The life and death of a pumpkin
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The document contains definitions of 14 words, including adjectives like "idyllic" and "nauseated", nouns like "innards" and "visage", and verbs like "strewing" and "impaling". The words are from a variety of categories and themes, with definitions providing meanings related to kidnapping, the human body, scattering, piercing, insanity, horror, perception, freedom, disfigurement, pain, and loss of dignity.
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