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valise a small piece of hand luggage 0 gagnonc108 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:27:45 GMT view revision history
ubiquitous omnipresent; seeming to be everywhere at the same time
(N ubiquity)
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sedulous diligent, industrious, busy; assiduous 0 gagnonc108 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:27:45 GMT view revision history
providential fortunate, opportune; happening as if through divine intervention; done by an act of providence 0 gagnonc108 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:27:45 GMT view revision history
precocious manifesting premature development; characterized by early development, especially in mental aptitude 0 gagnonc108 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:27:45 GMT view revision history
portmanteau a large suitcase 0 gagnonc108 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:27:45 GMT view revision history
platitude a trite remark 0 gagnonc108 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:27:45 GMT view revision history
philander to engage in love affairs frivolous and casually; to flirt 0 gagnonc108 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:27:45 GMT view revision history
penury extreme want or poverty; destitution 0 gagnonc108 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:27:45 GMT view revision history
parvenu a person who has suddenly risen above his social and economic class without the background or qualifications for his new status (nouveau riche) 0 gagnonc108 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:27:45 GMT view revision history
parasol an umbrella, usually a light, small one for women 0 gagnonc108 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:27:45 GMT view revision history
nuance a subtle or slight variation in meaning, color, or quality 0 gagnonc108 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:27:45 GMT view revision history
necropolis a cemetery, especially a large and elaborate one of an ancient city 0 gagnonc108 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:27:45 GMT view revision history
missive a letter or message; an epistle; a love letter 0 gagnonc108 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:27:45 GMT view revision history
milieu environment or surroundings 0 gagnonc108 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:27:45 GMT view revision history
ingenuous innocent, naïve, without sophistication or worldliness 0 gagnonc108 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:27:45 GMT view revision history
inexorable unyielding; not capable of being persuaded by entreaty 0 gagnonc108 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:27:45 GMT view revision history
ineffable beyond expression, indescribable; unspeakable 0 gagnonc108 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:27:45 GMT view revision history
inculcate to teach by forceful urging or frequent repetition 0 gagnonc108 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:27:45 GMT view revision history
hackneyed trite, banal, cliché, full of platitudes 0 gagnonc108 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:27:45 GMT view revision history
flagrant notorious, shocking; deliberately conspicuous; glaring 0 gagnonc108 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:27:45 GMT view revision history
emissary a messenger or agent sent to represent or advance the interests of another 0 gagnonc108 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:27:45 GMT view revision history
effrontery impudent or insulting boldness; audacity 0 gagnonc108 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:27:45 GMT view revision history
double-entendre word or phrase having a second meaning, especially when the meaning is risqué 0 gagnonc108 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:27:45 GMT view revision history
dilettante a dabbler in the arts
adj amateurish, superficial
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clandestine concealed, secret, covert 0 gagnonc108 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:27:45 GMT view revision history
bohemian a person with artistic or literary interests who disregards conventional standards of behavior (adj) unconventional 0 gagnonc108 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:27:45 GMT view revision history
affectation show, pretense, display; artificial behavior or mannerism meant to impress others 0 gagnonc108 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:27:45 GMT view revision history

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