Querinous

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Querinous

adj.
longing for a sense of certainty in a relationship; wishing there were some way to know ahead of time whether this is the person you’re going to wake up next to for twenty thousand mornings in a row, instead of having to count them out one by one, quietly hoping your streak continues.

Mandarin 确 认 (quèrèn), confirmation. Twenty thousand days is roughly fifty-five years. Pronounced “kweh-ruh-nuhs.”

Skidding

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Hanker Sore

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Anderance

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Los Vidados

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Flashover

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Moledro

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Querinous

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Mornden

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Rivener

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Hickering

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Lookaback

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Feresy

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Watashiato

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Dorgone

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Foilsick

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Midding

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The Kinder Surprise

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Semaphorism

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Epistrix

several doors standing in a dark room

Irrition

a close up of a dandelion

Mithenness

a person standing on the side of a road

Heartmoor

a campfire with a kettle many small logs

Fensiveness

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Hubilance

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Nilous

a person standing at a bus terminal

Rivener

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Moledro

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