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| tired of pleasures; bored |
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1. having to do with middle class
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1. clear-sighted; unusually perceptive; discerning
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| gracious; courteous; charming; suave |
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| lacking social grace; crude; tactless; awkward |
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| unskillful; clumsy (ant. adroit) |
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| simple in nature; artless; ingenuous |
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| without concern or entusiasm; indifferent |
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| member of the diplomatic staff of an ambassador or minister |
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| temporary substitute for an ambassador |
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1. doorkeeper; custodian; janitor
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| collegaue; co-worker; comrade |
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| set or circle of acquaintances; clique |
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| young woman who has just had her debut (introduction into society) |
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| zealous follower; ardent adherent of something or someone; fan |
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| group of individuals thought to be superior; aristocracy; choice part |
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| refugee; person who is fled (emigrated) from his or her native land because of political conditions |
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| group of attendants, assistants, or associates accompanying a person |
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| one who assumes the risks and management of a buisness |
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| diplomatic agent or messenger |
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| person engaged to be married |
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| armed police officer, especially in France and other European countries |
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| person excessively fond of eating or drinking; glutton |
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| connoisseur in eating and drinking |
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| actress playing the role of a naive young woman; naive young woman |
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| person who inforces very strict discipline |
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| person of unequalled excellence; paragon |
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| person suddenly risen to wealth or power who lacks the proper social qualifications; upstart |
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| person who excels in telling storie, ancedotes |
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| manservant who attends to the personal needs of his employer, as by taking care of his clothes |
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| absolute confidence in oneslef; poise; self-possesion |
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| enthusiasm; eagerness for action |
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| brilliancy of acheivement |
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| feeling of weariness and dicontent; boredom; tedium |
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| feeling of union and common interest pervading a group; devotion to a group or to its ideals |
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| skill and adroitness in handling a difficult situation |
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| sleight of hand; artful trick |
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| vague feeling of bofily discomfort or illness |
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| principle that persons of high rank or birth are obliged to act nobly |
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| relationship charcaterized by harmony, conformity, or affinity |
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| coolness of mind in difficult circumstances; composure; equanimity |
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| knowledge of just what to say or do; tact |
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| good-bye; until we meet again |
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| clever saying; witty remark; witticism |
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| false rumor; absurd story; hoax |
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| worn-oyt expression; trite phrase |
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| between us; confidentially |
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| exactly right word; most suitable expression |
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| skill of replying quickly, cleverly, and humrouously; witty reply |
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1. brief account of experience and qualifications submitted by an applicant for a position; curriculum vitae
2. summary |
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1. retort; repartee
2. in fencing, a quick return thrust after a parry |
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| private conversation between two persons |
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| dreaded object or person; bugbear |
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| full discretionary power; freedom to use one's own judgement |
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| famous case in law that arouses considerable interest; issue, person, incident, or situation attracting much attention |
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| inopportune occurence; embarassing situation; mishap |
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| collapse; disaster; overthrow; rout; fiasco |
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| misstep; blunder in conduct, manner, speech, etc. |
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| deadlock; predicament with no obvious way out; stalemate |
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1. bond; linking up; coordination of activities
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| mixture; medley; potpourri |
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