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ordure

The matter of his singsong is ordure, solitude, and the ghostly self-sufficiency that comes after a long fast.

—p.185 Of Nuance and Scruple (176) by George Steiner
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bombast

Holding himself so beautifully aloof from the bombast, the bullying

—p.172 Tigers in the Mirror (162) by George Steiner
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pampas

the raconteur of the pampas

—p.171 Tigers in the Mirror (162) by George Steiner
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lacuna

It is these lacunae, these intense specializations of awareness

—p.171 Tigers in the Mirror (162) by George Steiner
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labile

the only successes in that notoriously labile form

—p.170 Tigers in the Mirror (162) by George Steiner
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