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academy
a school or learned society
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arcadian
simple, peaceful, rustic
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cynic
one who sarcastically doubts human motives
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draconian
extremely severe
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epicure, epicurean
a person with refined taste in matters of food or drink
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(to cut a) gordian (knot)
to solve a difficult problem by direct and drastic means
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laconic
brief, pity, concise
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meander
to follow a winding course
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ostracism
exclusion from society
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philippic
a bitter denunciation
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pyrrhic (victory)
a victory won at too great a cost
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solecism
substandard usage of language, social blunder
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sophistry, sophism
clever but deceptive argumentationmeant to mislead
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spartan
rigorous, austere, disciplined
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sword of damocles
constantly threatening danger
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sybrite
one devoted to luxury and pleasure
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