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Question | Answer |
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prolix | tediously wordy |
narcissism | self-infatuation |
miscreant | evil unbeliever |
physiognomy | facial character |
patrician | aristocratic |
apostasy | desertion of principle |
hedonism | devotion to pleasure |
sententious | full of maxims |
on the qui vive | on the alert |
manumission | release from slavery |
sanction | authorize |
terra firma | firm land |
synopsis | summary |
colloquy | conversation |
in loco parentis | in place of the parents |