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proficient
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competent or skilled in doing or using something
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apoplectic
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overcome with anger; extremely indignant
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reciprocated
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respond to (a gesture or action) by making a corresponding one
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girth
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the measurement around the middle of something, esp. a person's waist.
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omnipresent
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(of God) present everywhere at the same time.
• widely or constantly encountered; common or widespread |
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hollandaise
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a creamy sauce of melted butter, egg yolks, and lemon juice or vinegar, served esp. with fish.
ORIGIN French hollandaise, feminine of hollandais ‘Dutch,’ from Hollande ‘Holland.’ |
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gastronomy
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the practice or art of choosing, cooking, and eating good food.
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injunction
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an authoritative warning or order.
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serendipitously
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the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way
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scrutiny
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critical observation or examination
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mollusk
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an invertebrate of a large phylum that includes snails, slugs, mussels, and octopuses. They have a soft, unsegmented body and live in aquatic or damp habitats, and most kinds have an external calcareous shell.
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ergo
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therefore
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non sequitur
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a conclusion or statement that does not logically follow from the previous argument or statement.
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disjunction
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the process or an act of disjoining; separation
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conflagration
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an extensive fire that destroys a great deal of land or property.
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