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Of, relating to, or characteristic of theatrical entertainment consisting of a number of individual performances, acts, or mixed numbers.
a person who acts as intermediary between the natural and supernatural worlds, using magic to cure illness, foretell the future, control spiritual forces, etc.
To flee or depart suddenly, especially without having paid one's bills.
Oppressively hot, parching, or burning, as climate, weather, or air.
To form of small squares or blocks, as floors or pavements; form or arrange in a checkered or mosaic pattern.
A school, attended in addition to one's regular school, where students prepare for college entrance examinations.
An objectionable or undesirable animal, usually predatory, as a coyote or bobcat.
A whipped frosting or filling made with semisweet chocolate and cream, used for cakes, pastries, and candies.
Showing great joy, satisfaction, or triumph; rejoicing; exultant.
The original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based; a model or first form; prototype.
A temple or sacred building, usually a pyramidlike tower and typically having upward-curving roofs over the individual stories.
A feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual.
A foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration.
Drunk or intoxicated, or exhilarated or stupefied in a way that suggests intoxication:
An informal session at which folk singers and instrumentalists perform for their own enjoyment.
A heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
Characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; sneering; cynical.
The act of donating money, food, or other items to poor or needy people, especially as a spiritual practice.
A professional storyteller of family genealogy, history, and legend.
Eager or excessive desire, especially to possess something; greed.
Extremely full; crowded; jammed: a room chockablock with furniture and plants.
Designating or pertaining to a pictographic script, particularly that of the ancient Egyptians, in which many of the symbols are conventionalized, recognizable pictures of the things represented.
The series of small, jerky movements of the eyes when changing focus from one point to another.
A defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder.