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Cyrano de Bergerac
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |