Drisson

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Drisson

n.
an unexpected twinge of attraction for a friend; a flutter of desire you don’t necessarily want to feel, that didn’t even seem possible up until this point, when it suddenly becomes a problem you have to deal with.

From frisson, a shiver of excitement + dribber, an inaccurate archer. Pronounced “dree-sawn.”

Fawtle

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Lilo

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Skidding

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Watashiato

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Zverism

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Bye-Over

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Amoransia

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Fensiveness

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Soufrise

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Hickering

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Thrapt

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On Tenderhooks

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Suente

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Rivener

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La Gaudière

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Hubilance

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Semaphorism

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The Mcfly Effect

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Achenia

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Loss Of Backing

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The Standard Blues

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Anecdoche

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Keep

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Manusia

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Epistrix

several doors standing in a dark room

Irrition

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Aimonomia

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