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infusoria
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any of various microscopic organisms found in infusions of decaying organic matter
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profundity
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a profoundly deep place
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shunting
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to shift (rolling stock) from one track to another; switch.
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fungoid
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resembling, characteristic of, caused by, or being a fungus
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furze
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any spiny shrub of the genus Ulex, of the legume family, native to the Old World, esp. U. europaeus, having rudimentary leaves and yellow flowers and growing in waste places and sandy soil.
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gloaming
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twilight or dusk
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hummock
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a hill or a knoll
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immemorial
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extending back beyond memory, record, or knowledge
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lassitude
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weariness of body or mind from strain, oppressive climate, etc.; lack of energy; listlessness; languor
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indefatigable
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incapable of being tired out; not yielding to fatigue
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tumult
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a general outbreak, riot, uprising, or other disorder
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brazen
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shameless or impudent
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scintillated
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giving off sparks
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ejaculatory
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pertaining to or of the nature of an exclamatory utterance
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