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#21
phil·trum /ˈfiltrəm/
noun

The divot on the upper lip.
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#22
pru-ri-ent  
 
[proo r-ee-uh nt]    
adjective  

1. having, inclined to have, or characterized by lascivious or lustful thoughts, desires, etc.
2. causing lasciviousness or lust.
3. having a restless desire or longing.
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#23
pa·lav·er /pəˈlavər,pəˈlävər/
noun
prolonged and idle discussion.

verb
talk unnecessarily at length.
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#24
par·o·no·ma·sia /ˌperənōˈmāZH(ē)ə/
noun
a play on words; a pun.
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#25
sim·mer /ˈsimər/
verb
(of water or food) stay just below the boiling point while being heated.
noun
a state or temperature just below the boiling point.

I bring this up because many people believe that a simmer is a low boil. It isn't.
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#26
katzenjammer

noun

1: disagreeable aftereffects from the use of drugs

2: loud confused noise from many sources

3: a state of depression or bewilderment

4: the misery only a cat can bestow upon an owner

sometimes pronounced katz-en-jammer as well as katz-en-yammer (German origin)
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#27
e·vert /əˈvərt/
verb
turn (a structure or organ) outward or inside out.
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#28
Conciliatingly
.adverb.

a manner of something.... I find it hard to define. It's a neat adverb though. Whatever they are. The more I study language, the more confuzzling it gets and the more unfortunate it is that Webster made money on his dictionary.
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#29
west·work /westˈwərk/
noun
the westward-facing entrance of Carolingian, Ottonian, or Romanesque churches. No androids involved.
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#30
(03-04-2017, 08:25 PM)Oedipussy Rex Wrote: west·work /westˈwərk/
noun
the westward-facing entrance of Carolingian, Ottonian, or Romanesque churches. No androids involved.

Which is different because most medieval churches faced East.  (Unless it refers to a back entrance.)
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