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parvenu

the transatlantic rivalry of parvenu American wealth with the titled wealth of Victorian London

—p.74 The Bellarosa Connection (35) by Saul Bellow
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puerile

charged with American puerility

—p.37 The Bellarosa Connection (35) by Saul Bellow
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contralto

in her Scandinavian accent - an emotional contralto

—p.29 A Silver Dish (12) by Saul Bellow
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pellucid

In the upside-down intravenous flask a pellucid drop was about to pass into his spoiled blood.

—p.11 By the St. Lawrence (1) by Saul Bellow
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brio

What we find instead is Stendhalian brio

—p.x Preface (v) by Janis Bellow
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