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(often plural) a person, organization, etc., that supplies food and provisions
a person who spreads, repeats, or sells (information, lies, etc.)
Books became the greatest ** of truth

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purveyor

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Complete or partial muscle paralysis, often accompanied by loss of sensation and uncontrollable body movements or tremors.

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palsy

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One who is somewhat cultured, with conventional tastes and interests; one who is neither highbrow nor lowbrow
a person with conventional tastes and limited cultural appreciation

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middlebrow

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  1. on fire; burning

2. brightly illuminated

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ablaze

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having a pleasant smell; fragrant
Having or emitting fragrance; aromatic.
2. Suggestive; reminiscent: a campaign *** of machine politics.

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redolent

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to pamper; coddle; pet
n
any pet animal, esp a lamb

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cosset

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Cloyingly sweet or sentimental.

overly sweet

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treacly

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To cause distaste or disgust by supplying with too much of something originally pleasant, especially something rich or sweet; surfeit

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to cloy

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To feed or supply to excess, satiety, or disgust.

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surfeit

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To read or study carefully and attentively: ** over the classified ads in search of a new job.
To meditate deeply; ponder: **
on the matter.

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to pore

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A story or room directly below the roof of a building, especially a house.
a space or room within the roof of a house

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attic

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