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p.13
raillery »
(noun) good-natured ridicule; banter / (noun) jest
p.18
parvenu »
(noun) one that has recently or suddenly risen to…
p.19
badinage »
(noun) playful repartee; banter
p.30
palaver »
(noun) a long parley usually between persons of d…
p.90
officious »
(adjective) kind obliging / (adjective) dutiful /…
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As soon as she had gone, he took his hat and overcoat and w…
All the details, skillfully put together, created an irresi…
The painter was contemplating, under strong daylight, both …
Her coquetry, always on the alert but always accentuated si…
Her life till now had been spent almost without suffering, …