Guess the Word

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ANTITHESIS
BANISHMENT
CATHEDRALS
DANDELIONS

EARTHQUAKE

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ANTITHESIS
BANISHMENT
CATHEDRALS
DANDELIONS
EARTHQUAKE

FILIBUSTER

GALLIVANTS

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ANTITHESIS
BANISHMENT
CATHEDRALS
DANDELIONS
EARTHQUAKE
FILIBUSTER
GALLIVANTS

HAMADRYADS

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ANTITHESIS
BANISHMENT
CATHEDRALS
DANDELIONS
EARTHQUAKE
FILIBUSTER
GALLIVANTS
HAMADRYADS

IRRELEVANT

_ A L I _ _ S E _ T

ANTITHESIS
BANISHMENT
CATHEDRALS
DANDELIONS
EARTHQUAKE
FILIBUSTER
GALLIVANTS
HAMADRYADS
IRRELEVANT

JAFFACAKES

KETTLEDRUM

_ A L I _ _ S E _ T

ANTITHESIS
BANISHMENT
CATHEDRALS
DANDELIONS
EARTHQUAKE
FILIBUSTER
GALLIVANTS
HAMADRYADS
IRRELEVANT
JAFFACAKES
KETTLEDRUM

LARYNGITUS

_ A L I _ _ S E _ T

ANTITHESIS
BANISHMENT
CATHEDRALS
DANDELIONS
EARTHQUAKE
FILIBUSTER
GALLIVANTS
HAMADRYADS
IRRELEVANT
JAFFACAKES
KETTLEDRUM
LARYNGITUS

MALIFISENT

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ANTITHESIS
BANISHMENT
CATHEDRALS
DANDELIONS
EARTHQUAKE
FILIBUSTER
GALLIVANTS
HAMADRYADS
IRRELEVANT
JAFFACAKES
KETTLEDRUM
LARYNGITUS
MALIFISENT

NARCISSIST

(Is CIAS ever coming back?)

I sure hope so!

_ A L I _ _ S E S T

ANTITHESIS
BANISHMENT
CATHEDRALS
DANDELIONS
EARTHQUAKE
FILIBUSTER
GALLIVANTS
HAMADRYADS
IRRELEVANT
JAFFACAKES
KETTLEDRUM
LARYNGITUS
MALIFISENT
NARCISSIST

PALIMPSEST

Ding ding ding - we have a winner! Good job, Orual. How did you figure it out? One of my favorite obscure words: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/palimpsest

P A L I M P S E S T

ANTITHESIS
BANISHMENT
CATHEDRALS
DANDELIONS
EARTHQUAKE
FILIBUSTER
GALLIVANTS
HAMADRYADS
IRRELEVANT
JAFFACAKES
KETTLEDRUM
LARYNGITUS
MALIFISENT
NARCISSIST

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Originally posted by Elendil's Heir

Ding ding ding - we have a winner! Good job, Orual. How did you figure it out? One of my favorite obscure words: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/palimpsest

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Many works of Classical literature were preserved by being the bits that were scraped off and overwritten on palimpsests. Also I had a class on the History of the Book (AKA Vellum, and Parchment, and Palimpsests, oh my!) in library school.

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9 letters.

ALLELULIA

HOLOGRAPH

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ALLELULIA
HOLOGRAPH

STYROFOAM

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ALLELULIA
HOLOGRAPH
STYROFOAM

SHAMROCKS

SAGACIOUS

S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ALLELULIA
HOLOGRAPH
STYROFOAM
SHAMROCKS
SAGACIOUS

STEGOSAUR

SPINNERET

S _ _ _ _ E _ ER

ALLELULIA
HOLOGRAPH
STYROFOAM
SHAMROCKS
SAGACIOUS
STEGOSAUR
SPINNERET

SKIPMETER

S _ _ _ _ E _ ER

ALLELULIA
HOLOGRAPH
STYROFOAM
SHAMROCKS
SAGACIOUS
STEGOSAUR
SPINNERET
SKIPMETER

I am back - I've just busy :(

SLIPSLIDE

S _ _ _ _ E _ ER

ALLELULIA
HOLOGRAPH
STYROFOAM
SHAMROCKS
SAGACIOUS
STEGOSAUR
SPINNERET
SKIPMETER
SLIPSLIDE

SUSPENDER

S _ _ _ _ E _ ER

ALLELULIA
HOLOGRAPH
STYROFOAM
SHAMROCKS
SAGACIOUS
STEGOSAUR
SPINNERET
SKIPMETER
SLIPSLIDE
SUSPENDER

SURRENDER

SEPERATOR

S _ R _ _ E _ ER

ALLELULIA
HOLOGRAPH
STYROFOAM
SHAMROCKS
SAGACIOUS
STEGOSAUR
SPINNERET
SKIPMETER
SLIPSLIDE
SUSPENDER
SURRENDER
SEPERATOR

SCRIVENER

SCRIVENER (I love this word. Greatly.)

ALLELULIA
HOLOGRAPH
STYROFOAM
SHAMROCKS
SAGACIOUS
STEGOSAUR
SPINNERET
SKIPMETER
SLIPSLIDE
SUSPENDER
SURRENDER
SEPERATOR

Congratulations, OCS!

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ZYGOMATIC

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I would prefer not to... guess.

OK, never mind, I will.

ADVENTURE

YAMMERING

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