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Description of chasm (noun: chasms)
a deep opening in the earth's surface



   
Description of fiat (noun)
decree; command



   
Description of comeuppance (noun)
an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved; comeupance

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Description of pauper (noun: paupers)
a person who is very poor



   
Description of devotee (noun: devotees)
an ardent follower and admirer; lover



   
Description of etymology (noun: etymologies)
the study of the sources and development of words



   
Description of retrograde (verb: retrograded; retrograded; retrograding)
get worse or fall back to a previous condition; retrogress



   
Description of granger (noun)
a person who operates a farm; sodbuster



   
Description of litoral (noun)
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean; littoral zone; sands



   
Description of jinrikisha (noun)
a small two-wheeled cart for one passenger; rickshaw



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