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100 Cards in this Set
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undercast
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n. something viewed from above through another medium, as of clouds viewed from an airplane
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palladian
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adj. pertaining to wisdom, knowledge, or study
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philogyny
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n. love of or liking for women
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anserine
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adj. of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a goose; stupid; silly
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morganatic
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adj. or or pertaining to a form of marriage in which a person of high rank, as a member of the nobility, marries someone of lower statino with the stipulation that neither the spouse nor children will have any claim to the titles or entailed property of the partner
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fulgurate
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v. to flash or dart like lightning; to destroy by electricity
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zaftig
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adj. full bodied; well proportioned
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nugging-dress
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n. unusual or old fashioned clothing or dress; dress associated with courtesans
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potlatch
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n. a ceremony at which gifts are bestowed on the guests in a show of wealth that the guests later attempt to surpass
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pablum
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n. trite, insipid, or simplistic writing, speech, or conceptualization; worthless or oversimplified idea
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abscissa
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v. to cut off, as in a line; to split off and away
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advent
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n. the coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
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alcove
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n. nook; recess
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alimentary
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adj. supplying nourishment
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amble
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v. to walk at an easy unhurried pace; to walk slowly and aimlessly
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analgesia
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n. condition of being unable to feel pain
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angular
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adj. sharpened corner; having an angle; not rounded; bony; lean; gaunt; stiff in manner
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bane
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adj; a cause of ruin; poisonous; harmful
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bauble
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n trinket; cheap jewelry; trifle
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beatific
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adj. giving or showing bliss; blissful
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blackball
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n. vote against; ostracize; negative vote
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blasphemy
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adj. irreverence; sacriledge; cursing; bad language about god or holy things
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brocrade
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n. rich, figured or patterned fabric
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brooch
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n. ornamental clasp; pin
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brook
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v. to tolerate; to endure
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brusque
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adj. blunt; abrupt; curt; not wanting to waste time being nice
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canard
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n. unfounded false rumor; exaggerated false report
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canter
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n. slow gallop; a trot
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careen
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v. to lurch; to sawy from side to side; to move with irregular swinging movements; to stagger
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carillon
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n. a set of bells (often in a tower) capable of being played
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cauterize
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v. to burn (a wound or bite) with hot iron or caustic substance to stop bleeding
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chaff
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n. worthless products of an endeavor; husk separated from grain
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cherubic
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adj. angelic; innocent looking; seraph like
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coeval
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adj. living at the same time as; existing during the same period of time; contemporary of (as in primeval and medieval)
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coiffure
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n. hairstyle
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colander
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n. utensil with perforated bottom used for straining
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collage
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n. work of art put together form fragments
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connivance
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v. pretense of ignorance of something wrong; assistance; permission to offend
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consanguine
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adj. having common ancestors
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contusion
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n. bruise
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corrugate
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v. to wrinkle; to ridge
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crochet
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v. to make by looping thread with a hooked needle
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crone
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n. hag; an ugly old woman
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culvert
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n. artificial channel for water; drain crossing under a road
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decant
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v. to pour off gently, especially wine
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deciduous
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adj. falling off at a specific season or stage of growth as of leaves
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defalcate
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v. to embezzle
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disinter
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v. to dig up; to unearth
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docile
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adj. obedient; easily managed; submissive
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doddering
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adj. shaky; infirm from old age
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doff
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v. to take off
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douse
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v. to plunge into water; to dip; to immerse; to drench; to wet thoroughly; extinguish; throw water over
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effluvium
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n. noxious, harmful smell
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elysian
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adj. relating to paradise; blissful
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emboss
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v. to produce a design in raised relief; to decorate with a raised design
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expletive
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n. a meaningless word; an interjection; a profane oath
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extrude
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v. to force or push out; to thrust out; to shape (like metal) by forcing through a die
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factious
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adj. inclined to form factions; causing dissensions
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fancier
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n. a breeder or dealer of animals; one who has a special interest, as for raising specific plant or animal
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flay
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v. to strip off skin; to plunder; to criticize harshly
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flighty
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adj. capricious, especially a woman's behavior; often changing, especially involving matters of love; impulsive
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floe
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n. flat mass of floating ice
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fluted
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adj. having vertical parallel grooves, as in a pillar
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forte
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n. a strong point or special talent in a person's character
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frock
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n. long loose garment, worn by monks
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furrow
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n. a long shallow trench made by a plow; a deep wrinkin in the skin
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fusillade
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n. a simultaneous firing or outburst, either of missiles, or else of questions
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gall
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v. to annoy; to exasperate; to chafe
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garish
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adj. overbright in color; unpleasantly bright; gaudy
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hireling
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n. one who serves for hire, usually with contempt; one who whorks solely for compensation
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immure
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v. to imprison; to shut up in confinement
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ineffable
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adj. unutterable; not to be uttered; taboo; unspeakable
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ineluctable
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adj. irresistable; not to be escaped; unavoidable
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ingenue
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n. a young innocent girl
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inveigh
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v. to denounce; to utter censure of invective
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inveigle
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v. to deceive; to lead astray by deception
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junket
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n. a trip, especially one taken for pleasure by an official at public expense
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n. range of knowledge
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lancet
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n. a small surgical tool for making incisions
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lank
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adj. long and thin
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larder
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n. the pantry; the place where the food is kept
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leaven
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v. to cause to rise or grow lighter; to add an agent to cause the dough to rise; to enliven
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lectern
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n. reading desk or stand for a public speaker
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legato
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adj. played smoothly, relating to music
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libertine
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n. a debauched person; a dissolute or licentious person
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liaison
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n. a contact that keeps parties in communication; one that maintains communication; a go between; a secret love affair
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lien
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n. a legal claim or right on a property
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ligneous
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adj. like wood
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loll
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v. to lounge about
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lout
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n. a clumsy person
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lucre
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n. money; profit, such as in filthy lucre
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lumen
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n. a unit of energy, one candle's worth
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lustrous
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adj. shining; brilliant
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madrigal
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n. a pastoral song; a song for several sings without instruments
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maleficience
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n. to have done or be doing evil
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manacle
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v. to restrain; to handcuff
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mange
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n. a skin disease marked by loss of hair, especially of domestic animals
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mealymouthed
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adj. indirect in speech, especially when something unpleasant must be said; hypocritical; evasive
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misogamy
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n. the hatred of marriage
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mite
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n. a very small object or insect like creature
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