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entrée
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main course, main dish.
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synthetic
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relating to or using synthesis.
• (of a substance) made by chemical synthesis, esp. to imitate a natural product |
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mishmash
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a confused mixture : a mishmash of outmoded ideas.
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Ragu
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Italian term for meat-based sauce
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sous-chef
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is the second in command and direct assistant of the Executive Chef.
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jaded
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tired, bored, or lacking enthusiasm, typically after having had too much of something
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compote
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fruit preserved or cooked in syrup.
• a dish consisting of fruit salad or stewed fruit, often with syrup |
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palate
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a person's appreciation of taste and flavor, esp. when sophisticated and discriminating
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foie gras
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short for pâté de foie gras, which is French for fat liver, made from liver of duck or goose
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imperative
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of vital importance; crucial
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tripe
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the first or second stomach of a cow or other ruminant used as food
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culinary
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of or for cooking
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sulkiness
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morose, bad-tempered, and resentful; refusing to be cooperative or cheerful
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fanatical
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filled with excessive and single-minded zeal; obsessively concerned with something
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concoction
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a mixture of various ingredients or elements
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busking
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play music or otherwise perform for voluntary donations in the street or in subways
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melancholy
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a deep, pensive, and long-lasting sadness. depressed
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sybaritic
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fond of sensuous luxury or pleasure; self-indulgent
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banquette
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an upholstered bench along a wall, esp. in a restaurant or bar.
2 a raised step behind a rampart. |
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persuasive
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good at persuading someone to do or believe something through reasoning or the use of temptation
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flamboyant
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(of a person or their behavior) tending to attract attention because of their exuberance, confidence, and stylishness
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ideology
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a system of ideas and ideals, esp. one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy
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trepidation
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a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen
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interloper
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a person who becomes involved in a place or situation where they are not wanted or are considered not to belong.
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analogous
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comparable in certain respects, typically in a way that makes clearer the nature of the things compared
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epiphany
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a moment of sudden revelation or insight.
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rancid
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(of foods containing fat or oil) smelling or tasting unpleasant as a result of being old and stale.
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arduous
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involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring
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acrimonious
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(typically of speech or a debate) angry and bitter
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unmitigated
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absolute; unqualified
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