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Adage
- a wise saying that has been much used
- Syn:saw, maxim, aphorism, epigram
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Agglomeration
- a mass of things gathered or clustered togerther.
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Anthropology
the science of man.. the study of the human race with the cultures
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Ardent
- glowing with passion; full of zeal
- Syn: passionate, impassioned, fervent, eager keen burning fiery, hot
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Baton
the light stick or wand used by the leader of an orchestra, chorus, or band to indicate the beat.
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Buffoon
a person who amuses people with tricks, pranks and jokes; clown
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cognomen
a surname; family name; last name; any name
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Curative
having the power4 to cure; remidial
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Dais
a raised platform at one end of a hall or large room; throne; seats of honor; or a desk
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Endemic
- regularly found among a particular people or in a particular locality
- Syn: native
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Facet
any one of the small, polished, flat surfaces of a cut gem. a small, smooth, or flat surface.
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Hermetic
closed tightly so that air cannot get in or out; airtight; tightly sealed; confined
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Impact
a striking. collision; strike
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Insinuation
an indirect suggestion meant to discredit someone; implication; revolt; rebellion
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Insurrection
an act of instance of open revolt against civil authority or a constituted government; rebellion
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Juggurnaut
an idol of the Hindu god Krishna, pulled around on a huge car. a large, heavy vehicle, especially a heavy truck.
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Junket
a pleasure trip, especially one taken by an official at the expense of the government; trip or tour. a feast or picnic
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Pandemonium
the abode of all the demons; hell or hell's capital.
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Patina
a film or incustation, usually green, on the surface of old bronze or copper, formed by oxidation.l
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Podium
a rased platform, dais.
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Premonition
a notification or warning of what is to come; forewarning
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Prodigious
very great; huge; cast; wonderful; marvelous; amazing.. astonishing
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Prudery
extreme mosesty or propriety, especially wnen not genuine. a prudish act or remark
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Pseudonym
- a name used by an author instead of this real name
- Syn: pen name; nom de plume
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Quest
- a search or hunt
- Syn: pursuit; expedition
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Recluse
- a person who lives shut up or withdrawn from the world
- Syn: hermit
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Russet
- yellowish-brown or reddish-brown
- Syn: rustic;homely;simple;
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Smutty
- indecent; nasty; obscene.
- Syn: ponographic, salacious; grimy
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Strident
- making or having a harsh sound; creaking; grating; shrill.
- Syn: piercing
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Stratagem
- a scheme or trick for deceiving an enemy, a plan for a deception.
- Syn: trickery; piercing; rasping; shrill
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Teetotaler
- a person who never takes alcoholic liquor
- Syn: abstainer
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Tour de force
a notable feat of strength, skill, or ingenuity
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Turbulent
- causing disturbance or commotion; disorderly; unruly; violent.
- Syn: boisterous, uproarious, tumultuous, stormy, tempestuous, turbulent weather
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Vagrant
an idle wanderer; tramp.
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Yarn
- any spun thread, prepared for weaving or knitting.
- Syn: a story; tale
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