brio
(en)
(noun) brilliance, panache, quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous
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What we find instead is Stendhalian brio
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What we find instead is Stendhalian brio
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pellucid
(en)
translucently clear
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In the upside-down intravenous flask a pellucid drop was about to pass into his spoiled blood.
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In the upside-down intravenous flask a pellucid drop was about to pass into his spoiled blood.
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contralto
(en)
(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
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in her Scandinavian accent - an emotional contralto
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in her Scandinavian accent - an emotional contralto
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puerile
(en)
childishly silly and trivial
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charged with American puerility
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charged with American puerility
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parvenu
(en)
(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
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the transatlantic rivalry of parvenu American wealth with the titled wealth of Victorian London
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the transatlantic rivalry of parvenu American wealth with the titled wealth of Victorian London
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pelagic
(en)
(adjective) of, relating to, or living or occurring in the open sea; oceanic
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Better not enter this lusterless pelagic green, the gateway to a savage Siberia that no longer exists.
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Better not enter this lusterless pelagic green, the gateway to a savage Siberia that no longer exists.
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dudgeon
(en)
a feeling of offense or deep resentment
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He had his dudgeons
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He had his dudgeons
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abeyance
(en)
(noun) a lapse in succession during which there is no person in whom a title is vested / (noun) temporary inactivity; suspension
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class struggle fell into abeyance
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class struggle fell into abeyance
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temerity
(en)
(noun) unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition; rashness recklessness / (noun) a rash or reckless act
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She was scared by her own temerity
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She was scared by her own temerity
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unctuous
(en)
(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
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Atheists accept extreme unction.
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Atheists accept extreme unction.
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