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Est. 1828
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'catharsis'
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catharsis
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cathartic
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solace
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Noun
escapism
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epiphany
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Noun
transcendence
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Noun
melancholia
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Noun
purgative
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Noun
purgation
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Noun
heartbreak
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Noun
visceral
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Adjective
emotional
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Adjective
angst
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Noun
vindication
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Noun
redemptive
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Adjective
masochism
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Noun
vicarious
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Adjective
melancholy
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Noun
poignancy
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Noun
psychological
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Adjective
grief
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Noun
enlightenment
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Noun
dramaturgical
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Adjective
euphoria
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Noun
therapeutic
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Adjective
anguish
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Noun
nihilism
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Noun
exhilaration
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Noun
introspection
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disillusionment
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exultation
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Noun
apotheosis
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retrospection
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denouement
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sadness
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Noun
psychoanalytical
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trauma
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tragedy
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Noun
existential
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Adjective
liberation
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Noun
revenge
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Noun
relief
x/
Noun
gratification
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Noun
exaltation
x//x
Noun
realization
/x/x
Noun
transcendental
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Noun
joyous
/x
Adjective
sorrow
/x
Noun
absolution
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Noun
sadism
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Noun
disquiet
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Noun
triumph
/x
Noun
vitriol
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Noun
unspeakable
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Adjective
anger
/x
Noun
outrage
/x
Noun
melodrama
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Noun
mayhem
/x
Noun
despair
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Noun
bittersweet
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Noun
pathos
/x
Noun
inevitable
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Adjective
bloodletting
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Noun
humiliation
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Noun
reconciliation
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Noun
meditative
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Adjective
brutality
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Noun
high drama
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Phrase, Noun
tension
/x
Noun
suspense
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Noun
effusion
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Noun
hysteria
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Noun
outburst
/x
Noun
torture
/x
Noun
release
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Noun
constraint
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Noun
ecstasy
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Noun
diaphoresis
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Noun
comfort
/x
Noun
climax
/x
Noun
transport
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Noun
satisfaction
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exertion
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Noun
agony
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Noun
passion
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Noun
bloodbath
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Noun
action
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Noun
elation
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inflammation
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experience
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reactance
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arousal
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demonstration
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repression
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exudation
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Noun
access
/x
Noun
shock
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Noun
relaxation
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distress
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Noun
explosion
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Noun
hemorrhage
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Noun
inspiration
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anxiety
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Noun
vibration
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affection
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thaw
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Noun
heat
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motion
/x
Noun
exasperation
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Noun
adrenaline
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Noun
stress
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Noun
jouissance
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Noun
aftershock
/xx
Noun
spasm
/x
Noun
thrill
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Noun
bleed
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Noun
movement
/x
Noun
cramping
/x
Noun
orgasm
/xx
Noun
excitation
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Noun
power trip
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Phrase, Noun
eruption
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Noun
bowel movement
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Phrase, Noun
ejaculation
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Noun
bloodlust
/x
Noun
broken heart
/x/
Phrase, Noun
emesis
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Noun
lavage
/x
Noun
purging
/x
Noun
aristotelian
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Adjective
mimesis
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Noun
enemas
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Noun
tragic
/x
Adjective
pity
/x
Noun
sublimation
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Noun
lear
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Name
saline
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Adjective
emotions
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Noun
satiric
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Adjective
comic
/x
Adjective
aggression
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Noun
confession
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Noun
ventilation
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Noun
insight
/x
Noun
daring
/x
Verb
cleansing
/x
Noun
effects
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Verb
purification
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Noun
awareness
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Noun
edification
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Noun
empathy
/xx
Noun
exorcism
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Noun
expressiveness
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Noun
flourishing
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Adjective, Noun
frustration
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Noun
fulfillment
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Noun
mastery
/xx
Noun
rapport
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Noun
reassurance
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Noun
revulsion
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Noun
idiomatic
xxx/x
Adjective, Noun
expression
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Noun
literally
/xxx
Adverb
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
collocation
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Noun
tell
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vernacular
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chunk
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Noun, Verb
standard
/x
Adjective, Noun
cluster
/x
Noun, Verb
headlines
/x
Noun
dialect
/xx
Noun
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