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monde – the world, society, environment, humanity ( French )

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Anthony  – Mark Anthony (83 BC–30 BC), Roman general; he was defeated by Octavian (the future emperor) and committed suicide

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Cleopatra (70 BC–30 BC) – the Egyptian queen, wife of Mark Anthony; she committed suicide together with her husband

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vanessa  – one of the butterfly species

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apropos  – appropriate, timely

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cynosure  – the centre of attention

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on the qui vive – on the alert, on the look-out

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duppy – here: devil

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tillandsia  – a grassy tropical or subtropical American plant

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sylva  – forest

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canoe  – a light boat, usually with one paddle

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phrenological  – here: related to a skull; phrenology is a way of judging of a person’s abilities and character from the shape of the skull

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oracle  – in ancient Greece, a person who asked the gods the questions about the future and gave the answers

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myalizm  – a kind of local witchcraft

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en perdu – frenzy, fury ( French )

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neophyte  – a person recently converted to some cult or religion

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Mohammedans  – the followers of Islam

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quinteroon  – in America, a person who has an African ancestor in the fourth generation

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litterateur(s) – writer(s) ( French )

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Hecate  – in ancient Greek religion, the chief goddess of magic and spell; she is also the goddess responsible for wealth and happiness of daily life

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pharmacopoeia  – here: substances used for preparing some drug; usually: an official list of medicines and descriptions how to use them

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crescendo  – a piece of music or voice with gradually increasing of the intensity of sound

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exorcism  – here: calling out some deity; usually: practice of driving out an evil spirit by prayers or magic

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en rapport – in connection with; here: together ( French )

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trialogue – a conversation of three persons ( French )

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reconnoissance – survey, reconnaissance ( French )

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embouchure – entrance, point ( French )

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dénouement  – here: end (of the affair), outcome ( French )

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nicotian  – tobacco

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shibboleth  – speech characteristics, typical for a certain group of people

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balustrade  – a row of stone or wooden joined balusters round a balcony or terrace

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couchant – lying ( French )

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sobriquet  – a nickname

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sans cérémonie – without ceremony ( French )

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in propria persona – in person ( Italian )

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Niobe  – in Greek mythology, a symbol of a bereaved mother; Niobe had twelve children and was too proud of the fact; as punishment for her pride the gods killed her children

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Dione  – in Greek mythology, a cult partner of Zeus; some authors mention her as the mother of Aphrodite

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apostrophe  – a passage in a speech or a poem addressed to some definite person; here: a passage

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à pied – on foot ( French )

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contra-tiempo – incongruous, improper ( Spanish )

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felo-de-se  – suicide (a legal term)

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Lovel  – Samuel Lovel (1797–1868), an Irish novelist and painter; he also wrote songs and plays

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assize town  – a town in which sessions, or sittings, of a court of justice are held