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KISMET

fate

The meaning of the word kismet is fate.

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addictiona compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted
inconsequentialof no significance : unimportant
erroneouscontaining or characterized by error : mistaken
immaculatespotlessly clean
migratoryof, relating to, or characterized by migration
animadversiona critical and usually censorious remark
dorsalan ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar
indicessigns; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index
subtletythe quality or state of being subtle
capricea sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action