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Cyrano de Bergerac
Question | Answer |
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dissipated | adj. habitually over-indulging |
deprecating | belittling; disapproving |
bellicose | adj. warlike |
gastronomic | adj. having to do with eating |
hiatus | n. gap; interval; pause |
invincible | adj. impossible to conquer |
skewer | v. pierce |
disreputable | adj. in poor condition |
reverie | n. dreamlike state |
insensibly | adv. without noticing |
singe | v. to burn lightly |
besiege | v. to surround with troops |
solicitude | n. careful concern |
parapet | n. wall around the top of a fort |
frivolous | adj. silly; shallow; trivial |
reliquary | n. a container for a valued object from the past, especially an object with religious significance |
lackey | n. a male servant |
exhort | v. to urge strongly |
inopportune | adj. coming at a bad time |
refectory | n. a room for meals, particularly at a convent, monastery, or school |