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Aegis
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(n) Protection; patronage; sponsorship
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Like a parent
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Apprise
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(v) to inform of; to make aware of by giving oral or written notice
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I'm telling you this now
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Bibulous
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(adj) fond of or inclined to drink; absorbent
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getting messed up :)
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Claque
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(noun) a group of people hired to applaud a performer or performance; enthusiastic or fawning admirers; an opera hat
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these dudes i owe money to after drama class
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Deracinate
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(verb) to pull up by the roots; to root out, uproot, or dislocate to eliminate all traces of
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i'm cutting you off
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Eleemosynary
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(adj) Charitable; dependent upon or supported by charity derived from or provided by charity
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giving, nice, helpful
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Indigenous
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(adj) originating in the country or region where found, native; inborn; inherent
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born and raised
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lachrymose
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(adj) given to tears or weeping; causing to shed; tears; mournful, lugubrious
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What's with the shower?
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Lexicon
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(n) a dictionary of a language; the special vocabulary of a person, group, or subject; a compendium
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Urbandictionary.com
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Melee
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(n) a confused struggle; a violent free for all; a tumultuous mingling
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in a bunch of bullcrap
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Microcosm
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(noun) a miniature world or universe; a group or system viewed as the model of a larger group or system
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Micro = small
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Minuscle
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(adj) very small, tiny; (n) a lowercase letter
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muy pequeno
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Obfuscate
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(verb) to darken or obscure; to confuse or bewilder
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what this world will do to you on the test.
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Paternalism
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(noun) the policy or practice of treating or governing in the manner of a father dealing with his children
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"Your father is going to punish you when he gets home!"
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Polarize
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(verb) to cause to concentrate around two conflicting or contrasting positions; to cause light to vibrate in a pattern
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divide on a issue
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Purview
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(noun) the range, extent, or scope of something; in law, the scope or limit of what is provided in a statue
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This is going to stop one day
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Sanguine
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(adj) having a ruddy complexion; of a naturally cheerful, confident, or optimistic outlook
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"I am love everything and everyone and today will be a great day!"
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Solecism
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(noun) a substandard or ungrammatical usage; a breach of etiquette; any impropriety or mistake
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slang/burping, eating with elbows on the table
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Vassal
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(noun) a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he or she owes allegiance; a subordinate or dependent; (adj) subservient
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I'm a pimp so she's my _____
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Verisimilitude
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(n) the quality of appearing to be true, real, likely, or probable.
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It probably did happen knowing her
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