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flourish n

A dramatic gesture, such as the waving of a flag. An ornamentation. (music) A ceremonious passage, such as a fanfare

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Ruritanian adj

Of or having the characteristics of adventure, romance, and intrigue, as in works of romantic fiction. Used to describe a fictitious and generic foreign government or person, as used to state a general or hypothetical situation

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you-know-who pron

Person or entity whose name one does not want to mention but which is known to the person to whom one is speaking

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incubus n

An evil spirit supposed to oppress people while asleep, especially to have sex with women as they sleep. A feeling of oppression during sleep; night terrors, a nightmare. Any oppressive thing or person; a burden

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vote with one's feet v

To express one's preferences through one's actions, by participating in or voluntarily withdrawing from an activity, group, or process

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