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Description of coup (noun: coups)
a brilliant and notable success



   
Description of metaphor (noun)
a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity



   
Description of moodiness (noun)
having temperamental and changeable moods



   
Description of indolence (noun)
inactivity resulting from a dislike of work



   
Description of formality (noun: formalities)
ceremony; procedure



   
Description of summation (noun)
addition; total



   
Description of parallelism (noun)
similarity by virtue of corresponding

Determination of parallelism
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Description of quagmire (noun)
a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot; morass; slack



   
Description of apologue (noun)
a short moral story (often with animal characters); allegory



   
Description of wench (noun)
informal terms for a (young) woman; skirt; chick; bird



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