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revel
1. n. An instance of merrymaking; a celebration.
2. n. A kind of dance.
3. n. A wake for the dead.
4. v. To make merry; to have a gay, lively time.
5. v. To take delight (in something).
6. v. (obsolete) To draw back; to retract.
7. n. (architecture) alternative form of reveal

Example Sentences

You know how I revel in the twilight.  Because we do not revel in bloodletting, they perceived us as being a weak people.

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