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(noun) brilliance, panache, quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous

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What we find instead is Stendhalian brio

—p.x Preface (v) by Janis Bellow
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What we find instead is Stendhalian brio

—p.x Preface (v) by Janis Bellow
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translucently clear

11

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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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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(noun) a singing voice having a range between tenor and mezzo-soprano / (noun) a person having this voice / (noun) the part sung by a contralto

29

in her Scandinavian accent - an emotional contralto

—p.29 A Silver Dish (12) by Saul Bellow
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in her Scandinavian accent - an emotional contralto

—p.29 A Silver Dish (12) by Saul Bellow
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childishly silly and trivial

37

charged with American puerility

—p.37 The Bellarosa Connection (35) by Saul Bellow
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charged with American puerility

—p.37 The Bellarosa Connection (35) by Saul Bellow
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(noun) one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it

74

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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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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(adjective) of, relating to, or living or occurring in the open sea; oceanic

214

Better not enter this lusterless pelagic green, the gateway to a savage Siberia that no longer exists.

—p.214 Cousins (191) by Saul Bellow
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Better not enter this lusterless pelagic green, the gateway to a savage Siberia that no longer exists.

—p.214 Cousins (191) by Saul Bellow
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a feeling of offense or deep resentment

(noun) a lapse in succession during which there is no person in whom a title is vested / (noun) temporary inactivity; suspension

311

class struggle fell into abeyance

—p.311 What Kind of Day Did You Have? (282) by Saul Bellow
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class struggle fell into abeyance

—p.311 What Kind of Day Did You Have? (282) by Saul Bellow
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(noun) unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition; rashness recklessness / (noun) a rash or reckless act

311

She was scared by her own temerity

—p.311 What Kind of Day Did You Have? (282) by Saul Bellow
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She was scared by her own temerity

—p.311 What Kind of Day Did You Have? (282) by Saul Bellow
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(adjective) fatty oily / (adjective) smooth and greasy in texture or appearance / (adjective) plastic / (adjective) full of unction / (adjective) revealing or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality

350

Atheists accept extreme unction.

—p.350 What Kind of Day Did You Have? (282) by Saul Bellow
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Atheists accept extreme unction.

—p.350 What Kind of Day Did You Have? (282) by Saul Bellow
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