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Abreaction -Purification of the soul
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bray - to spread ink thinly
over a wide surface. |
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C |
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Duende ( Spanish source Ghost+charm)
Unusual power to attract or charm. |
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Dybbuk (Jewish source) The
wandering sould of a deceased person that enters the body of a living person
and controls the person's behavior. |
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Galimatias - Nonsensical talk.
Gibberish. |
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Glossalalia - Speaking in tongues.
Three uses are: Shouting ministers babbling words they claim come
directly from god. Sweethearts whispering sweet nothings in each other
ear. Someone being taken away to an insane asylum for talking
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I |
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jejune-Comes from the Latin word
"hungry". Lacking in nutrition, substance. Also used to
declare that something has no value, is immature, or is puerile in content.
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Kif - (East Indian term) - pleasure |
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Kwanza - (Swahili origin) A form
of currency |
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Labile - Open to change. Also used
to describe someone who wanders or forgets the origin of things. |
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Lamia - (Greek origin) - A monster
in the general shape of a serpent that had the head and breasts of a woman.
Reputed to tempt innocent children and then suck their blood. A vampire. |
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mana - A supernatural force claimed
to be inherent in people, animals and sacred objects. |
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ostium - a small opening |
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P |
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Q |
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qaid- |
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qat- |
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qua- |
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quahaug- |
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quag- |
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quagga- |
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quaggy- |
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quai - |
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quant- |
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quare- |
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quass- |
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quay- A wharf or paved embankment.
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queue- |
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quey- |
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quezal- |
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quid- |
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quiff- |
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quint- |
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quinta- |
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quintan- |
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quintar- |
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quip- |
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quoin- Keystone. Exterior structural
edge caused by the interlacing of bricks or stones. |
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quokka- |
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qwert - typing reference to top typing
keys for left hand. |
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rue -A feeling of remorse, regret,
and sorrow or to be penitent for one's own mistakes. |
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snickersnee - To stab and cut with
a knife or sword. |
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unai- |
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unau- |
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unbe- |
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upo- |
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urd- |
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uric- |
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ut- |
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uta- |
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vanda- |
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var- |
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vernix- |
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vert- |
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vertu- |
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voe- |
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xerox- |
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xi- |
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Xiphoid - Shaped like a sword. |
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yare- Bright personality, quick minded
and lively individual. |
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yegg - |
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yo- |
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yob- |
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yock- |
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yod- |
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yodh- |
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yok- |
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yolk- |
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yuan- |
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yuch- |
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yuck- |
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yuk- |
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iwis- Etymology: Middle English,
from Old English gewis certain; akin to Old High German giwisso certainly,
Old English witan to know -- more at WIT
archaic : SURELY |
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zaftig - juicy - full-blossomed. |
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zaikai - Japanese commercial community. |
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zanana - variation of zenana.
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zappy - variation of zippy |
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zarf - A chalicelike holder for a
coffee cup. |
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zax - A hatchlike tool. |
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zayin - Seventh letter in Hebrew
alphabet |
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zazen - Silent meditation. |
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zebu - Bovine animal. |
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zed - The letter z. |
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zee - The letter z. |
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zein - Wheat. |
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zek - Inmate in Soviet labor camp.
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zephyr - The west wind. |
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zeugma- From the Greek word
joining. A figure of speech in which a verb or adjective
is applied jointly to two nouns although logically appropriate to just one. |
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zeta - Sixth letter of Greek alphabet. |
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zigzag - Sharp turns of a line.
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zilch - slang for nothing. |
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zill - one pair of round cymbals.
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zinc - metal |
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zine - Underground publication. |
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zing - High humming sound. |
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zingy - Very attractive, exciting.
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zit - a pimple. |
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ziti - medium size pasta. |
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zizith - Hebrew tassle. |
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zloty - table of currency.
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zoa - plural of zoon. |
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zoftig - same as zaftig above
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zonk - stun. |
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zooid - Organism with independent
movement. |
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zoon - An animal developed from a
fertilized egg. |
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zori - A flat Japanese sandal. |
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zoril - Skunk. |
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zoster - Ancient Greek belt warn
by the gods. |
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zyzzyva - Tropical weevils.
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