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palpable


palpable
Pronunciation: ⁄ˈpalpəb(ə)l
adjective
·              able to be touched or felt:
the palpable bump at the bridge of the nose
·    (of a feeling or atmosphere) so intense as to seem almost tangible:
a palpable sense of loss
·    plain to see or comprehend:
to talk of dawn raids in the circumstances is palpable nonsense

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