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1
a substance that by chemical action can kill or injure a living thing
- an antidote to snake venom
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2
the desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm
- a neighborhood gossip of such venom that she was feared by all and genuinely liked by no one
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'Venom' and the Goddess of Love
'Venom' and the Goddess of Love
Venus may have had something up those invisible sleeves of hers
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“Venom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/venom. Accessed 5 Dec. 2020.
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The first known use of venom was in the 13th century
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