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avarice
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n 1: reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth
(personified as one of the deadly sins) [syn: avarice,
greed, covetousness, rapacity, avaritia]
2: extreme greed for material wealth [syn: avarice,
avariciousness, covetousness, cupidity]
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clitoris
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n 1: a female sexual organ homologous to the penis [syn:
clitoris, clit, button]
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dentifrice
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n 1: a substance for cleaning the teeth; applied with a
toothbrush
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ephemeris
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n 1: an annual publication containing astronomical tables that
give the positions of the celestial bodies throughout the
year; "today computers calculate the ephemerides"
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ex
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adj 1: out of fashion; "a suit of rather antique appearance";
"demode (or outmoded) attire"; "outmoded ideas" [syn:
antique, demode, ex, old-fashioned, old-hat(p),
outmoded, passe, passee]
n 1: a man who was formerly a certain woman's husband [syn: ex-
husband, ex]
2: a woman who was formerly a particular man's wife; "all his
exes live in Texas" [syn: ex-wife, ex]
3: the 24th letter of the Roman alphabet [syn: X, x, ex]
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hubris
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n 1: overbearing pride or presumption
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iris
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n 1: plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing
bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three
drooping sepals [syn: iris, flag, fleur-de-lis,
sword lily]
2: muscular diaphragm that controls the size of the pupil which
in turn controls the amount of light that enters the eye; it
forms the colored portion of the eye
3: diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be
adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening [syn:
iris, iris diaphragm]
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liquorice
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n 1: deep-rooted coarse-textured plant native to the
Mediterranean region having blue flowers and pinnately
compound leaves; widely cultivated in Europe for its long
thick sweet roots [syn: licorice, liquorice,
Glycyrrhiza glabra]
2: a black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice
plant [syn: licorice, liquorice]
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derris
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n 1: any of various usually woody vines of the genus Derris of
tropical Asia whose roots yield the insecticide rotenone;
several are sources of native fish and arrow poisons
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paris
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n 1: the capital and largest city of France; and international
center of culture and commerce [syn: Paris, City of
Light, French capital, capital of France]
2: sometimes placed in subfamily Trilliaceae [syn: Paris,
genus Paris]
3: (Greek mythology) the prince of Troy who abducted Helen from
her husband Menelaus and provoked the Trojan War
4: a town in northeastern Texas
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harris
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n 1: United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle
Remus (1848-1908) [syn: Harris, Joel Harris, Joel
Chandler Harris]
2: United States linguist (born in Ukraine) who developed
mathematical linguistics and interpreted speech and writing
in a social context (1909-1992) [syn: Harris, Zellig
Harris, Zellig Sabbatai Harris]
3: United States diplomat who was instrumental in opening Japan
to foreign trade (1804-1878) [syn: Harris, Townsend
Harris]
4: Irish writer noted for his sexually explicit but unreliable
autobiography (1856-1931) [syn: Harris, Frank Harris,
James Thomas Harris]
5: British marshal of the Royal Air Force; during World War II
he directed mass bombing raids against German cities that
resulted in heavy civilian casualties (1892-1984) [syn:
Harris, Bomber Harris, Sir Arthur Travers Harris]
6: publisher of the first newspaper printed in America
(1673-1713) [syn: Harris, Benjamin Harris]
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eris
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n 1: (Greek mythology) goddess of discord; sister of Ares
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osiris
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n 1: Egyptian god of the underworld and judge of the dead;
husband and brother of Isis; father of Horus
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boris
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ferris
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clarice
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clarisse
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maurice
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barris
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harriss
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fitzharris
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arris
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ferriss
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glaris
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haris
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caris
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carris
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clarrisse
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farris
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coheiress
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