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PROFANITY:

First Thing That Sparks Interest

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noun

• the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated

• the educator who has executive authority for a school

• an actor who plays a principal role

• capital as contrasted with the income derived from it

• (criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement

• the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account

adjective satellite

• most important element

36%7 A type of firework that ejects sparks and sparks in all directions
noun

• a person who spits (ejects saliva or phlegm from the mouth)

• an illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it

36%7 Sensation of sparks or sparks-like visual effects
noun

• visual hallucination of animals; sometimes occurring in delirium tremens

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The Guardian Cryptic04 Jul 2008 Down 15
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