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Or, Why Pig Meat is Called 'Pork' and Cow Meat is Called 'Beef'
righteous We provide an assortment of definitions
Kafkaesque 'A nightmarish quality'
mike "microphone"
moron “a very stupid person”
terrorism “The use of violent acts to frighten"
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