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101splashy — splashily, adv. splashiness, n. /splash ee/, adj., splashier, splashiest. 1. making a splash or splashes. 2. making the sound of splashing. 3. full of or marked by splashes, or irregular spots; spotty. 4. making an ostentatious display; showy.… …
102splurge — splurgily, adv. splurgy, adj. /splerrj/, v., splurged, splurging, n. v.i. 1. to indulge oneself in some luxury or pleasure, esp. a costly one: They splurged on a trip to Europe. 2. to show off. v.t. 3. to spend (money) lavishly or ostentatiously …
103swagger — swaggerer, n. /swag euhr/, v.i. 1. to walk or strut with a defiant or insolent air. 2. to boast or brag noisily. v.t. 3. to bring, drive, force, etc., by blustering. n. 4. swaggering manner, conduct, or walk; ostentatious display of arrogance and …
104unpretentious — unpretentiously, adv. unpretentiousness, n. /un pri ten sheuhs/, adj. not pretentious; modest; without ostentatious display; plain: his unpretentious demeanor; an unpretentious summer resort. [1855 60; UN 1 + PRETENTIOUS] Syn. humble,… …
105Thames, River — ▪ river, England, United Kingdom Introduction ancient Tamesis or Tamesa , also called (in Oxford, England) River Isis chief river of southern England. Rising in the Cotswold Hills (Cotswolds), its basin covers an area of approximately… …
106Arnauld — • Celebrated French family, the history of which is connected with that of Jansenism and of PortRoyal Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Arnauld Arnauld …
107Temple — • The Latin form, templum, from which the English temple is derived, originally signified an uncovered area marked off by boundaries; especially the place marked off by the augurs to be excepted from all profane uses Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin… …
108Bertha Heyman — in June 1881 Heyman depicted on an 1888 …
109PHYLACTERIES — strips of vellum inscribed with certain texts of Scripture, enclosed in small cases of calf skin, and attached to the forehead or the left arm; originally connected with acts of worship, they were eventually turned to superstitious uses, and… …
110leisure class — A term coined by Thorstein Veblen . In his book The Theory of the Leisure Class (1899), Veblen postulates the growth of a conspicuously consuming, parasitic, leisure class in the United States, represented by an idle business élite. This élite is …
