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mettle
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(n) MET/ul
a vigor or strength of spirit or temperament, staying quality, stamina |
The teacher proved her mettle, teaching successfully in a high poverty school and loving it for 30 years.
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Lucid
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(adj) LOO/sid
: clear to the understanding, intelligible. |
When Sally talks in her sleep she often says things that are perfectly lucid, but if you ask her about it in the morning she wont remember a thing.
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ethereal
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(adj) ih/THEER/ee/ul
: being light and airy, delicate |
I'd expected the spa to be one of those places where they burn aromatherapy candles and play ethereal music, but it wasn't like that at all.
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gallimaufry
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(n) gal/ul/MAW/free
:hodge podge, potpourri |
I was ready to leave the flea market, when, on one table, among the gallimaufry of undistinguished objects, I caught sight of an exquisite silver spoon engraved with my initials.
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panache
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(n) puh/ NAHSH
: dash or flamboyance in style or action |
Ever the showman, he not only caught the ball, he made a diving one handed catch and caught it with panache.
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