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  1. ziggurat
    a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound
    ziggurat presdigitator nankeen umbra dossier recension echelon
  2. umbra
    a region of complete shadow resulting from total obstruction of light
    ziggurat presdigitator nankeen umbra dossier recension echelon
  3. nankeen
    a durable fabric formerly loomed by hand in China from natural cotton having a yellowish color
    ziggurat presdigitator nankeen umbra dossier recension echelon
  4. echelon
    level of authority in a hierarchy
    ziggurat presdigitator nankeen umbra dossier recension echelon
  5. dossier
    papers containing detailed information about a person
    ziggurat presdigitator nankeen umbra dossier recension echelon
Created on Fri Jan 27 18:37:22 EST 2012 (updated Fri Jan 27 18:37:31 EST 2012)

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