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fahrenheit
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of or relating to a temperature scale proposed by the inventor of the mercury thermometer
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salamander
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any tailed amphibian of the order Caudata, having a soft, moist, scaleless skin, typically aquatic as a larva and semiterrestrial as an adult: several species are endangered; a mythical being, esp. a lizard or other reptile, thought to be able to live in fire
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phoenix
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a mythical bird of great beauty fabled to live 500 or 600 years in the Arabian wilderness, to burn itself on a funeral pyre, and to rise from its ashes in the freshness of youth and live through another cycle of years: often an emblem of immortality or of reborn idealism or hope.
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dimensions
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a property of space; extension in a given direction
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parlor
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a room for the reception and entertainment of visitors to one's home; living room
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pedestrian
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a person who goes or travels on foot; walker
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subconscious
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existing or operating in the mind beneath or beyond consciousness
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refracted
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to alter by viewing through a medium
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marionette
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a puppet manipulated from above by strings attached to its jointed limbs
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mausoleum
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a stately and magnificent tomb
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fallow
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not in use; inactive; uncultivated
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melancholy
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a gloomy state of mind, esp. when habitual or prolonged; depression
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olfactory
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of or pertaining to the sense of smell
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trajectory
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the curve described by a projectile, rocket, or the like in its flight
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antisocial
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unwilling or unable to associate in a normal or friendly way with other people
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objectivity
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intentness on objects external to the mind; the state or quality of being objective
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Tower of Babel
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an ancient city in the land of Shinar in which the building of a tower (Tower of Babel) intended to reach heaven was begun and the confusion of the language of the people took place; a confused mixture of sounds or voices; a scene of noise and confusion
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abyss
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a deep, immeasurable space, gulf, or cavity; vast chasm
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ravenous
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extremely hungry; famished
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centrifuge
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an apparatus that rotates at high speed and by centrifugal force separates substances of different densities, as milk and cream
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praying mantis
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a green or brownish predatory insect that while at rest folds its front legs as if in prayer
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mass
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a body of coherent matter; a large quantity; assembly; a Catholic Sunday service
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philosophies
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rational investigations of the truths and principals of being, knowledge, or conduct
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controversy
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a prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; disputation concerning a matter of opinion
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titillation
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to excite or arouse agreeably
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