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Emollient

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Softener

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Delineate

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To outline

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Retrograde

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Backward

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Melancholy

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Dark sadness

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Intracranial

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Within the skull

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Cardiovascular

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Of the heart and vessels

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Epiphany

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Revelation

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Histology

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Study of living tissues

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Perihelion

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Orbital point nearest the sun

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Inherent

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Built-in

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Plutocracy

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Government of the wealthy

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Sine qua non

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Essential element

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Corpulent

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Full-bodied

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Dichotomy

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Two-part division

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Pathological

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Diseased

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Cryptic

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Having hidden meaning

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Isosceles

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Having two equal sides

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Pathogen

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Disease-causer

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Vociferous

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Loudly-voiced

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Rectify

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Correct

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Sanctimonious

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Affectedly holy

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Tortuous

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Twisting

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Rectilinear

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Right-angled

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Metamorphosis

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Change of shape

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Petroglyph

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Rock carving