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airiness
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n 1: the property of something spacious and abounding in fresh
air
2: the property of something weightless and insubstantial [syn:
airiness, buoyancy]
3: lightness in movement or manner [syn: airiness, delicacy]
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airworthiness
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n 1: fitness to fly; "the plane received a certificate of
airworthiness"
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arbitrariness
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n 1: the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or
caprice than from reason or judgment; "I despair at the
flightiness and whimsicality of my memory" [syn:
flightiness, arbitrariness, whimsicality, whimsy,
whimsey, capriciousness]
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balkiness
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n 1: likely to stop abruptly and unexpectedly
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balminess
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n 1: the quality of weather that is deliciously mild and
soothing; "the day's heat faded into balminess"; "the
climate had the softness of the south of France" [syn:
balminess, softness]
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bawdiness
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n 1: the trait of behaving in an obscene manner [syn:
obscenity, lewdness, bawdiness, salaciousness,
salacity]
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beastliness
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n 1: the quality of being deliberately mean [syn: beastliness,
meanness]
2: unpleasant nastiness; used especially of nasty weather
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blameworthiness
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n 1: a state of guilt [syn: blameworthiness, culpability,
culpableness]
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bloodiness
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n 1: the state of being bloody
2: a disposition to shed blood [syn: bloodiness,
bloodthirstiness]
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bloodthirstiness
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n 1: a disposition to shed blood [syn: bloodiness,
bloodthirstiness]
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brawniness
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n 1: possessing muscular strength [syn: brawn, brawniness,
muscle, muscularity, sinew, heftiness]
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breeziness
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n 1: a mildly windy state of the air [syn: breeziness,
windiness]
2: a breezy liveliness; "a delightful breeziness of manner"
[syn: breeziness, jauntiness]
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brininess
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n 1: the relative proportion of salt in a solution [syn:
brininess, salinity]
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bumpiness
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n 1: the texture of a surface that has many bumps
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busyness
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n 1: the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in
an activity; "they manifested all the busyness of a pack of
beavers"; "there is a constant hum of military preparation"
[syn: busyness, hum]
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cattiness
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n 1: malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or
nasty [syn: cattiness, bitchiness, spite,
spitefulness, nastiness]
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chilliness
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n 1: the property of being moderately cold; "the chilliness of
early morning" [syn: chilliness, coolness, nip]
2: a lack of affection or enthusiasm; "a distressing coldness of
tone and manner" [syn: coldness, coolness, frigidity,
frigidness, iciness, chilliness]
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choppiness
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n 1: used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather [syn:
choppiness, roughness, rough water]
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chubbiness
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n 1: the property of having a plump and round body [syn:
chubbiness, pudginess, tubbiness, rolypoliness]
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chumminess
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n 1: the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability
[syn: chumminess, camaraderie, comradeliness,
comradery, comradeship]
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clamminess
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n 1: unpleasant wetness [syn: dankness, clamminess]
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cleanliness
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n 1: the habit of keeping free of superficial imperfections
2: diligence in keeping clean [ant: uncleanliness]
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cleanness
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n 1: the state of being clean; without dirt or other impurities
[ant: dirtiness, uncleanness]
2: without moral defects
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cloudiness
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n 1: the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds [syn:
cloudiness, cloud cover, overcast]
2: gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud cover [syn: cloudiness,
overcast]
3: the quality of being cloudy [syn: cloudiness, murkiness,
muddiness]
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clumsiness
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n 1: unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training [syn:
awkwardness, clumsiness, ineptness, ineptitude,
maladroitness, slowness]
2: the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are
ungainly or inelegant [syn: awkwardness, clumsiness]
[ant: gracefulness]
3: the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by
embarrassment) [syn: awkwardness, clumsiness,
gracelessness, stiffness]
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cockiness
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n 1: offensive boldness and assertiveness [syn: bumptiousness,
cockiness, pushiness, forwardness]
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comeliness
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n 1: the quality of being good looking and attractive [syn:
comeliness, fairness, loveliness, beauteousness]
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contrariness
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n 1: deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to
guidance or discipline [syn: contrariness, perversity,
perverseness]
2: a fussy and eccentric disposition [syn: crankiness,
crotchetiness, contrariness, grumpiness]
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costliness
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n 1: the quality possessed by something with a great price or
value [syn: costliness, dearness, preciousness]
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courtliness
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n 1: elegance suggestive of a royal court
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cowardliness
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n 1: the trait of lacking courage [syn: cowardice,
cowardliness] [ant: braveness, bravery, courage,
courageousness]
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craftiness
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n 1: shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
[syn: craft, craftiness, cunning, foxiness,
guile, slyness, wiliness]
2: the quality of being crafty [syn: craftiness,
deceitfulness, guile]
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crankiness
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n 1: a fussy and eccentric disposition [syn: crankiness,
crotchetiness, contrariness, grumpiness]
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craziness
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n 1: informal terms for insanity [syn: craziness, daftness,
flakiness]
2: the quality of being rash and foolish; "trying to drive
through a blizzard is the height of folly"; "adjusting to an
insane society is total foolishness" [syn: folly,
foolishness, craziness, madness]
3: foolish or senseless behavior [syn: folly, foolery,
tomfoolery, craziness, lunacy, indulgence]
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creaminess
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n 1: the property of having the thickness of heavy cream [syn:
creaminess, soupiness]
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creepiness
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n 1: an uneasy sensation as of insects creeping on your skin
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crispiness
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n 1: firm but easily broken [syn: brittleness, crispness,
crispiness]
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crotchetiness
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n 1: a fussy and eccentric disposition [syn: crankiness,
crotchetiness, contrariness, grumpiness]
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crumbliness
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n 1: excessive breakableness [syn: crumbliness, friability]
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curliness
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n 1: (of hair) a tendency to curl [syn: curliness, waviness]
[ant: straightness]
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daintiness
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n 1: the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance;
"the daintiness of her touch"; "the fineness of her
features" [syn: daintiness, delicacy, fineness]
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dastardliness
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n 1: despicable cowardice
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deadliness
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n 1: the quality of being deadly [syn: deadliness,
lethality]
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dilatoriness
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n 1: slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it [syn:
dilatoriness, procrastination]
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dinginess
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n 1: discoloration due to dirtiness [syn: dinginess, dinge]
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dirtiness
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n 1: the state of being unsanitary [syn: dirtiness,
uncleanness] [ant: cleanness]
2: the state of containing dirty impurities
3: obscenity in speech or writing [syn: smuttiness,
dirtiness]
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disorderliness
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n 1: a condition in which things are not in their expected
places; "the files are in complete disorder" [syn:
disorderliness, disorder] [ant: order, orderliness]
2: rowdy behavior [syn: rowdiness, rowdyism, roughness,
disorderliness]
3: untidiness (especially of clothing and appearance) [syn:
disarray, disorderliness]
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dizziness
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n 1: a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall
[syn: dizziness, giddiness, lightheadedness,
vertigo]
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dowdiness
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n 1: having a drab or dowdy quality; lacking stylishness or
elegance [syn: dowdiness, drabness, homeliness]
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dreaminess
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n 1: a relaxed comfortable feeling [syn: languor,
dreaminess]
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dreariness
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n 1: extreme dullness; lacking spirit or interest [syn:
boringness, dreariness, insipidness, insipidity]
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drowsiness
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n 1: a very sleepy state; "sleepiness causes many driving
accidents" [syn: sleepiness, drowsiness, somnolence]
[ant: sleeplessness, wakefulness]
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genus
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n 1: a general kind of something; "ignore the genus communism"
2: (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species
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greenness
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n 1: the lush appearance of flourishing vegetation [syn:
greenness, verdancy, verdure]
2: the state of not being ripe [ant: ripeness]
3: green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
[syn: green, greenness, viridity]
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happiness
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n 1: state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from
contentment to intense joy [syn: happiness, felicity]
[ant: unhappiness]
2: emotions experienced when in a state of well-being [ant:
sadness, unhappiness]
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heinous
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adj 1: extremely wicked, deeply criminal; "a flagitious crime";
"heinous accusations" [syn: flagitious, heinous]
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keenness
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n 1: a quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great
acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind" [syn:
acuteness, acuity, sharpness, keenness]
2: a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
[syn: eagerness, avidity, avidness, keenness]
3: thinness of edge or fineness of point [syn: sharpness,
keenness] [ant: bluntness, dullness]
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leanness
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n 1: the quality of being meager; "an exiguity of cloth that
would only allow of miniature capes"-George Eliot [syn:
meagerness, meagreness, leanness, poorness,
scantiness, scantness, exiguity]
2: the property of having little body fat [syn: leanness,
thinness, spareness] [ant: avoirdupois, blubber,
fat, fatness]
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meanness
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n 1: the quality of being deliberately mean [syn: beastliness,
meanness]
2: extreme stinginess [syn: meanness, minginess,
niggardliness, niggardness, parsimony,
parsimoniousness, tightness, tightfistedness,
closeness]
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penis
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n 1: the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism)
[syn: penis, phallus, member]
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subgenus
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n 1: (biology) taxonomic group between a genus and a species
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venous
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adj 1: of or contained in or performing the function of the
veins; "venous inflammation"; "venous blood as contrasted
with arterial blood"; "venous circulation"
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venus
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n 1: the second nearest planet to the sun; it is peculiar in
that its rotation is slow and retrograde (in the opposite
sense of the Earth and all other planets except Uranus); it
is visible from Earth as an early `morning star' or an
`evening star'; "before it was known that they were the
same object the evening star was called Venus and the
morning star was called Lucifer"
2: goddess of love; counterpart of Greek Aphrodite [syn:
Venus, Urania]
3: type genus of the family Veneridae: genus of edible clams
with thick oval shells [syn: Venus, genus Venus]
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silenus
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n 1: any of the minor woodland deities who were companions of
Dionysus (similar to the satyrs)
2: the chief satyr in the service of Bacchus; father of
Dionysus; usually depicted as drunk and jolly and riding a
donkey
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coziness
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n 1: a state of warm snug comfort [syn: coziness, cosiness,
snugness]
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almightiness
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artiness
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bagginess
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battiness
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beggarliness
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bossiness
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braininess
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brotherliness
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burliness
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caginess
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canniness
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cheeriness
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cheesiness
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corniness
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cragginess
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cursoriness
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dewiness
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dopiness
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dressiness
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hygienists
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lenis
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machinists
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salinas
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maecenas
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malvinas
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saphenous
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longinus
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