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SmartAndPretty on February 10, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 anagram | a word or phrase spelled by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase |
| anagrammatical | related to anagrams or containing or making an anagram |
| distillation | ..., the process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapors |
| ethyl | ..., the univalent hydrocarbon radical C2H5 derived from ethane by the removal of one hydrogen atom |
| alcohol | ..., a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent |
| absolute | ..., something that is conceived to be absolute |
| absolute alcohol | ..., pure ethyl alcohol (containing no more than 1% water) |
| addible | ..., capable of being added or added to |
| audible | ..., heard or perceptible by the ear |
| autism | ..., (psychiatry) an abnormal absorption with the self |
| autistic | ..., characteristic of or suffering from autism |
| cabalism | ..., adherence to some extreme traditional theological concept or interpretation |
| cam | ..., a rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion |
| cameo | ..., engraving or carving in low relief on a stone (as in a brooch or ring) |
| ethical | ..., conforming to accepted standards of social or professional behavior |
| hedonism | ..., an ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good |
| iguana | ..., large herbivorous tropical American arboreal lizards with a spiny crest along the back |
| Muse | ..., the source of an artist's inspiration |
| muse | ..., reflect deeply on a subject |
| muser | ..., a reflective thinker characterized by quiet contemplation |
| musette | ..., a small bagpipe formerly popular in France |
| nostalgic | ..., wishing for a return to the way things used to be; longing for the past; homesick |
| union | ..., the act of making or becoming a single unit |
| ostensibly | represented or appearing as such; meant to be real; seemingly, outwardly appearing to be so; supposedly |
| pretentious | intended to attract notice and impress others |
| ostentatious | showy, pretentious |
| polygamy | having more than one spouse at a time |
| curtailment | the reduction of expenditures in order to become financial stable |
| Expenditure | the act of spending money for goods or services |
| hemostats | applied to blood vessels to hold vessels until they can be sutured |
| Bill Jeracki | A fisherman that cut off his leg at the knee after two boulders locked him in, |
| Boulders | Very large rocks |
| Canyon | a deep valley with steep sides often carved from the earth by a river |
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