| andante | (noun) a musical composition or musical passage to be performed moderately slow | - |
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| (noun) a moderately slow tempo (a walking pace) | - |
| ante | (noun) (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot | - |
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| bacchante | (noun) (classical mythology) a priestess or votary of Bacchus | - |
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| cognoscente | (noun) an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts | Synonyms: connoisseur |
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| confidante | (noun) a female confidant | - |
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| courante | (noun) a court dance of the 16th century; consisted of short advances and retreats | - |
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| debutante | (noun) a young woman making her debut into society | Synonyms: deb |
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| detente | (noun) the easing of tensions or strained relations (especially between nations) | - |
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| diamante | (noun) adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material used to decorate clothing | Synonyms: sequin, spangle |
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| (noun) fabric covered with glittering ornaments such as sequins or rhinestones | - |
| dilettante | (noun) an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge | Synonyms: dabbler, sciolist |
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| entente | (noun) a friendly understanding between political powers | Synonyms: entente cordiale |
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| (noun) an informal alliance between countries | Synonyms: entente cordiale |
| monte | (noun) a gambling card game of Spanish origin; 3 cards are dealt face up and players bet that one of them will be matched before the others as the cards are dealt from the pack one at a time | Synonyms: three-card monte |
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| rente | (noun) income from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments | Synonyms: annuity |
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| sente | (noun) 100 lisente equal 1 loti in Lesotho; one sente is worth one-hundredth of a loti | - |
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| transmigrante | (noun) a Latin American who buys used goods in the United States and takes them to Latin America to sell | - |
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| vigilante | (noun) member of a vigilance committee | Synonyms: vigilance man |
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