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Term | Definition |
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Amiable | diffusing warmth and friendliness |
Stridency | having the timbre of a loudihigh pitched sound |
Dowager | a window holding property received from her deceased husband, a dignified older women, especially one who has high status or wealth |
Pince-nez | specticales clipped to the nose by a spring |
Folio | a book(or manuscript) consisting of large sheets of peper folded in the middle to make two leaves or four pages |
Incongruous | lacking in harmony or compatibility or approprieteness |
Nuisance | a bothersome annoying person |
Dandy | A man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance |
constables | a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction that a sheriff |
imperturbable | marked by extreme calm and composure |
Noblesse | the obligation of those of high rank to be honorable and generous |
trifiling | not worth considering |
Cadaveric | of or relating to a corpse |
Lividity | unnatural of color in the skin (as from brusing ot sickness or emotional distress) |
Rigor Mortis | Temporary stiffness of joints and muscular rididity occuring after death |