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ichthyosaurs
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a fossil reptile
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osculate
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to kiss formally or humorously
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coniferous
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cone-bearing trees
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vociferous
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making a loud outcry
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muster
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an assemblage or review of troops for parade or inspection, or for numbering off
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hypodermic
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pertaining to the area under the skin
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devilry
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malicious mischief
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anemia
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deficiency of blood or red corpuscles
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antediluvian
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of or pertaining to the times, things, events before the great flood in the days of Noah
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epicurean
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a generous, life-loving, pleasure-seeker
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pyx
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a vessel or casket, usually of precious metal, in which the host is preserved
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obsequious
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showing a servile readiness to fall in with the wishes or will of another
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dandy
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a man unduly devoted to style, neatness, and fashion in dress and appearance
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impetus
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any impulse or incentive
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foppery
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dandyism
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biblulous
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fond of drinking
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charlatan
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a quack
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infallible
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exempt from error of judgment, as in opinion or statement
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lithograph
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a print made by printing from stone
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loam
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a fertile soil of clay and sand containing humus
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sardonic
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scornfully or bitterly sarcastic
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littoral
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of, pertaining to, or living on a shore
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paroxysm
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a sudden outburst of any kind of activity
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principality
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the territory of a reigning prince
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sepulcher
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a burial-place
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