"Oneiric"

Sometimes the oneiric world is pleasant, but oftentimes it is frightening.

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"Mores"

Nobody stopped to consider that the social club's mores were a little bizarre; it had become tradition to begin each meeting by throwing a glass of water on one's head, and the meetings degenerated from there.

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"Abstemious"

Though the wide array of desserts tempted her, she remained abstemious and only chose one low-fat fruit dish.

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"Pother"

Choosing a motto for the new English club created such a pother than the club's president adjourned the meeting to another time and inserted one of his own quotes into the newsletter's letterhead.

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"Espy"

Good thing I watched that episode of Monty Python; I am now able to espy a larch tree from quite a long way away.

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"Hortatory"

I recently finished reading about Elmer Gantry and his hortatory sermons.

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"Cosset"

His mother thought it best to cosset him all his life; the poor guy never did learn to be independent or think for himself.

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