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metadata (data that describes other data; meta is a prefix that in most information technology usages means “an underlying definition or description”—been in the news a lot lately, but the word itself fascinates me)

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truculent (eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant)

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gestalt (an organized whole that is perceived as more than the sum of its parts)

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extinct

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catalyst (a person or thing that precipitates an event)

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freethinker (a person who rejects accepted opinions)

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seclusion

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impermanent

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spatial (of or relating to space)

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hierarchy

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absolute

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organic

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murky

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intimate

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irregular

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residue

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cracker

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attrition (the action or process of gradually reducing the strength or effectiveness of someone or something through sustained attack or pressure)

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madness (Okay, I am pandering to the American crowd with a basketball word! I plead guilty! But I do think in a political year that all of you can find something to write about.)

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elegiac (especially of a work of art; having a mournful quality)

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incomplete

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cosmic (of or relating to the universe or cosmos)

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earthy

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metaphysics (the branch of philosophy that deals with the first principles of things, including abstract concepts such as being, knowing, substance, cause, identity, time, and space)

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tweet

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gastronomic

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almost

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gone (not present : no longer at a place: no longer existing: no longer living)

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doom (what a verb that is!)

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lyrics

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meticulous