.

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enkindle

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to kindle into flame

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paean

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any song of praise, joy, or triumph

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wistful

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pensive, especially in a melancholy way

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Clinquant

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Glittering with gold and silver; tinseled.

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cavort

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to behave in a high spirited; festive manner; make merry

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Acuity

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Sharpness or keenness of thought, vision, or hearing.

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encumber

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to impede or hinder; hamper.

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hiemal

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of or relating to winter; wintry

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Nimbus

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A luminous cloud or a halo surrounding a supernatural being or a saint

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Constitutive

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Forming an essential element of something.

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matcha

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a finely ground powder that is made from small green tea leaves

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Offing

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The more distant part of the sea in view.

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ecliptic

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the great circle formed by the intersection of the plane of the earth’s orbit with the celestial sphere; the apparent annual path of the sun in the heavens.

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evanesce

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to disappear gradually; fade away

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neurodiversity

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the variation and differences in neurological structure and function that exist among human beings

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atoll

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a ring-shaped coral reef or a string of closely spaced coral reef islands

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angst

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a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish

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volant

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engaged in or having the power of flight

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somersault

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an acrobatic movement;

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stasis

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A period or state of inactivity or equilibrium.

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wynd

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a narrow street or alley

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Quondam

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That once was; former.

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diasporic

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relating to any group that has been dispersed outside its traditional homeland; either revolutionary or by migration.

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Dithyramb

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A passionate or inflated speech, poem, or other writing.

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