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Raconteur
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a person who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly
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Picaresque
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Of or relating to a genre of usually satiric prose fiction originating in Spain and depicting in realistic, often humorous detail the adventures of a roguish hero of low social degree living by his or her wits in a corrupt society. Of or involving clever rogues or adventurers.
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Dolce vita
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sweet life; the good life perceived as one of physical pleasure and self-indulgence (usually prec. by la).
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Malaise
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a vague or unfocused feeling of mental uneasiness, lethargy, or discomfort.
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Maudlin
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tearfully or weakly emotional; foolishly sentimental
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