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p.85
homily »
(noun) a usually short sermon / (noun) a lecture …
p.90
stertorous breathing »
noisy and labored
p.236
parvenu »
(noun) one that has recently or suddenly risen to…
p.248
miasma »
a highly unpleasant or unhealthy smell or vapor
p.284
roué »
(noun) a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasur…
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