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38% | 5 | "All ___ is metaphor, and all metaphor is poetry": G. K. Chesterton | ||||||
noun • informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often vituperative or vulgar • a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) verb • use slang or vulgar language • fool or hoax • abuse with coarse language | ||||||||
20% | 9 | Often used as a metaphor for something pure and beautiful | ||||||
adjective • of or resembling alabaster noun • a compact fine-textured, usually white gypsum used for carving • a hard compact kind of calcite • a very light white | ||||||||
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