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| formation or use of words that imitate sounds the actions they refer to |
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| song of joy or triumph; a fervent expression of joy |
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| study of past geological eras through fossil remains |
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| lacking color or liveliness |
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| mythical, immortal bird that lives for 500 years, burns itself to death, and rises from its ashes; anything that is restored after suffering great destruction |
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| band of colors produced when sunlight passes through a prism; a broad range of related ideas or objects |
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