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| Nihilist |
| a person who believes human existence has no objective meaning, purpose, or intrinsic value |
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| wampum |
| traditional, sacred shell beads of Eastern Woodlands tribes |
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| Get Busy Living, or Get Busy Dying |
| A memorable quote from the 1994 film "The Shawshank Redemption" |
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| doppelganger |
| a ghostly double or counterpart of a living person |
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| arcane |
| Understood by only a few; obscure; requiring secret or mysterious knowledge. |
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| oeuvre |
| a substantial body of work constituting the lifework of a writer, an artist, or a composer |
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| Janus |
| In Greek mythology, Janus was the god of gates, doors, doorways, beginnings and endings. He is most often depicted as having two faces or heads, facing in opposite directions. |
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| Marianas Trench |
| The deepest known part of the world's oceans, and the lowest elevation of the surface of the Earth's crust. It is located in the western Pacific Ocean, to the east of the Mariana Islands. |
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| Sisyphus |
| Greek King who was condemned by the gods to spend his life pushing a boulder up a hill, only to see it roll back down again. |
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| xylophone |
| a musical instrument in the percussion family which probably originated independently in Africa and Asia |
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| Henry Hill |
| Ray Liotta in the "Goodfellas" the 1990 semi-fictional crime drama film directed by Martin Scorsese. |
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| loquacious |
| given to fluent or excessive talk |
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