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pseudonym

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pen name; fictitious name assumed by an author; ADJ. pseudonymous

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contrite

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penitent; repentant; N. contrition

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n gentry

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people of standing(rank or position); people of good family or high social position; class of people just below nobility

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divine

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perceive intuitively (by or as if by magic); foresee the future; foretell; dowse; ADJ. N. divination

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subtlety

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perceptiveness; ingenuity; delicacy; ADJ. subtle: delicate; so slight as to be difficult to detect; able to make fine distinctions; clever; Ex. subtle mind/differences in meaning

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epitome

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perfect example or embodiment; brief summary; Ex. epitome of good manners; V. epitomize: make an epitome of; be an epitome of; embody

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n stickler

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perfectionist; person who insists things be exactly right

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n interregnum

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period between two successive reigns or governments

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equinox

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period of equal days and nights; the beginning of spring and autumn; Ex. vernal/autumnal equinox; ADJ. equinoctial

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s prime

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period of ideal or peak condition; earliest or beginning stage; Ex. in the prime of life; Ex. prime of the year(spring); ADJ: first in importance or rank; first; V: make ready; prepare

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epoch

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period of time

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intermittent

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periodic; on and off; stopping and starting at intervals

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n molt(moult)

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periodically shed or cast off hairs or feathers (for replacement by a new growth)

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indissoluble

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permanent; impossible to dissolve or disintegrate

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transparent

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permitting light to pass through freely; easily detected; obvious; clear; Ex. transparent lie

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s executioner

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person administering capital punishment

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n sage

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person celebrated for wisdom; wise person; ADJ: wise

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connoisseur

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person competent to act as a judge of art, etc. (whose judgments are respected); a lover of an art

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ecologist

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person concerned with the interrelationship between living organisms and their environment; person concerned with the detrimental effects of human civilization on the environment; CF. ecology

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felon

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person convicted of a grave crime; CF. felony: serious crime

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s executor

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person designated to execute the terms of a will; ¿¹¼ú ÀÛÇ°ÀÇ Á¦ÀÛÀÚ

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malcontent

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person dissatisfied with existing state of affairs; discontented person; ADJ: discontented

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beneficiary

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person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will

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s executive

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person having administrative authority; one branch of government executing laws; ADJ: relating to executing

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extrovert

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person interested mostly in external objects and actions

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s dignitary

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person of high rank or position

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nonentity

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person of no importance; nonexistence

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n magnate

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person of prominence or influence; powerful or influential person (in business or industry); Ex. oil magnate

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n quarry

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person or animal of pursuit; victim; object of a hunt; prey

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n supernumerary

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person or thing excess of what is necessary; extra; ADJ: additional to the usual or necessary number

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prot\\'eg\\'e

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person receiving protection and support from a patron

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n hypochondriac

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person unduly worried about his health; worrier without cause about illness; ADJ. CF. hypochondria: neurosis that one is or is becoming ill; CF. abdomen

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demagogue

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person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people; CF. demagoguery

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s trickster

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person who cheats people

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n numismatist

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person who collects coins; N. numismatics: study or collection of money, coins, and medals

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s hothead

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person who does things too quickly without thinking; ADJ. hotheaded

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masochist

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person who enjoys his own pain; CF. masochism

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founder

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person who establishes (an organization or business)

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n kleptomaniac

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person who has a compulsive desire to steal

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s hostage

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person who is kept as a prisoner by an enemy so that the other side will do what the enemy demands

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s apiarist

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person who keeps bees

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optimist

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person who looks on the bright side; N. optimism

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n poseur

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person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant, etc., to impress others; person who poses; CF. pose

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anarchist

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person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority

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n tanner

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person who turns animal hides into leather

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n heckler

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person who verbally harasses others; V. heckle: verbally harass as with gibes (by interrupting a speaker or speech)

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pyromaniac

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person with an insane desire to set things on fire

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arbiter

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person with power to decide a matter in dispute; judge who is in a position ot make influential judgments; Ex. supreme arbiter of fashion in beachware

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s coax

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persuade by flattery

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n cajole

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persuade by praise or false promise; coax; wheedle

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dissuade

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persuade not to do; discourage; N. dissuasion

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n suborn

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persuade to act unlawfully (especially to commit perjury); N. subornation

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induce

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persuade; lead to do something; bring about; N. inducement

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n pontifical

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pertaining to a bishop or pope; pompous or pretentious; CF. pontiff: pope; bishop

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n germinal

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pertaining to a germ; creative; Ex. germinal idea

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provincial

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pertaining to a province; limited in outlook; narrow; unsophisticated

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colloquial

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pertaining to conversational or common speech; informal; N. colloquialism: colloquial expression

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rustic

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pertaining to country people; unsophisticated; simple; crude; uncouth; (of furniture) rough with the bark left on; N. rural person; rustic person

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n horticultural

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pertaining to cultivation of gardens; N. horticulture: science or art of cultivating fruits, vegetables, or ornamental plants; CF. agriculture: science or art of farming or growing crops

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pathological

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pertaining to disease; N. pathology: study of disease

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n thespian

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pertaining to drama; N: actor or actress

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seismic

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pertaining to earthquakes

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n existential

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pertaining to existence; pertaining to the philosophy of existentialism

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valedictory

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pertaining to farewell; N: farewell address (esp. at graduation exercises)

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n piscatorial

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pertaining to fishing; CF. Pisces

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n thermal

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pertaining to heat; producing heat; warm; Ex. thermal bath; N: rising current of warm air

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n infernal

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pertaining to hell; devilish; N. inferno: place of fiery heat or destruction

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inductive

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pertaining to induction or proceeding from the specific to the general

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agrarian

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pertaining to land or its cultivation; Ex. agrarian reform

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linguistic

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pertaining to language

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conjugal

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pertaining to marriage

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marital

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pertaining to marriage

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connubial

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pertaining to marriage or the matrimonial state

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n mnemonic

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pertaining to memory; assisting the memory; N: device, such as as formula or rhyme, used as a mnemonic aid

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psychopathic

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pertaining to mental dearrangement; N. psychopath: person with an antisocial personality disorder

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monetary

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pertaining to money

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pecuniary

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pertaining to money

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n filial

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pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter; Ex. filial respect

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erotic

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pertaining to passionate love or sexual love

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nautical

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pertaining to ships or navigation

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alluvial

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pertaining to soil deposits left by running water

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metaphysical

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pertaining to speculative philosophy; of metaphysics; N. metaphysics: branch of philosophy that examines the nature of reality

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n vernal

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pertaining to spring

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n sartorial

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pertaining to tailors or tailoring; Ex. a man of great sartorial elegance; CF. sartor: tailor

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graphic

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pertaining to the art of delineating; vividly described

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n metallurgical

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pertaining to the art of removing metals from ores; N. metallurgy: science that deals with extracting metals from ores

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n auroral

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pertaining to the aurora borealis; CF. aurora australis

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somatic

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pertaining to the body; bodily; physical

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cerebral

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pertaining to the brain or intellect; intellectual rather than emotional; CF. cerebrum

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eugenic

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pertaining to the improvement of race; N. eugenics: study of hereditary improvement of the human race

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n pulmonary

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pertaining to the lungs

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lunar

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pertaining to the moon

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tactile

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pertaining to the organs or sense of touch

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n pharisaical

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pertaining to the Pharisees, who paid scrupulous attention to tradition; self-righteous; hypocritical

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n physiological

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pertaining to the science of the function of living organisms; N. physiology

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stellar

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pertaining to the stars; of a star performer; outstanding; Ex. stellar attraction of the entire performance

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cosmic

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pertaining to the universe; vast

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n sylvan

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pertaining to the woods or the country

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germane

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pertinent; bearing upon(having connection with) the case at hand; appropriate

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n badger

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pester; annoy continually with demands; persuade by asking again and again; Ex. The children badgered me into taking them into the cinema; N: a kind of mountain animal