I'm reading Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's new novel The Palace of IllusionsIt's a feminist retelling of a Hindu myth. And quite frankly could only be done by an Indian that left the subcontinent
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noun1. A precipitation in the form of ice crystals, mainly of intricately branched, hexagonal form and often agglomerated into snowflakes, formed directly from the freezing of the water vapor in the air
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the pungent, peppery seeds of an African plant, Aframomum melegueta, of the ginger family, used to strengthen cordials and in veterinary medicine
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1. a skin tight leather contraption worn by Bollywood singers, 70s femme fatales, and porn stars. 2. something that makes geolinguist giggle, because hammocks scare him and girl boobs are icky
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