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definitions from merriam-webster.
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- abscond: to depart secretly and hide oneself
- admonitions: gentle or friendly criticism
⤿ counsel or warning against fault or oversight - anathema: someone or something intensely disliked or loathed
- augure: to foretell especially from omens
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- bibelot [bee-ba-low]: a small household ornament or decorative object; trinket
- bucolic: relating to or typical of rural life
⤿ of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen
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- caul: the large fatty omentum covering the intestines (as of a cow, sheep, or pig)
⤿ the inner fetal membrane of higher vertebrates especially when covering the head at birth - comestible: edible
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- effrontery: shameless boldness
- equanimity: evenness of mind especially under stress
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- hamartia: tragic flaw
- harridan: a strict, bossy, or belligerent old woman
- hermetically: in an airtight manner
- hoi polloi: the general populace
- hoyden: a girl or woman of saucy, boisterous, or carefree behavior
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- inclement: lacking mildness
- indefatigable: incapable of being fatigued; untiring
- insouciant: lighthearted unconcern
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- lily-livered: lacking courage; cowardly
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- paucity: smallness of number
- porcine: of, relating to, or suggesting swine; piggish
- prurient: marked by, arousing, or appealing to sexual desire
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- quotidian: occurring every day
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- rebarbative: repellent, irritating
- rheumy: a watery discharge from the mucous membranes especially of the eyes or nose
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- sagacious: of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment; discerning
- sartorial: of or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes
- shirkers: to go stealthily
⤿ to evade the performance of an obligation - sotto voce: under the breath
- sybarite: a person who is self-indulgent in their fondness for sensuous luxury
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- unguents: a soothing or healing salve
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- vertiginous: characterized by or suffering from vertigo or dizziness
⤿ inclined to frequent and often pointless change - vestibule: a passage, hall, or room between the outer door and the interior of a building; lobby
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- wittering: a piece of information (as a sign, token, or hint)
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- yokel: a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town
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A
- abscond: to depart secretly and hide oneself
- admonitions: gentle or friendly criticism
⤿ counsel or warning against fault or oversight - anathema: someone or something intensely disliked or loathed
- augure: to foretell especially from omens
B
- bibelot [bee-ba-low]: a small household ornament or decorative object; trinket
- bucolic: relating to or typical of rural life
⤿ of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen
C
- caul: the large fatty omentum covering the intestines (as of a cow, sheep, or pig)
⤿ the inner fetal membrane of higher vertebrates especially when covering the head at birth - comestible: edible
D
E
- effrontery: shameless boldness
- equanimity: evenness of mind especially under stress
F
G
H
- hamartia: tragic flaw
- harridan: a strict, bossy, or belligerent old woman
- hermetically: in an airtight manner
- hoi polloi: the general populace
- hoyden: a girl or woman of saucy, boisterous, or carefree behavior
I
- indefatigable: incapable of being fatigued; untiring
- inclement: lacking mildness
- insouciant: lighthearted unconcern
J
K
L
- lily-livered: lacking courage; cowardly
M
N
O
P
- paucity: smallness of number
- porcine: of, relating to, or suggesting swine; piggish
- prurient: marked by, arousing, or appealing to sexual desire
Q
- quotidian: occurring every day
R
- rebarbative: repellent, irritating
- rheumy: a watery discharge from the mucous membranes especially of the eyes or nose
S
- sagacious: of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment; discerning
- sartorial: of or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes
- shirkers: to go stealthily
⤿ to evade the performance of an obligation - sotto voce: under the breath
- sybarite: a person who is self-indulgent in their fondness for sensuous luxury
T
U
- unguents: a soothing or healing salve
V
- vertiginous: characterized by or suffering from vertigo or dizziness
⤿ inclined to frequent and often pointless change - vestibule: a passage, hall, or room between the outer door and the interior of a building; lobby
W
- wittering: a piece of information (as a sign, token, or hint)
X
Y
- yokel: a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town
Z
