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    Pi: The most aggravating number in existence

    Auriferous:
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    Some of us cry
    Some of us smoke
    Some of us lie
    But it's all just the way
    that we cope with our lives...

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    Auriferous: feral auris

    Hypocorism:
    "I seemed to have sensed also from an early age that some of my experiences as a reader would change me more as a person than would many an event in the world where I sat and read. "
    Gerald Murnane, Tamarisk Row

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    Hypocorism: Little hyrisms that cause spastic paralysis, hyperesthesia, and paresthesia in humans and animals by ingestion of certain legumes of the genus Lathyrus.

    Legume:
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    who am I but a stitch in time
    what if I were to bare my soul
    would you see me origami

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    Legume: French légume, a rather gummy vegetable that is a good excuse to become a carnivore...

    Cave Canum:
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    Cave canum -Ilegitimate twin brother of cave canem

    Hesperides -
    "I seemed to have sensed also from an early age that some of my experiences as a reader would change me more as a person than would many an event in the world where I sat and read. "
    Gerald Murnane, Tamarisk Row

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    Hesperides - 1) Those death defying rides found in amusement parks near Hespe - a municipality in the district of Schaumburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. 2) A misnomer... Mme. Sperides was definitely a She https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poe...s/detail/48205 3) The nymphs who tended a blissful garden and sang to the delight of all who heard them from afar near the Atlas Mountains.

    Misnomer:
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    who am I but a stitch in time
    what if I were to bare my soul
    would you see me origami

    7-8-2015

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    Misnomer: To make an error in accounting 2) Unable to recall the right name of a friend you have known all your life in a public situation, which results in your introduction: "Guys, this is whatisname."

    Misspent:
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    Misspent: Past tense of the verb 'misspend' - what one does with one's youth.

    Tartan
    Exit, pursued by a bear.

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    Tartan: a light brown skin hue white people get when they lie on their driveways in the summer.

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    Loquacious: A blabbermouth who just won't shut up!

    Mirabilia:
    Some of us laugh
    Some of us cry
    Some of us smoke
    Some of us lie
    But it's all just the way
    that we cope with our lives...

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    Mirabilia-1-Latin for miracle 2-A miriad of bills (the miracle would be to be able to pay them all)

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    "I seemed to have sensed also from an early age that some of my experiences as a reader would change me more as a person than would many an event in the world where I sat and read. "
    Gerald Murnane, Tamarisk Row

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    inheritage: In history, unless you were going for inheritance, which is the stuff people fight over when the richest relative bites the dust

    Hand-me-downs:
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    Hand-me-downs: getting portions of your favorite snacks

    Onomatopoeia:
    "I seemed to have sensed also from an early age that some of my experiences as a reader would change me more as a person than would many an event in the world where I sat and read. "
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    Onomatopoeia: Words that are named for the sounds they make. Used especially in comics - bang! crash! thud! eeee-yow! pow! etc.

    Fantasy
    Exit, pursued by a bear.

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    Fantasy: My favorite Disney film

    Disney
    "I seemed to have sensed also from an early age that some of my experiences as a reader would change me more as a person than would many an event in the world where I sat and read. "
    Gerald Murnane, Tamarisk Row

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