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  • 1flashy — a. 1. Showy, ostentatious, flaunting, gawdy, tawdry, pretentious, tinsel, glittering but superficial. 2. Insipid, tasteless, mawkish, flat, vapid, stale …

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  • 2glitter — verb 1》 shine with a bright, shimmering reflected light. 2》 [as adjective glittering] impressively successful or glamorous: a glittering career. noun 1》 a bright, shimmering reflected light. 2》 tiny pieces of sparkling material used for… …

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  • 3glitter — ► VERB 1) shine with a bright, shimmering reflected light. 2) (glittering) impressively successful or glamorous: a glittering career. ► NOUN 1) bright, shimmering reflected light. 2) tiny pieces of sparkling material used for decoration. 3) an a …

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  • 4glittery — glitter ► VERB 1) shine with a bright, shimmering reflected light. 2) (glittering) impressively successful or glamorous: a glittering career. ► NOUN 1) bright, shimmering reflected light. 2) tiny pieces of sparkling material used for decoration.… …

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  • 5glitz — informal noun extravagant but superficial display. verb N. Amer. make glamorous or showy. Derivatives glitzily adverb glitziness noun glitzy adjective (glitzier, glitziest). Origin 1960s (as glitzy …

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  • 6glitz — n. sl. extravagant but superficial display; show business glamour. Etymology: back form. f. GLITZY * * * glitz [ɡlɪts] [ɡlɪts] noun uncountable (sometimes disapproving) the quality of appearing very attractive, exciting and impressive, in a way… …

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  • 7Propaganda — This article is about the form of communication. For other uses, see Propaganda (disambiguation). French Military Propaganda postcard showing a caricature of Kaiser Wilhelm II biting the world (c. 1915) …

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  • 8literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …

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  • 9William Morris — For other people named William Morris, see William Morris (disambiguation). William Morris William Morris by George Frederic Watts, 1870 Born 24 March 18 …

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  • 10South Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Myths of the popular gods, Vishnu and Shiva, in the Puranas (ancient tales) and the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics, supply material for representational and… …

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