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  • scolopendrium nigripes

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  • Purchase

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    the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever
  • Pokies

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    A slot machine (American English), fruit machine (British English) or poker machine (Australian English and New Zealand English) is a gambling machine that creates a game of chance for its customers. Slot machines are also known pejoratively as one-armed bandits because of the large mechanical levers affixed to the sides of early mechanical machines and the games ability to empty players pockets and wallets as thieves would.A slot machines standard layout features a screen displaying three or more reels that spin when the game is activated. Some modern slot machines still include a lever as a skeuomorphic design trait to trigger play. However, the mechanics of early machines have been superseded by random number generators, and most are now operated using buttons and touchscreens. Slot machines include one or more currency detectors that validate the form of payment, whether coin, cash, voucher, or token. The machine pays out according to the pattern of symbols displayed when the reels stop spinning. Slot machines are the most popular gambling method in casinos and constitute about 70% of the average U.S. casinos income.Digital technology has resulted in variations in the original slot machine concept. As the player is essentially playing a video game, manufacturers can offer more interactive elements, such as advanced bonus rounds and more varied video graphics.
  • Agitated

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    Agitated refers to a state of feeling disturbed, upset, or intensely bothered, typically due to extreme worry or anxiety. It could also refer to a physical state of being shaken or moved with force.
  • sweet lime

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    Sweet lime is a type of citrus fruit that is known for its low acid content and sweet flavor. Its scientific name is Citrus limetta and its also commonly known as Persian lime, Mediterranean sweet lemon, sweet lemon, and sweet limetta. The fruit is typically round, green in color, and roughly the same size as an orange. Its popular in various cuisines and is often used in beverages, desserts, and salads due to its sweet and fragrant flavor.
  • Accounted

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    Verb form of the word account.
  • Capitulary

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    a collection of laws or statutes, civil and ecclesiastical, esp. of the Frankish kings, in chapters or sections
  • tolkien

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    J.R.R. Tolkien (1892 -1973) was an English writer, poet, philologist, and academic, best known as the author of high fantasy works like The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion. He served as a professor of English Language and Literature at Oxford University from 1945 to 1959. Tolkien is considered as the father of the modern fantasy literature genre and his works have had a lasting impact on both literature and popular culture.
  • Fluminense

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  • Acute

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    ak-ūt′, adj. sharp-pointed: keen: opp. of dull: shrewd: shrill: critical.—adv. Acute′ly.—n. Acute′ness.—Acute angle, an angle less than a right angle (see Angle); Acute disease, one coming to a violent crisis, as opp. to Chronic. [L. acutus, pa.p. of acuĕre, to sharpen, from root ak, sharp.]
  • Broker

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    brōk′ėr, n. one employed to buy and sell for others: a second-hand dealer: a pander: a commissioner.—v.i. Broke, to bargain, negotiate: (Shak.) to act as a pander or go-between:—pr.p. brōk′ing; pa.p. brōked.—ns. Brok′erage, Brok′age, the business of a broker: the commission charged by a broker: a commission charged for transacting business for others; Brok′ery, the business of a broker.—p.adj. Brok′ing, doing business as a broker: practised by brokers. [M. E. brocour—A.S. brucan; Ger. brauchen, to use, to profit.]
  • Tenant

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    occupy as a tenant
  • dominant gene

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    A dominant gene is a type of gene that masks the effect of a recessive gene. It is the version of a gene that will always appear when present in an organisms genotype, regardless if its paired with a recessive gene in a heterozygous pair. Its trait will be physically exhibited, determining the particular characteristic or disorder in an organism.
  • Lease

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    lēz, v.i. (prov.) to glean.—n. Leas′ing, gleaning. [A.S. lesan, to gather.]
  • Knightliness

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    Duties of a knight.
  • Chickenpox

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    A highly contagious infectious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus (HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN). It usually affects children, is spread by direct contact or respiratory route via droplet nuclei, and is characterized by the appearance on the skin and mucous membranes of successive crops of typical pruritic vesicular lesions that are easily broken and become scabbed. Chickenpox is relatively benign in children, but may be complicated by pneumonia and encephalitis in adults. (From Dorland, 27th ed)
  • genus woodwardia

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  • Earphone

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    Earphones are small electronic devices that are worn on or around the ear so that audio or sound from a connected device can be heard privately without disturbing others. They can be connected to the device either through a wire or wirelessly, using technologies such as Bluetooth. They are also known as headphones, particularly when they cover or are placed over the entire ear.
  • genus darlingtonia

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    Genus Darlingtonia, also known as the pitcher plant or cobra lily, is a monotypic genus, consisting only one species, Darlingtonia californica, in the family Sarraceniaceae. It is native to Northern California and Oregon in the United States. These carnivorous plants are characterized by their specialized leaves that take the form of a tall, hollow pitcher, used to trap and digest insects. The pitcher is often topped with a domed appendage, resembling a cobras hood, hence the name cobra lily.