andante | (adjective) (of tempo) moderately slow | - |
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(noun) a musical composition or musical passage to be performed moderately slow | - |
(noun) a moderately slow tempo (a walking pace) | - |
(adverb) at a moderately slow tempo | - |
ante | (noun) (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot | - |
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(verb) place one's stake | - |
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 | (adjective) showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish | Synonyms: dilettanteish, dilettantish, sciolistic |
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(noun) an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge | Synonyms: dabbler, sciolist |
enceinte | (adjective) in an advanced stage of pregnancy | Synonyms: big, expectant, gravid, great, heavy, large, with child |
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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 |
fortemente | (adjective) (chiefly a direction or description in music) loud and strong | - |
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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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