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pariah (puh-RI-uh) noun

   An outcast.

[From Tamil paraiyar, plural of paraiyan, drummer, people considered lower in
rank in the former caste-system of India.]

WordPix: http://wordsmith.org/words/pariah.gif

   "Sending spam or unsolicited email is the fastest way to become a pariah
   on the Internet."

This week's theme: WordPix, words drawn so that they explain themselves.

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Charity sees the need not the cause. -German proverb

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Pronunciation:
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