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peregrinate vb	help, file
To travel towards, to journey with a destination or goal in mind.
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jingoism n	help, file
Excessive patriotism or aggressive nationalism.
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aboulia n	help, file
absence of will-power or decisiveness, especially as a symptom of mental illness.
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algedonic adj	help, file
pertaining to both pleasure and pain.
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eschar n	help, file
a dry, dark scab or scar, especially as a result of burning.
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keratinization n	help, file
the process in which cells from beneath the skin are converted to hair and nails (made of keratin).
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gimcrack adj	help, file
showy but of poor quality; worthless.
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boustrophedon n	help, file
written from right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
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amative adj	help, file
pertaining or inclined to love.
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satyriasis n	help, file
Uncontrollable sexual desire, found in a man (contrast to nymphomania).
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heterophenomenology n	help, file
the method of studying the consciousness of other people coinded by w:Daniel Dennett.
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noesis n	help, file
The consciousness side to duality of perceiver and that which is perceived (noema), coined by w:Husserl.
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noema n	help, file
The perceived portion of the noesis/noema duality; that which is perceived as it is perceived, coined by w:Husserl.
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butterfly noun	help, file
Winged insect that comes from a caterpillar (Check out all our translations for it).
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nefarious adj	help, file
infamous for being wicked.
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catafalque n.	help, file
A platform used to display or convey a coffin during a funeral, often ornate.
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anthropomorphic adj	help, file
(for animals, non-humans or other inanimate objects) given human attributes.
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eat humble pie phrasal verb	help, file
to admit one's faults; to make a humiliating apology.
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anaphora n.	help, file
The repetition of a phrase at the beginning of phrases, sentences, or verses, used for emphasis.
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defenestrate v.	help, file
To throw out of a window.
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