concupiscence

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  1. system
    a group of independent elements comprising a unified whole
  2. schipperke
    breed of small stocky black dogs originally used as watchdogs on boats in the Netherlands and Belgium
  3. apocope
    abbreviation of a word by omitting the final sound or sounds
  4. catenary
    the curve theoretically assumed by a perfectly flexible and inextensible cord of uniform density and cross section hanging freely from two fixed points
  5. kvetch
    express complaints, displeasure, or unhappiness
  6. concupiscence
    a desire for sexual intimacy
  7. demarcation
    the boundary of a specific area
  8. congener
    a whole of the same kind or category as another
  9. hegemony
    the dominance or leadership of one social group over others
  10. dulcimer
    a stringed instrument used in American folk music
  11. propaganda
    information that is spread to promote some cause
  12. conjunction
    the state of being joined together
  13. leaning
    the act of deviating from a vertical position
  14. propensity
    a natural inclination
  15. waxing
    a gradual increase in magnitude or extent
  16. waning
    a gradual decrease in magnitude or extent
  17. imprimatur
    formal and explicit approval
  18. countenance
    the appearance conveyed by a person's face
  19. diatribe
    thunderous verbal attack
  20. Schadenfreude
    delight in another person's misfortune
  21. ravishment
    a feeling of delight at being filled with wonder and enchantment
  22. dram
    a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce
  23. cozenage
    a fraudulent business scheme
  24. Bromus secalinus
    weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
  25. darnel
    weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous
  26. vetch
    any of various climbing plants of the genus Vicia having pinnately compound leaves that terminate in tendrils and small variously colored flowers; includes valuable forage and soil-building plants
  27. assuagement
    the feeling that comes when something unpleasant is removed
  28. algorithm
    a precise rule specifying how to solve some problem
  29. parlance
    a manner of speaking natural to a language's native speakers
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