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#521 fete
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a day of celebration; holiday
We threw a fete for her birthday |
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fetish
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any object, idea, etc, eliciting unquestioning reverence, respect, or devotion
She has a fetish for food |
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variegated
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varied in appearance or color
Her hair color is variegated depending on the light |
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fracas
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a noisy, disorderly disturbance or fight
An extremely loud fracas woke us up in the middle of the night |
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shard
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a fragment
There is still a little shard of the bullet left in his chest |
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glutinous
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sticky
When I picked up the syrup bottle it was glutinous |
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precarious
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uncertain; unstable; insecure
Girls can often be precarious of there appearance |
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enamored
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to fill or inflame with love
Parents are enamored when it comes to their children |
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enclave
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any small, distinct area or group enclosed or isolated within a larger one
Within our dance group, we have a enclave group for the older kids |
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#530 orthography
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a method of spelling, as by the use of an alphabet or other system of symbols; spelling
She came up with a orthography to help her in the spelling bee |
