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		+	* '''antipodean''' - relating to Australia or New Zealand (used by inhabitants of the northern hemisphere).
	* '''risible''' - provoking laughter through being ludicrous. eg "a risible scene of lovemaking in a tent" / so lacking in quality or usefulness that it deserves to be laughed at		* '''risible''' - provoking laughter through being ludicrous. eg "a risible scene of lovemaking in a tent" / so lacking in quality or usefulness that it deserves to be laughed at
	* '''tricoteuse''' - one of a number of women who sat and knitted while attending public executions during the French Revolution. eg "as gleefully as the most ragged and revolutionary tricoteuse"		* '''tricoteuse''' - one of a number of women who sat and knitted while attending public executions during the French Revolution. eg "as gleefully as the most ragged and revolutionary tricoteuse"

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		+	* '''risible''' - provoking laughter through being ludicrous. eg "a risible scene of lovemaking in a tent" / so lacking in quality or usefulness that it deserves to be laughed at
		+	* '''tricoteuse''' - one of a number of women who sat and knitted while attending public executions during the French Revolution. eg "as gleefully as the most ragged and revolutionary tricoteuse"
		+	*'''terpsichorean''' - relating to dancing "‘the twist’ was a revolutionary terpsichorean innovation"
	* '''fungible''' - replaceable by another identical item; mutually interchangeable. legal term. fungibility implies equal value between the assets.		* '''fungible''' - replaceable by another identical item; mutually interchangeable. legal term. fungibility implies equal value between the assets.
	* '''sullage''' - waste water from household sinks, showers, and baths, but not waste liquid or excreta from toilets		* '''sullage''' - waste water from household sinks, showers, and baths, but not waste liquid or excreta from toilets

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		+	* '''fungible''' - replaceable by another identical item; mutually interchangeable. legal term. fungibility implies equal value between the assets.
		+	* '''sullage''' - waste water from household sinks, showers, and baths, but not waste liquid or excreta from toilets
	* '''calumny''' - the making of false and defamatory statements about someone in order to damage their reputation; slander. eg "a bitter struggle marked by calumny and litigation"		* '''calumny''' - the making of false and defamatory statements about someone in order to damage their reputation; slander. eg "a bitter struggle marked by calumny and litigation"
	*'''marasmic''' - malnutrition occurring in infants and young children, caused by insufficient intake of calories or protein and characterized by thinness, dry skin, poor muscle development, and irritability.		*'''marasmic''' - malnutrition occurring in infants and young children, caused by insufficient intake of calories or protein and characterized by thinness, dry skin, poor muscle development, and irritability.

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		+	* '''calumny''' - the making of false and defamatory statements about someone in order to damage their reputation; slander. eg "a bitter struggle marked by calumny and litigation"
	*'''marasmic''' - malnutrition occurring in infants and young children, caused by insufficient intake of calories or protein and characterized by thinness, dry skin, poor muscle development, and irritability.		*'''marasmic''' - malnutrition occurring in infants and young children, caused by insufficient intake of calories or protein and characterized by thinness, dry skin, poor muscle development, and irritability.
	* '''hecatomb''' - massive sacrifice / killing / loss of life for a specific reason - usage: belgian congo argument over whether the brutality of the belgians was genocide/holocaust or hecatomb? (i think it qualifies as colonial genocide)		* '''hecatomb''' - massive sacrifice / killing / loss of life for a specific reason - usage: belgian congo argument over whether the brutality of the belgians was genocide/holocaust or hecatomb? (i think it qualifies as colonial genocide)

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		+	*'''marasmic''' - malnutrition occurring in infants and young children, caused by insufficient intake of calories or protein and characterized by thinness, dry skin, poor muscle development, and irritability.
	* '''hecatomb''' - massive sacrifice / killing / loss of life for a specific reason - usage: belgian congo argument over whether the brutality of the belgians was genocide/holocaust or hecatomb? (i think it qualifies as colonial genocide)		* '''hecatomb''' - massive sacrifice / killing / loss of life for a specific reason - usage: belgian congo argument over whether the brutality of the belgians was genocide/holocaust or hecatomb? (i think it qualifies as colonial genocide)
	* '''frangible''' - A material is said to be frangible if through deformation it tends to break up into fragments, rather than deforming elastically and retaining its cohesion as a single object. Common biscuits or crackers are examples of frangible materials, while fresh bread, which deforms elastically, is not frangible.		* '''frangible''' - A material is said to be frangible if through deformation it tends to break up into fragments, rather than deforming elastically and retaining its cohesion as a single object. Common biscuits or crackers are examples of frangible materials, while fresh bread, which deforms elastically, is not frangible.

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-* '''hecatomb''' - massive sacrifice / killing / loss of life for a specific reason - usage: belgian congo argument over whether the brutality of the belgians was genocide/holocaust or hecatomb?
+* '''hecatomb''' - massive sacrifice / killing / loss of life for a specific reason - usage: belgian congo argument over whether the brutality of the belgians was genocide/holocaust or hecatomb? (i think it qualifies as colonial genocide)
 * '''frangible''' - A material is said to be frangible if through deformation it tends to break up into fragments, rather than deforming elastically and retaining its cohesion as a single object. Common biscuits or crackers are examples of frangible materials, while fresh bread, which deforms elastically, is not frangible.
 * '''vorfreude''': the joyful, intense anticipation that comes from imagining future pleasures

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		+	* '''hecatomb''' - massive sacrifice / killing / loss of life for a specific reason - usage: belgian congo argument over whether the brutality of the belgians was genocide/holocaust or hecatomb?
	* '''frangible''' - A material is said to be frangible if through deformation it tends to break up into fragments, rather than deforming elastically and retaining its cohesion as a single object. Common biscuits or crackers are examples of frangible materials, while fresh bread, which deforms elastically, is not frangible.		* '''frangible''' - A material is said to be frangible if through deformation it tends to break up into fragments, rather than deforming elastically and retaining its cohesion as a single object. Common biscuits or crackers are examples of frangible materials, while fresh bread, which deforms elastically, is not frangible.
	* '''vorfreude''': the joyful, intense anticipation that comes from imagining future pleasures		* '''vorfreude''': the joyful, intense anticipation that comes from imagining future pleasures

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		+	* '''frangible''' - A material is said to be frangible if through deformation it tends to break up into fragments, rather than deforming elastically and retaining its cohesion as a single object. Common biscuits or crackers are examples of frangible materials, while fresh bread, which deforms elastically, is not frangible.
	* '''vorfreude''': the joyful, intense anticipation that comes from imagining future pleasures		* '''vorfreude''': the joyful, intense anticipation that comes from imagining future pleasures
	* '''conniption''' - a fit of rage or hysterics. - "his client was having conniptions on the phone", "When she came downstairs and saw what her children were eating, she had a conniption. ...threatened by the conniptions gripping Wall Street"		* '''conniption''' - a fit of rage or hysterics. - "his client was having conniptions on the phone", "When she came downstairs and saw what her children were eating, she had a conniption. ...threatened by the conniptions gripping Wall Street"

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		+	* '''vorfreude''': the joyful, intense anticipation that comes from imagining future pleasures
	* '''conniption''' - a fit of rage or hysterics. - "his client was having conniptions on the phone", "When she came downstairs and saw what her children were eating, she had a conniption. ...threatened by the conniptions gripping Wall Street"		* '''conniption''' - a fit of rage or hysterics. - "his client was having conniptions on the phone", "When she came downstairs and saw what her children were eating, she had a conniption. ...threatened by the conniptions gripping Wall Street"
	* '''copacetic''' - in excellent order. "he said to tell you everything is copacetic"		* '''copacetic''' - in excellent order. "he said to tell you everything is copacetic"

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		+	* '''conniption''' - a fit of rage or hysterics. - "his client was having conniptions on the phone", "When she came downstairs and saw what her children were eating, she had a conniption. ...threatened by the conniptions gripping Wall Street"
	* '''copacetic''' - in excellent order. "he said to tell you everything is copacetic"		* '''copacetic''' - in excellent order. "he said to tell you everything is copacetic"
	* '''anisotropy''' - is the property of being directionally dependent, as opposed to isotropy, which implies identical properties in all directions. It can be defined as a difference, when measured along different axes, in a material's physical or mechanical properties (absorbance, refractive index, conductivity, tensile strength, etc.) - eg wood, velvet		* '''anisotropy''' - is the property of being directionally dependent, as opposed to isotropy, which implies identical properties in all directions. It can be defined as a difference, when measured along different axes, in a material's physical or mechanical properties (absorbance, refractive index, conductivity, tensile strength, etc.) - eg wood, velvet