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apothegm

he delivered himself of a number of his favourite apophthegms

—p.167 Eugénie Grandet (33) by Honoré de Balzac
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mulct

Like all misers he had a constant need to pit his wits against those of other men, to mulct them of their crowns by fair legal means

—p.131 Eugénie Grandet (33) by Honoré de Balzac
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helots

The poor helot went to the table

Grandet's wife

—p.113 Eugénie Grandet (33) by Honoré de Balzac
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supercilious

his supercilious pose

—p.74 Eugénie Grandet (33) by Honoré de Balzac
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sententia

his ideas were expressed in brief sententious phrases

—p.43 Eugénie Grandet (33) by Honoré de Balzac
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