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Mark Greif
cloy
(en)
disgust or sicken (someone) with an excess of sweetness, richness, or sentiment
feel them cloy and fade as soon as they are owned
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feel them cloy and fade as soon as they are owned
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environing
(en)
surrounding; enclosing
It is environing fear
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It is environing fear
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evensong
(en)
(in the Christian Church) a service of evening prayers, psalms, and canticles, conducted according to a set form
The purity of Yorke's falsetto belongs in a boy's choir at evensong.
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The purity of Yorke's falsetto belongs in a boy's choir at evensong.
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inchoate
(en)
just begun and so not fully formed or developed; rudimentary
which songs and careers will shape your inchoate private experience
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which songs and careers will shape your inchoate private experience
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zoot suit
(en)
a men's suit with high-waisted, wide-legged, tight-cuffed, pegged trousers, and a long coat with wide lapels and wide padded shoulders
African-American youth, wearing zoot suits
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African-American youth, wearing zoot suits
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schismatic
(en)
of, characterized by, or favoring schism
all the schismatic leftist parties (Socialist, Communist, Trotskyist, antiracist liberal, etc)
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all the schismatic leftist parties (Socialist, Communist, Trotskyist, antiracist liberal, etc)
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paeans
(en)
songs of praise or triumph; things that expresses enthusiastic praise
paeans to the great old days
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paeans to the great old days
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Sadeanism
(en)
pertaining to the works or philosophy of the French novelist the Marquis de Sade
a theatrical Sadeanism (different from direct sadism)
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a theatrical Sadeanism (different from direct sadism)
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tenements
(en)
a room or a set of rooms forming a separate residence within a house or block of apartments
vamps
(en)
(in jazz and popular music) a short, simple introductory passage, usually repeated several times
songs built on long vamps of two chords
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songs built on long vamps of two chords
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