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affinity
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close relationship to
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repudiate
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to deny the legitimacy of.
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querulous
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complaining in a whining fashion
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nubile
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of marriageable age.
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dexterous
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skillful
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testator
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someone who writes a will.
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ardent
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glowing with passion
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juxtaposition
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act or instance of placing close together or side by side, esp. for comparison or contrast.
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brachial
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of or related to branches
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copious
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plentiful
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ignoramus
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one who knows nothing
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subliminal
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bexisting or operating below the threshold of consciousness
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pontificate
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to pronounce the opinion of in a pompous way
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unguent
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an ointment or salve, usually liquid or semiliquid, for application to wounds, sores, etc.
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vestment
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official article of clothing that marks rank.
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In medias res
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in the midst of things; in the middle of a narrative or plot.
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Ipse dixit
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he himself said it; an assertion made but not proved.
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Ipso facto
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by the fact itself; by that very fact or act
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lingua fanca
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frankish laguage
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magna cum laude
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with great praise; with great distinction
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magnum opus
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a great work; the greatest achievement of an artist or writer.
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memento
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remember!; something that serves to warn or reminder
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memento mori
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remember you must die; a reminder of mortality.
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mirabile visu
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wonderful to see; wonderful to behold
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mirabile dictu
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wonderful to say.
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