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61wel- — I. wel 1 To wish, will. Derivatives include wealth, gallop, gallant, and voluptuous. 1. well2, from Old English wel, well (< “according to one s wish”), from Germanic *wel …
62Aristotle — /ar euh stot l/, n. 384 322 B.C., Greek philosopher: pupil of Plato; tutor of Alexander the Great. * * * born 384, Stagira died 322 BC, Chalcis Greek philosopher and scientist whose thought determined the course of Western intellectual history… …
63epicure — /ep i kyoor /, n. 1. a person who cultivates a refined taste, esp. in food and wine; connoisseur. 2. Archaic. a person dedicated to sensual enjoyment. [1350 1400 for earlier sense; 1555 65 for def. 2; ME Epicures, Epicureis Epicureans (pl.) < L… …
64Beckford, William — born Sept. 29, 1760, London, Eng. died May 2, 1844, Bath, Somerset English dilettante, novelist, and eccentric. He is remembered for his gothic novel Vathek (1786), about an impious voluptuary who builds a tower so high that he challenges… …
65South 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… …
66Bacon, Francis, Viscount Saint Alban (or Albans), Baron of Verulam — ▪ British author, philosopher, and statesman Introduction also called (1603–18) Sir Francis Bacon born Jan. 22, 1561, York House, London, Eng. died April 9, 1626, London lord chancellor of England (1618–21). A lawyer, statesman, philosopher,… …
67type name — ▪ literature also called Ticket Name, in dramatic practice, name given to a character to ensure that the personality may be instantly ascertained. In England the allegorical morality plays (morality play) of the late Middle Ages… …
68Thomas Jefferson: An American Education for American Youth — ▪ Primary Source In the years following the Revolution, many Americans were willing to assert cultural as well as political independence from the Old World. Their notion was that since America was separated by 3,000 miles from Europe and… …
69sybarite — noun /ˈsɪbəˌraɪt/ a) A native or inhabitant of Sybaris. , Mr. Natural , Crumbs bearded guru is too unapologetic to be called a con man. Despite his renunciation of the material world, hes an unrepentant sybarite. Wikipedia, R.Crumb. b) A person… …
70voluptuous — adjective /vəˈlʌp.tʃu.əs/ a) Suggestive of or characterized by full, generous, pleasurable sensation. The plentiful blankets and the voluptuous pillows of the bed called out to my tired body, tantalizing me with their luxury. b) Curvaceous, sexy …
