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Vernacular
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ver-nak-yuh-ler |
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The native speech or language of a place. |
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Countenance
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koun-tn-hu ns |
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Appearance, esp. the look or expression of the face: a sad countenance. |
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Portentous
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pawr-ten-tuh s |
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Marvelous; amazing; prodigious. |
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Appoggiatura
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uh-poj-uh-too r-uh |
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A note of embellishment preceding another note and taking a portion of its time. |
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Onus
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oh-nuh s |
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A difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc. |
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Jackanapes
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jak-uh-neyps |
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An Impudent or conceited fellow. |
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Valediction
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val-i-dik-shuh n |
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An act of bidding farewell; a leave-taking. |
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Risorgimento
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ri-zawr-juh-men-toh |
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Any period or instance of rebirth or renewed activity; resurgence. |
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Doula |
doo-luh |
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A woman experienced in childbirth who provides advice, information, and emotional support to a mother before, during, and just after childbirth. |
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Atticism |
at-uh-siz-uh m |
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An expression characterized by conciseness and elegance. |
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Slovenly |
slahv-en-ly |
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Untidy, as in dress or appearance. |
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Apocryphal |
uh-pok-ruh-fuhl |
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Of questionable authorship or authenticity. |
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Aesthete |
es-theet |
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One who cultivates an unusually high sensitivity to beauty, as in art or nature. |
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Credulous |
krej-uh-luh s |
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Ready or inclined to believe on slight or uncertain evidence. |
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Idiosyncrasy |
id-ee-uh-sing-kruh-see |
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A structural or behavioral characteristic peculiar to an individual or group. |
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Lilt |
lilt |
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A cheerful or lively manner of speaking, in which the pitch of the voice varies pleasantly. |
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Penurious |
puh-noor-ee-uhs |
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Unwilling to spend money; stingy. |
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Cornpone |
kawrn-pohn |
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Folksy and homespun, as in manner or speech. |
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Proclivity
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proh-kliv-i-tee |
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A natural propensity or inclination; predisposition. |
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