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.”

Etherness

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Heartworm

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Querinous

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Foilsick

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Sitheless

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Immerensis

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Dorgone

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Attriage

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Fata Organa

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Hanker Sore

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Ochisia

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Mottleheaded

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Los Vidados

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Flashover

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Waldosia

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Lookaback

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Lackout

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Gobo

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Merrenness

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Star-Stuck

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Symptomania

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Covalent Bond

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Rasque

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Moriturism

a person resting in the back seat of a car

Rialtoscuro

a blurry image of a light source

Irrition

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