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7434860278an irish bullan absurd statement, usually unrecognizable as such by the speaker0
7434863398de rigueurrequired by etiquette or current fashion1
7434870040Machiavelliancunning, scheming, and unscrupulous, especially in politics or in advancing one's career.2
7434872724a Lothanoa man who behaves selfishly and irresponsibly in his sexual relationships with women.3
7434875696namby-pambylacking energy, strength, or courage4
7434878385a Tartuffea religious hypocrite, or a hypocritical pretender to excellence of any kind.5
7434883711tilt at windmillsattack imaginary enemies or evils6
7434887343Rabelaisiandisplaying earthy humor; bawdy7
7434889898a Frankensteina thing that becomes terrifying or destructive to its maker8
7434892389pamphleta small booklet containing info about a subject9
7434895135a sherlocka person who investigates mysteries or shows great perceptiveness10
7434899440a Simon Legreeany harsh, merciless master11
7434902144Barmecidalillusory or imaginary and therefore disappointing12
7434904789Pecksnifferyhypocritically and unctuously affecting benevolence or high moral principles13
7434908943euphuismartificial elegance of language14
7434912427a Micawberone who is poor but lives with a hopeful outlook15
7434915245a panjandruma person who claims to have high authority or intelligence16
7434919102pogromgenocide based on race/religion17
7435229895cossacka member of a people of southern Russia and Ukraine, noted for their horsemanship and military skill.18
7435232465intelligentsiaintellectuals or highly educated people as a group, especially when regarded as possessing culture and political influence.19
7435235045ukasean edict of the Russian government. an arbitrary command20
7435237772steppelarge area of flat unforested grassland in southeastern Europe or Siberia.21
7435240684tundraa vast, flat, treeless Arctic region of Europe, Asia, and North America in which the subsoil is permanently frozen.22
7435244422czaran emperor of Russia before 1917.23
7435247710samovara highly decorated tea urn used in Russia.24
7435251712dachaa country house or cottage in Russia, typically used as a second or vacation home.25
7435254059commissaran official of the Communist Party, especially in the former Soviet Union or present-day China, responsible for political education and organization.26
7435257614perestroika(in the former Soviet Union) the policy or practice of restructuring or reforming the economic and political system. originally referred to increased automation and labor efficiency, but came to entail greater awareness of economic markets and the ending of central planning.27
7435264007kulakprosperous or wealthy peasant farmer in 19th century Russia28
7435270560apparatchikloyal member of an organization29
7435274108tovarishcomrade30
7435274109glasnostpolicy of public/more open politics and freer dissemination of news and info31
7435281731Sovietan elected council in the former USSR32
7435284480Kolkhoza collective farm in the former USSR33
7435288239addendumsomething that is added34
7435288240erratuman error35
7435291683agendumlist of things to be done36
7435294702stratumone of many layers in a substance; levels/ classes of society37

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