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sangfroid
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n
the ability to stay calm in difficult or dangerous situations
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mackinaw
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n
a heavy cloth of wool fibers often with a plaid design
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haggard
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adj
looking very thin and tired
4
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romantic
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adj
of, relating to, or involving love between two people
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sounding
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n
measurement of the depth of water
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rectitude
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n
the quality of being honest and morally correct
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semblance
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n
being somewhat like something but not truly or fully the same thing
8
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alcove
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n
a small section of a room that is set back from the rest of it
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thwart
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n
a seat extending across a rowboat
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bore
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v
to pierce with a turning or twisting movement of a tool
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philippic
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n
a discourse or declamation full of bitter condemation
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statuesque
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adj
tall and beautiful
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keel
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n
part of a boat that extends along the center of its bottom
