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60 Words That Start With K For Those Keen On Language

60 Words That Start With K For Those Keen On Language

Maria Monrovia
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Kibosh, Kinetic, Kilter.

30 Words That Start With Y If You Yearn For A Better Vocabulary

30 Words That Start With Y If You Yearn For A Better Vocabulary

Maria Monrovia
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Yabber, Yaffle, Yean.

40 Words That Start With Q And Their Quirky Definitions

40 Words That Start With Q And Their Quirky Definitions

Maria Monrovia
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Memorize a few of these and you’re sure to seem quick-witted.

42 Compelling Words For All The Feelings You Didn’t Think You Could Explain

42 Compelling Words For All The Feelings You Didn’t Think You Could Explain

Becca Martin Becca Martin
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Querencia — a place from which one’s strength is drawn, where one feels at home; the place where you are your most authentic self.

What You’d Really Find In My Closet

What You’d Really Find In My Closet

Kevin Kantor Kevin Kantor
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1. belonging to my mother, deep hideaway. secret stash.

25 Weird But Heartwarming Ways To Explain Exactly What Love Is

25 Weird But Heartwarming Ways To Explain Exactly What Love Is

Mélanie Berliet Mélanie Berliet
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Love is like dancing. Doing it right requires shelving any concern about how ridiculous you might look in the process.

27 Words That Mean Something Different In Your Mid-20s

27 Words That Mean Something Different In Your Mid-20s

Ella Ceron Ella Ceron
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PHONE CALL: Used to mean a convenient way for your parents to check in on you. Now means Something. Terrible. Has. Happened.

12 Words Millennial 20-Somethings Hate

12 Words Millennial 20-Somethings Hate

Brianna Wiest Brianna Wiest
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401k. (n). A mystical and unknown fortress for the financially sound. Used in a sentence: “Where do you sign up for a 401k?”

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