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succedaneum
[suhk-si-dey-nee-uhm]
a substitute

libertine
[lib-er-teen, lib-er-tin]
a person, especially a man, who behaves without moral principles or a sense of responsibility, especially in sexual matters; a person who rejects accepted opinions in matters of religion; a freethinker

diaphanous
[dahy-af-uh-nuhs]
very sheer and light; almost completely transparent or translucent

pharaonic
[fair-ey-on-ik]
impressively or overwhelmingly large, luxurious, etc.

razzmatazz
[raz-muh-taz]
razzle-dazzle, or showiness, brilliance, or virtuosity in technique or effect

susurrus
[soo-sur-uhs]
a soft murmuring or rustling sound; whisper

imperious
[im-peer-ee-uhs]
domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing

prescient
[presh-uhnt]
having prescience, or knowledge of things or events before they exist or happen; having foresight

jeremiad
[jer-uh-mahy-uhd]
a prolonged lamentation or mournful complaint

disparate
[dis-per-it]
distinct in kind; essentially different; dissimilar

millefleur
[meel-flur]
having a background sprinkled with representations of flowers, as certain tapestries or pieces of glasswork

oeillade
[œ-yad]
an amorous glance; ogle

lugubrious
[loo-goo-bree-uhs]
mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner

sesquipedalian
[ses-kwi-pi-dey-lee-uhn]
characterized by long words

expurgate
[ek-sper-geyt]
to amend by removing words, passages, etc., deemed offensive or objectionable

pulchritude
[puhl-kri-tood]
physical beauty; comeliness