importunity
(en)
(noun) the quality or state of being importunate (i.e., persistent, especially to the point of annoyance)
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wearies the doorkeeper by his importunity
I stupidly confused importune with inopportune so I was confused but this makes total sense lol
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wearies the doorkeeper by his importunity
I stupidly confused importune with inopportune so I was confused but this makes total sense lol
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balustrade
(en)
(noun) a row of balusters topped by a rail / (noun) a low parapet or barrier
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If people must build such huge squares from sheer wantonness, why don't they build a balustrade across them as well?
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If people must build such huge squares from sheer wantonness, why don't they build a balustrade across them as well?
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panopticon
(en)
a type of building designed by English philosopher and social theorist Jeremy Bentham in the late 18th century; allows all (pan-) inmates to be observed (-opticon) by a single watchman without the inmates being able to tell whether or not they are being watched
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And have they a highly popular panopticon there containing nothing but trees
on Paris
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And have they a highly popular panopticon there containing nothing but trees
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dray
(en)
(noun) a vehicle used to haul goods / (noun) a strong cart or wagon without sides / (verb) to haul on a dray; cart / (noun) a horse adapted for drawing heavy loads
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A dray also went by; on the driver's seat, which was stuffed with straw, sat a man
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A dray also went by; on the driver's seat, which was stuffed with straw, sat a man
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chamois
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(noun) a small goatlike bovid (Rupicapra rupicapra) of mountainous regions from southern Europe to the Caucasus / (noun) a soft pliant leather prepared from the skin of the chamois or from sheepskin
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daring as chamois in the mountains
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daring as chamois in the mountains
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pallid
(en)
(adjective) deficient in color; wan / (adjective) lacking sparkle or liveliness; dull
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the sky closed over him in pallid darkness
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the sky closed over him in pallid darkness
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propitiate
(en)
(verb) to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of; appease
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Gregor must now try to propitiate his father
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Gregor must now try to propitiate his father
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mulish
(en)
(adjective) unreasonably and inflexibly obstinate
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With a kind of mulishness his father persisted in keeping his uniform on even in the house
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With a kind of mulishness his father persisted in keeping his uniform on even in the house
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dudgeon
(en)
a feeling of offense or deep resentment
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she rushed in high dudgeon into the living room
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she rushed in high dudgeon into the living room
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harrow
(en)
(noun) a cultivating implement set with spikes, spring teeth, or disks and used primarily for pulverizing and smoothing the soil / (verb) to cultivate with a harrow / (verb) torment, vex; pillage, plunder
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'Yes, the Harrow', said the officer, 'a good name for it. The needles are set in like the teeth of a harrow and the whole thing works something like a harrow [...]'
realised I had no clue what 'a harrow' was
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'Yes, the Harrow', said the officer, 'a good name for it. The needles are set in like the teeth of a harrow and the whole thing works something like a harrow [...]'
realised I had no clue what 'a harrow' was
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