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sumptuous, luxurious; splendid.
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chit, a short note.
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cross-grained, perverse; contrary; stubborn.
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cavalier, easy; free; informal.
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interminable, endless; without termination.
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judas, a peephole, as in a door or wall.
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colloquy, conversation; talk.
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wizened, shriveled; withered.
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calligraphies, brush-writing; penmanship.
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somberness, dulness; gloominess; graveness.
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Virginian cigarettes, mild cigarettes, as contrasted to the strong Turkish cigarettes.
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compradores, Chinese agents or advisers employed by foreign business concerns to deal with their Chinese clients.
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queue, hanging plaited tail, of hair or wig.
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heavy bags, heavy pounches under the eyes, a sign of a dissipated life.
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trowel, weapon. The trowel is a bricklayer’s tool, used also as a gardening tool.
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shutter click, the shutter of the kodak clicks when a picture is being taken.
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Ph.D., Doctor of Philosophy, an academic degree.
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Hume, David （1711-1776）, Scotch historian and philosopher.
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Berkeley, George （1685-1753）, Irish philosopher.
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jeopardize, imperil; risk; expose to loss or injury.
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Pragmatism, in philosophy, a method of thinking concerned with thought as a process evolved with a useful purpose, and considering truth as tested by agreement with reality and by the practical results accomplished. William James and John Dewey are the first to propagate this attitude. Pragmatism is a protest against idle speculation regarding problems that have little to do with the practical questions that arise in daily life.
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tart, sharp; caustic.
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acumen, keenness of perception or discernment.
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patent, evident; manifest.
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canon, teachings or truths; principles; law, especially religious law.
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