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  1. cathedral
    any large and important church
    Cathedral.
  2. pomegranate
    large globular fruit having many seeds with juicy red pulp
    Pomegranate.
  3. silky
    having a soft, smooth, shiny surface
    Silky.
  4. iridescent
    varying in color when seen in different lights
    Iridescent.
  5. swirl
    turn in a twisting or spinning motion
    Words have always swirled around me like snowflakes--each one delicate and different, each one melting untouched in my hands.
  6. delicate
    developed with extreme subtlety
    Words have always swirled around me like snowflakes--each one delicate and different, each one melting untouched in my hands.
  7. drift
    a large mass of material heaped up by wind or water currents
    Deep within me, words pile up in huge drifts.
  8. clever
    mentally quick and resourceful
    Clever expressions.
  9. expression
    a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence
    Clever expressions.
  10. chatter
    talk socially without exchanging too much information
    They chattered and babbled.
  11. babble
    utter meaningless sounds
    They chattered and babbled.
  12. verbalize
    express in speech
    They verbalized and vocalized.
  13. absorb
    assimilate or take in
    Every word my parents spoke to me or about me I absorbed and kept and remembered.
Created on Sun Jun 24 18:43:12 EDT 2018 (updated Sun Jun 24 18:45:24 EDT 2018)

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