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Thorny Subject

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noun

• any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

• pinkish table wine from red grapes whose skins were removed after fermentation began

• a dusty pink color

adjective satellite

• of something having a dusty purplish pink color

31%9 Proposing a thorny subject
noun

• a decorative pin worn by women

verb

• bring up a topic for discussion

28%10 Can have both thorny and non-thorny varieties
noun

• family of spiny woody plants (usually shrubs or small trees) whose leaves mimic animals in sensitivity to touch; commonly included in the family Leguminosae

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