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leper

noun as in pariah

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Distillers threw rotten fruit and molasses waste in the gallon to brew with ammonium chloride to produce something called “snake juice,” which was collected by lepers and taken around the city.

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Turns out more than 71 million people like lepers on crack.

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"We know that lepers, pregnant women and the insane were prohibited, while piety was a must," said Robb.

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This time when I went to the balcony, the leper was there.

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Modified chaulmoogra oil, based on the Ball Method, was distributed worldwide and helped free countless people from isolated leper colonies.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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