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101indelicate — indelicately, adv. indelicateness, n. /in del i kit/, adj. 1. offensive to a sense of generally accepted propriety, modesty, or decency; improper, unrefined, or coarse: indelicate language. 2. not delicate; lacking delicacy; rough. [1735 45; IN 3 …
102mysticism — /mis teuh siz euhm/, n. 1. the beliefs, ideas, or mode of thought of mystics. 2. a doctrine of an immediate spiritual intuition of truths believed to transcend ordinary understanding, or of a direct, intimate union of the soul with God through… …
103naughty — naughtily, adv. naughtiness, n. /naw tee/, adj., naughtier, naughtiest. 1. disobedient; mischievous (used esp. in speaking to or about children): Weren t we naughty not to eat our spinach? 2. improper, tasteless, indecorous, or indecent: a… …
104slang — slang1 /slang/, n. 1. very informal usage in vocabulary and idiom that is characteristically more metaphorical, playful, elliptical, vivid, and ephemeral than ordinary language, as Hit the road. 2. (in English and some other languages) speech and …
105snicker — snickeringly, adv. /snik euhr/, v.i. 1. to laugh in a half suppressed, indecorous or disrespectful manner. v.t. 2. to utter with a snicker. n. 3. a snickering laugh. Also, snigger. [1685 95; of expressive orig.] * * * …
106unseemly — unseemliness, n. /un seem lee/, adj., unseemlier, unseemliest, adv. adj. 1. not seemly; not in keeping with established standards of taste or proper form; unbecoming or indecorous in appearance, speech, conduct, etc.: an unseemly act; unseemly… …
107bambocciati — (Italian: childishnesses ) Small, anecdotal paintings of everyday life made in Rome in the mid 17th century. The genre s originator and most noteworthy exponent was the Dutch painter Pieter van Laer (1599–1642); the word derives from his nickname …
108parliamentary procedure — or rules of order Generally accepted rules, precedents, and practices used in the governance of deliberative assemblies. They are intended to maintain decorum, ascertain the will of the majority, preserve the rights of the minority, and… …
109Walker, Kara — ▪ 2007 In 2006 the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City featured an exhibition by American artist Kara Walker titled “After the Deluge,” which was inspired in part by the devastation wreaked the previous year by Hurricane Katrina in New… …
110An Lushan — ▪ Chinese general Introduction Wade Giles romanization An Lu shan , original surname Kang , imperial name Xiongwu born 703, Yingzhou [now Chaoyang, Liaoning province], China died 757, Luoyang, Henan province Chinese general of Iranian… …
