Falesia

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Falesia

n.
the disquieting awareness that someone’s importance to you and your importance to them may not necessarily match—that your best friend might only think of you as a buddy, that someone you barely know might consider you a mentor, that someone you love unconditionally might have one or two conditions.

Portuguese falésia, cliff. A cliff is a dizzying meeting point between high ground and low ground. Pronounced “fuh-lee-zhuh.”

The Mcfly Effect

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Hickering

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Watashiato

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Anderance

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Lilo

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Mottleheaded

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Immerensis

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Dolonia

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Lookaback

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Flashover

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Incidental Contact High

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Waldosia

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Midding

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Drisson

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Semaphorism

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Nachlophobia

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Fensiveness

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Antiophobia

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Treachery Of The Common

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Mornden

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Malotype

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Énouement

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Rialtoscuro

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Addleworth

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Offtides

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Attriage

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Anecdoche

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