prolix
(en)
using or containing too many words; tediously lengthy
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jumbled and prolix
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jumbled and prolix
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phosphenic
(en)
a compound with phosphorus
34
appears in IJ too
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appears in IJ too
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valence
(en)
(chemistry) the combining power of an element. or like, aspect
40
used in a metaphysical sense here
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used in a metaphysical sense here
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plangent
(en)
loud, reverberating, and often melancholy
43
ablation
(en)
the surgical removal of body tissue OR the erosion of rock, typically by wind action
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used in a metaphorical sense (on writing a story)
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used in a metaphorical sense (on writing a story)
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ital
(en)
idk
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particularly the ital stuff in In Our Time
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particularly the ital stuff in In Our Time
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dander
(en)
(noun, informal) to lose one's temper; also an informal term for a material shed from the body of various animals (similar to dandruff)
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my dander's getting up
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my dander's getting up
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leitmotif
(en)
a recurrent theme throughout a musical or literary composition, associated with a particular person, idea, or situation
71
ribald
(en)
referring to sexual matters in an amusingly rude or irreverent way
91
editorializing in an interview with DFW (on Broom)
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editorializing in an interview with DFW (on Broom)
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mire
(en)
(noun) a stretch of swampy or boggy ground; (verb) cause to become stuck in mud
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the mire of modern romance
editorializing in an interview with DFW
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the mire of modern romance
editorializing in an interview with DFW
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