Miscellaneous Word List 1001-1100

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tipple

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v. to drink or engage in such drinking, especially habitually or to excess

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cloy

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v. to weary by excess, especially of sweetness, richness and pleasure; to become distasteful through an excess, usually something originally pleasing

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florid

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adj. very ornate; flowery

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kluge

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n. a clumsy or inelegant, yet surpisingly effective, solution to a problem

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blanch

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v. to cause to turn white or pale

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soliloquy

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n. discourse in which a character reveals their thoughts without addressing a listener

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goatherd

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n. one who tends goats

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dastardly

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adj. cowardly and malicious; base

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movant

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n. one who makes a motion before a court; the applicant for a judicial rule or order

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consonant

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adj. being in agreement or accord

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avulsion

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n. (1) the forcible tearing away of a body part by trauma or surgery (2) an abrupt change in the course of a stream

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convalesce

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v. to return to health and strength after illness; recuperate

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abrade

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v. to wear down or rub away by friction; erode; to make weary through constant irritation

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dysphagia

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n. difficulty in swallowing

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diametric

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adj. exactly opposite; contrary

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innervate

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v. to stimulate to action; to supply with nerves

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educe

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v. to draw or bring out; elicit; to assume or work out from given facts; deduce; construe; develop or evolve from a latent or potential state

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donjon

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n. a fortified tower of a castle; a keep

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carapace

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n. a protective, shell-like covering likened to that of a turtle or crustacean

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provenance

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n. place of origin; derivation; where something was nurtured in its early existence

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mellifluous

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adj. flowing with sweetness or honey; smooth and sweet

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jape

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v. to joke or quip; to make a sport of

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dreck

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n. trash, especially inferior merchandise

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immanent

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adj. existing or remaining within; inherent; restricted entirely to the mind; subjective

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susurrant

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n. a soft, whispering or rustling sound; a murmur

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jink

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v. to make a quick, evasive turn

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gangrene

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n. death and decay of body tissue caused by insufficient bloody supply and usually following injury or disease

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pis aller

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n. the final recourse or expedient; the last resort

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secundo-geniture

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n. a right of inheritance belong to a second son; a property or possession so inherited

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moiety

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n. one of two equal parts; a half; an indefinite part; a small portion or share

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euphonious

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adj. pleasing or agreeable to the ear

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flyblown

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adj. tainted; corrupt; dirty or rundown; squalid

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Gleichschaltung

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equal switching; synchronization; coordination; making the same

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weltanschauung

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n. a comprehensive view of the world and human life

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treacle

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n. cloying speech or sentiment; excessively sweet and sentimental; to be too filling, rich, or sweet

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Daedalian

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n. a renowned craftsman and inventor

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mizzle

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v. to rain in fine, mistlike droplets; drizzle

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legerity

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n. quickness or agility of mind or body

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sycophant

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n. a servile self-seeker who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people

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labile

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adj. open to change; adaptable; constantly undergoing or likely to undergo change; unstable

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Buridan's ass

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n. a man of indecision

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ame damnee

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n. hopelessly devoted follower

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somnolence

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n. a state of drowsiness; sleepiness

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blaspheme

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v. to speak in an irreverent, impious manner; to revile; execrate

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fete

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n./v. a festival or feast; an elaborate party/to celebrate or honor; to pay honor to

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oscitance

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n. drowsiness and dullness manifested by yawning

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cynosure

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n. an object that serves as a focal point of attention and admiration; something that serves to guide

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cuckold

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n. a man married to an unfaithful wife

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paean

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n. a joyous song of praise, triump, or thanksgiving

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anagnorisis

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recognition

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opsis

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vision; appearance

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patina

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n. the sheen on any surface produced by age and use; a thin greenish layer, usually copper sulfate, that forms on copper alloys, such as bronze, as the result of corrosion

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catastasis

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the climax of a play; that part preceding the catastrophe, where the action is at its height

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choreodrama

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a drama expressed in dance

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deuteragonist

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the role that is second in importance to that of the protagonist, or main character

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epitasis

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the main action of a drama, leading up to the catastrophe

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exode

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conclusion of the play

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protasis

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the first part of a play, when the characters are introduced

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subfusc

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adj. dark or dull in color; drab; dusky

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pederast

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n. a man who has sexual relations, especially anal intercourse, with a boy

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ribald

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adj./n. characterized by indulging in vulgar, lewd humor

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ignis fatuus

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n. something that misleads or deludes; an illusion; a pale light sometimes seen at night

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bathos

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n. (1) an anticlimax; an abrupt, unintended transition in style from the exalted to the commonplace; banality; triteness (2) insincere or grossly sentimental pathos

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malgre lui

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in spite of himself

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pathos

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n. a quality that arouses feelings of pity, sympathy, tenderness or sorrow

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sulfurous

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adj. fiery; hellish

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periphrasis

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adj. roundabout and unnecessarily wordy; preference ofr circomlocutions rather than forthright expression

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Potemkin village

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n. an impressive façade or display that hides an undesirable fact or state; a false front

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lugubrious

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adj. mournful, dismal or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree

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cornucopia

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n. an overflowing store; an abundance; a symbol of plenty, consisting of a horn overflowing with fruit and flowers

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cadge

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v. to beg or obtain by begging; to sponge

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sic semper tyrannis

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thus ever to tyrants; death to tyrants

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byzantine

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adj. (1) relating to intrigue; scheming; devious (2) highly complicated; intricate and involved

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aright

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v. rightly; correctly; properly; in a right way or manner

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hudna

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truce between factions that are essentially at war; calm; quiet; armistice

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red queen effect

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for an evolutionary system, continuing development is needed in order to maintain fitness relative to the systems it is co-evolving with

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piscivorous

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adj. habitually feeding on fish; fish-eating

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enfilade/defilade

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n./v. a target vulnerable to sweeping gunfire; gunfire directed along the length of a target/a fortified position offering protection from enemy fire

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listless

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adj. having no desire or inclination; indifferent; heedless; spiritless

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cathect

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v. to invest emotional energy in (a person, object or idea)

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compunction

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n. a strong uneasiness by a sense of guilt; a sting of conscience or a pang of doubt aroused by wrongdoing or its prospect; feeling of deep regret

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congerie

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n. a collection; an aggregation

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repertoire

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n. the range or number of skills, aptitudes, or special accomplishments of a person; entire stock of skills or techniques that someone is capable of

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forfend

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v. to defend or protect; to keep or ward off; avert; prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening

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Occam's Razor

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entities should not be multiplied beyond necessity; all other things being equal, the simplest solution is the best; explanations should make as few assumptions as possible

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repartee

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n. a swift, witty reply; a conversation marked by the exchange of witty retorts

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bon mot

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n. a clever saying; a witticism

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grandee

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n. a man of elevated rank or station; a nobleman of the first rank

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triptych

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n. a work consisting of three painted or carved panels that are hinged together

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buxom

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adj. full-bosomed; healthily plump, attractive and ample of figure

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harridan

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n. a worn-out strumpet; a vixenish woman; a hag

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countermand

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v. to revoke; to cancel or rescind by giving an order contrary to one previously given

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heresy

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n. a controversial or unorthodox opinion; an opinion at variance with established beliefs

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pillory

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v. to expose to ridicule and abuse

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pissenlit

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piss-in-bed; dandelion

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percuss

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v. to strike or tap firmly, as in medical percussion

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parapraxes

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n. a minor error, such as a slip of the tongue, thought to reveal a repressed motive

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tagesreste

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trivial recollections from the previous day; day's remainders or residues

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bagatelle

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n. a trifle; a thing of little or no importance

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lachrymose

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adj. generating or shedding tears; given to shedding tears; suffused with tears; tearful; causing tears