Dec 05
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alfresco:
outdoors; outdoor.
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redivivus:
living again; revived; restored.
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chagrin:
acute vexation or embarrassment.
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gaucherie:
a socially awkward or tactless act; also, lack of tact.
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panache:
dash or flamboyance in manner or style.
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logorrhea:
excessive talkativeness.
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assiduous:
constant in application or attention.
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sylvan:
pertaining to woods or forests.
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voluptuary:
a person devoted to luxury and the gratification of sensual appetites.
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inure:
to make used to; also, to take or have effect.
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auspicious:
favorable; also, prosperous; fortunate.
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tmesis:
in grammar and rhetoric, the separation of the parts of a compound word.
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carapace:
a shell; a protective covering.
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paladin:
a champion of a cause.
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hale:
free from disease and weakening conditions; healthy.
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sacrosanct:
sacred; inviolable.
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vainglory:
excessive pride or vain display.
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sub
rosa: secretly; privately; confidentially.
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digerati:
persons knowledgeable about computers.
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confrere:
a colleague, comrade, or intimate associate.
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querulous:
habitually complaining; also, expressing complaint.
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firmament:
the sky; the heavens.
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benefaction:
the act of conferring a benefit; also, a benefit conferred.
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apposite:
of striking appropriateness and relevance.
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cynosure:
a center of attention.
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quiddity:
the essence or nature of a thing.
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perquisite:
a benefit in addition to a salary.
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Hogmanay:
the name, in Scotland, for the last day of the year.