Corduroy Mansion 2.1

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to invent a new word or e xpression, especially one that many people start to use
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coin
the name had been coined
something you say that is intended to be funny, not serious [= joke]
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jest
the name had been coined in jest
as a joke
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in jest
the name had been coined in jest
the act or an instance of behaving in a patronizing way;
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condescension
a considerable measure of condescension
behave as if you think you are better, more intelligent, or more important than other people, used to show disapproval
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condescend
a considerable measure of condescension
if a name that someone has invented ______, people continue using it
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sticks
the name stuck
criticizing someone or something, and showing that you do not think they are very good or important; spoken contemptuously of
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disparaging
a disparaging nickname had become a fond one
having a great liking for; being liked
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fond
a disparaging nickname had become a fond one
making you feel less worried or frightened
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reassuring
There was something safe about corduroy, something reassuring
to make someone feel very shocked and upset
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appal
So while William would have been appalled to hear himself described as tweedy
to feel angry or upset about a situation or about something that someone has done, especially because you think that it is not fair
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resent
he would not have resented being called corduroy.
living in a very informal or relaxed way and not accepting society's rules of behaviour
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bohemian
There was something slightly bohemian about corduroy
a time when you feel an emotion very strongly and cannot control your behaviour
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fit
in a fit of Arts and Crafts enthusiasm.
(literary) a ghost
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wraith
wealthy wraiths
the place where something is or where something happens; the place or time where the events in a book, film etc happen
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setting
The staircase was the setting for most of these personal encounters
someone who lives in a house, room etc and pays rent to the person who owns it
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tenant
l the tenants got together to discuss matters of mutual interest
certain to happen and impossible to avoid
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inevitable
it was inevitably William who took the chair
the position of being in charge of a meeting or committee, or the person who is in charge of it
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chair
William who took the chair
to naturally have a good feature or quality; Pol. obdarzony (czymś)
x3
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endowed with sb
the one most endowed with the gravitas necessary to deal with the landlord,
a seriousness of manner that people respect
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gravitas
the gravitas necessary to deal with the landlord,
a man who rents a room, building, or piece of land to someone
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landlord
the gravitas necessary to deal with the landlord,
if you refuse to admit or believe that something bad exists or has happened, you are _____.
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in denial
"They’re in denial
to breathe air in through your nose in order to smell something
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sniff
Or old sock, even," said Marcia, sniffing the air
to make something or someone seem better or more important than they really are, especially by using a particular word to describe them;
Pol. podnosić do godności
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dignify
Actually, to call Marcia’s Table a firm was to dignify it beyond what it deserved.

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