(noun) pretentious inflated speech or writing
In Praise of Messy Lives: Essays
by
Katie Roiphe
Aug. 4, 2017 - Aug. 6, 2017
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Roiphe, K. (2012). In Praise of Messy Lives: Essays. The Dial Press.
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florid »
(adjective) very flowery in style; ornate / tinge…
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virago »
a domineering, violent, or bad-tempered woman
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rarefied »
(adjective) being less dense / (adjective) of, re…
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frisson »
(noun) a brief moment of emotional excitement; sh…
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Likewise children deliver us from the pressure of…
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Badinter has referred to herself as a "fanatic of…
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[...] the woman with the baby on her Facebook pag…
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[...] The secret suspicion that you might be a ha…
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[...] Hillary has a much more comfortable relatio…
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Introduction
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The Great Escape
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Unquiet Americans
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Writing Women
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The Bratty Bystander
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Reclaiming the Shrew
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Making the Incest Scene
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Joan Didion
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Susan Sontag
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Rabbit at Rest
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Profiles Encouraged
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Elect Sister Frigidaire
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"Love Child"
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The Perfect Parent
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The Child Is King
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One Day at a Time
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Twitter War
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The Language of Fakebook
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The Angry Commenter
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