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Explanation of debauchee (noun)
a dissolute person; rounder



   
Explanation of solace (noun)
form: solaces

the act of consoling



   
Explanation of paradox (noun)
form: paradoxes

statement that seems to be self-contradictory



   
Explanation of lagoon (noun)
form: lagoons

a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral; lagune



   
Explanation of aureole (noun)
an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint; halo; nimbus; glory; gloriole



   
Explanation of martinet (noun)
someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms; moralist



   
Explanation of regatta (noun)
form: regattas

a meeting for boat races



   
Explanation of rhetoric (noun)
study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking)



   
Explanation of languor (noun)
inactivity; sluggishness; phlegm; flatness



   
Explanation of remissness (noun)
the quality of being lax and neglectful; slackness



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