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atelier
n.
a workshop or studio, esp. of an artist, artisan, or designer..
badinage
n., v. light, playful banter
or raillery..
boulevardier
n. A sophisticated, worldly,
and socially active man..
hootenanny
n. a social gathering or informal concert featuring folk singing
and, sometimes, dancing..
bon ton
n. good or elegant form or
style; something regarded as fashionably correct; fashionable
society..
busker
n. to entertain by dancing,
singing, or reciting on the street or in a public place..
canorous adj. melodious; musical..
catharsis
n.
the purging of the emotions or relieving of emotional tensions,
esp. through certain kinds of art, as tragedy or music..
exegesis
n. critical explanation
or interpretation of a text or portion of a text, esp. of the
scriptures of the peoples..
legerity
n. alert facile
quickness of mind or body; physical or mental quickness;
nimbleness; agility..
osculation
n. the act of kissing; a
kiss; close contact; Geom. the contact between two
osculating curves..
peripatetic
adj. walking or traveling
about; itinerant; a person who walks or
travels about..
piebald
adj. having patches of
black and white or of other colors; parti-colored..
quidnunc
n. a person who is eager to know the latest news and
gossip; a gossip or busybody..
repartee
n. a quick, witty reply;
conversation full of such replies; skill in making such replies..
sinuous
adj. having many curves; indirect; devious; characterized
by a series of graceful curving motions..
soporific
adj. causing or tending to cause sleep;
tending to dull awareness or alertness..
sylvan
adj.
of, pertaining to, or inhabiting the
woods; consisting of or abounding in woods or trees; wooded; woody..
zany
adj., n. ludicrously or whimsically comical; clownish; one
who plays the clown or fool in order to amuse others..
zeitgeist n. the
spirit of the time; general trend of thought or feeling characteristic
of a particular period of time..
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