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Spurious- not what they appear, not to be trusted
Cheek and jowl- English idiom side by side
Fancy noun- a sudden whim, product of imagination
— Jun 27, 2026 11:22AM
Cheek and jowl- English idiom side by side
Fancy noun- a sudden whim, product of imagination
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Lolling. Sepulchre- tomb, vault, grave. Panacea- cure all. Ablutions- bathing. Deriding- ridicule, mock. Diffidence- profound shyness. Gaucherie- socially awkward.
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Lorgnette- eyeglasses w long handle. Engender- cause.
Boorish-rude. Rebuffed- rejected. Bosom- chest; can describe center of human emotion. Consumptive- to consume usually wastefully. Succour- support. Austere- severely simple, unadorned. Gossamer- thin, delicate, fragile. Furtively- secretly, stealthily. Inveterate- a habit. Languor- listlessness, dreamy inactivity. Puritanical- rigid moral attitude that strongly discouraged pleasure (puritans).
Convalescent- person in recovery.
Infinitesimal- extremely small. Milieu- a persons social environment.
Minstrels gallery- indoor balcony for musicians.
Interloper- intruding on situation. Effacing.
In camera- in private, Latin. Gauche- socially awkward, tactless, unrefined.
Aggrieved- unhappy, resentful, angry.
Pall- a cloth draped over a coffin (or the coffin itself), a thick, dark cloud of smoke or gloom, or a verb meaning to lose interest or become boring over time
Blaspheme- to speak or act with profound disrespect. Fusty- musty; old fashioned, out of date.