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Lily T. (United States of America)
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  1. syzygy
    the straight line configuration of three celestial bodies
  2. triskaidekaphobia
    a morbid fear of the number 13
    fear of the number thirteen
  3. onomatopoeia
    using words that imitate the sound they denote
    words that sound like their meaning
  4. otorhinolaryngologist
    a specialist in the disorders of the ear or nose or throat
    ear, nose and throat doctor
  5. tatterdemalion
    a dirty shabbily clothed person
  6. tintinnabulation
    the sound of a bell ringing
  7. czaristic
    of or relating to or characteristic of a czar
  8. Tupinambis
    tejus
  9. Vendemiaire
    first month of the Revolutionary calendar
  10. ytterbite
    a mineral that is a source of rare earths
  11. shemozzle
    (Yiddish) a confused situation or affair; a mess
  12. phantasmagoria
    a constantly changing medley of real or imagined images
  13. pulchritudinous
    having great physical beauty
  14. synaesthesia
    a sensation that normally occurs in one sense modality occurs when another modality is stimulated
  15. xanthophyll
    yellow carotenoid pigments in plants and animal fats and egg yolks
Created on Tue Dec 27 17:33:29 EST 2011 (updated Mon Jan 16 19:54:25 EST 2012)

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