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acropolis
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n 1: the citadel in ancient Greek towns
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challis
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n 1: a soft lightweight fabric (usually printed)
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chrysalis
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n 1: pupa of a moth or butterfly enclosed in a cocoon
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digitalis
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n 1: a powerful cardiac stimulant obtained from foxglove [syn:
digitalis, digitalis glycoside, digitalin]
2: any of several plants of the genus Digitalis [syn:
foxglove, digitalis]
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megalopolis
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n 1: a very large urban complex (usually involving several
cities and towns)
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metropolis
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n 1: a large and densely populated urban area; may include
several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy
was a great city" [syn: city, metropolis, urban
center]
2: people living in a large densely populated municipality; "the
city voted for Republicans in 1994" [syn: city,
metropolis]
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necropolis
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n 1: a tract of land used for burials [syn: cemetery,
graveyard, burial site, burial ground, burying
ground, memorial park, necropolis]
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oxalis
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n 1: any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis [syn: oxalis,
sorrel, wood sorrel]
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syphilis
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n 1: a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum
spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can
be congenital (transmitted through the placenta) [syn:
syphilis, syph, pox, lues venerea, lues]
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amaryllis
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n 1: bulbous plant having showy white to reddish flowers
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annapolis
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n 1: state capital of Maryland; site of the United States Naval
Academy [syn: Annapolis, capital of Maryland]
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physalis
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n 1: ground cherries [syn: Physalis, genus Physalis]
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hemerocallis
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n 1: east Asian rhizomatous clump-forming perennial herbs having
flowers on long leafless stalks; cosmopolitan in
cultivation: day lilies; sometimes placed in subfamily
Hemerocallidaceae [syn: Hemerocallis, genus
Hemerocallis]
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tallith
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n 1: (Judaism) a shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each
corner; worn by Jews at morning prayer [syn: prayer
shawl, tallith, tallis]
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willis
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n 1: English physician who was a pioneer in the study of the
brain (1621-1675) [syn: Willis, Thomas Willis]
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indianapolis
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n 1: the capital and largest city of Indiana; a major commercial
center in the country's heartland; site of an annual
500-mile automobile race [syn: Indianapolis, capital of
Indiana]
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minneapolis
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n 1: largest city in Minnesota; located in southeastern
Minnesota on the Mississippi river; noted for flour mills;
one of the Twin Cities
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cilice
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polis
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alice
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sallis
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perlis
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propolis
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cosmopolis
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ellice
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ellis
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margolis
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baylis
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bayliss
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inglis
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