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  • 31postprandial —    (pohst PRAN dee al) [Latin] After a meal, especially after dinner.    the sort of man of whom fellow admirals in their clubs over post prandial port used to say: he’s a frightful old caviller The Guardian, May 22, 1999 …

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  • 32carper — n. Caviller, censurer, captious censor …

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  • 33censor — n. 1. Inspector, critic. 2. Censurer, caviller …

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  • 34critic — n. 1. Reviewer, censor, connoisseur, judge, (of artistic merit). 2. Censurer, caviller, carper …

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  • 35censure — I. n. Blame, disapprobation, disapproval, condemnation, reproof, reproach, reprehension, rebuke, reprimand, animadversion, stricture. II. v. a. Blame, reproach, reprove, chide, reprehend, reprimand, find fault with, pass censure on. III. n. 1.… …

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  • 36Speisen — 1. Der speist übel, der wartet auf fremden Kübel. 2. Erst speise deinen Bruder, dann bitte Fremde zu Gaste. 3. Erst speisen, dann kreisen (tanzen). Denn vor Essens wird kein Tanz. 4. Hast du nicht gespeiset, so hastu getödtet. – Heshusius,… …

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  • 37cav´il|ler — cav|il «KAV uhl», verb, iled, il|ing or (especially British) illed, il|ling, noun. –v.i. to find fault without good reason; raise trivial objections; carp: »He cavils about the minor points in the rules of the game. Those who do not value… …

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  • 38cav´il|er — cav|il «KAV uhl», verb, iled, il|ing or (especially British) illed, il|ling, noun. –v.i. to find fault without good reason; raise trivial objections; carp: »He cavils about the minor points in the rules of the game. Those who do not value… …

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  • 39cav|il — «KAV uhl», verb, iled, il|ing or (especially British) illed, il|ling, noun. –v.i. to find fault without good reason; raise trivial objections; carp: »He cavils about the minor points in the rules of the game. Those who do not value… …

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