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  • 41gaiety — /gay i tee/, n., pl. gaieties. 1. the state of being gay or cheerful; gay spirits. 2. Often, gaieties. merrymaking or festivity: the gaieties of the New Year season. 3. showiness; finery: gaiety of dress. Also, gayety. [1625 35; < F gaieté, equiv …

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  • 42gaudy — gaudy1 gaudily, adv. gaudiness, n. /gaw dee/, adj., gaudier, gaudiest. 1. brilliantly or excessively showy: gaudy plumage. 2. cheaply showy in a tasteless way; flashy. 3. ostentatiously ornamented; garish. [1520 30; or …

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  • 43grandiose — grandiosely, adv. grandioseness, grandiosity /gran dee os i tee/, n. /gran dee ohs /, adj. 1. affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words. 2. more complicated or elaborate than necessary; overblown: a grandiose scheme. 3. grand in an&#8230; …

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  • 44Polonaise carpet — ▪ carpet also called  Polish carpet        any of various handwoven floor coverings with pile of silk, made in Eṣfahān and other weaving centres of Persia in the late 16th and 17th centuries, at first for court use and then commercially. Because&#8230; …

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  • 45glare — 1. noun a) An intense, blinding light. b) Showy brilliance; gaudiness. 2. verb a) To …

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  • 46History of Denver — Panorama of Denver, Colorado, 1898 The history of Denver details the history of the City and County of Denver, Colorado, United States. Contents …

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  • 48pretense — I (ostentation) noun affectation, affectedness, airs, artificiality, blatancy, bravado, demonstration, display, empty show, false appearance, false show, fanfaronade, flagrancy, flashiness, flourish, fuss, garishness, gaudiness, glare, glitter,&#8230; …

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  • 49affectation — Synonyms and related words: Barnumism, Gongorism, act, acting, action, actions, activity, acts, address, affectedness, air, airs, appearance, artfulness, artifice, artificiality, attitudinizing, bearing, bedizenment, behavior, behavior pattern,&#8230; …

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  • 50appearance — Synonyms and related words: Christophany, Masan, Prospero, Satanophany, accomplishment, achievement, acting, advent, affectation, air, airiness, angelophany, apparent character, apparition, appearances, approach, arrival, aspect, astral, astral&#8230; …

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