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slender and graceful
A willowy soldier leaned against a tree near where he stood, whittling a piece of wood.
puffed up with vanity
A few days later, a pompous brigadier turned up and criticised Churchill for leaving a gap in his defences.
having a play of lustrous rainbow colors
The light that we shine on the opalescent mixture reflects back in every color, at every scale.
contemptibly small in amount
The first period totalled up a paltry amount of three genuine opportunities.
several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal
I managed his campaign for governor
displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
The words that passed between us were few and puerile in regard of the situation.
excess; overabundance
That would be worse, Lawrence, for the damp might cause a plethora.
achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods
If you can finagle from me, or guess, or steal, those characters, then you're in like Flynn, baby.
a word introduced because an existing term has become inadequate
In other words, in 1929-30, this formulation is not a retronym
writ; writ summoning a witness to appear
No wonder the Shakespeareans are eager to subpoena Ben Jonson's verses.