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ballistics
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the science of the motion of projectiles in flight
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cacophony
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harshness in the sound of words or phrases
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fahrenheit
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relating or conforming to a thermometric scale on which under standard atmospheric pressure the boiling point of water is at 212 degrees above the zero of the scale
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imperceptiably
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Impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses
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mausoleum
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a burial place for the bodies or remains of many individuals, often of a single family, usually in the form of a small building.
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melancholy
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a gloomy state of mind, feeling sad
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salamander
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ny of various small lizardlike amphibians of the order Caudata, having porous scaleless skin and four, often weak or rudimentary legs.
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melancholy
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a gloomy state of mind, feeling sad
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phoenix
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A bird in Egyptian mythology that lived in the desert for 500 years and then consumed itself by fire, later to rise renewed from its ashes.
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proboscis
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A human nose, especially a prominent one.
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venomous
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poisonous
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stolid
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unemotional, showing no emotion
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