Enigma:
an obscure speech or writing
2 : something hard to understand or explain
3 : an inscrutable or mysterious person
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manque


Main Entry:
man·qué
Pronunciation:
\mäⁿ-ˈkā\
Function:
adjective
Etymology:
French, from past participle of manquer to lack, fail, from Italian mancare, from manco lacking, left-handed, from Latin, having a crippled hand, probably from manus
Date:
1778
: short of or frustrated in the fulfillment of one's aspirations or talents —used postpositively a poet manqué




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co·que·try

: a flirtatious act or attitude
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quar·ry 1 (kwôr, kwr)
n. pl. quar·ries
1.
a. A hunted animal; prey.
b. Hunted animals considered as a group; game.
2. An object of pursuit: The police lost their quarry in the crowd

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en·mi·ty

: positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will
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co·quette

French, feminine of coquet

: a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men
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licentious

Etymology:
Latin licentiosus, from licentia
Date:
1535
1: lacking legal or moral restraints ; especially : disregarding sexual restraints
2: marked by disregard for strict rules of correctness
— li·cen·tious·ly adverb
— li·cen·tious·ness noun
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blan·dish·ment

noun
Date:
circa 1553
: something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement —often used in plural
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florid
adjective
Etymology:
Latin floridus blooming, flowery, from florēre Date:1651

1 aobsolete : covered with flowers b: very flowery in style : ornate ; also : having a florid style c: elaborately decorated
2 a: tinged with red : ruddy b: marked by emotional or sexual fervor
3archaic : healthy
4: fully developed : manifesting a complete and typical clinical syndrome
— flo·rid·i·ty noun
— flor·id·ly adverb
— flor·id·ness noun
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bur·geon

Function:intransitive verb
Etymology:
Middle English burjonen, from Anglo-French burjuner, from burjun bud, from Vulgar Latin *burrion-, burrio, from Late Latin burra fluff, shaggy cloth
Date:
14th century
1 a: to send forth new growth (as buds or branches) : sprout b: bloom
2: to grow and expand rapidly : flourish
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