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• Epicurean can also be used as an adjective, relating to Epicurus or his ideas or to something suitable for an epicure.
• Nuance is a subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound.
• Paradigm is a typical example or pattern of something; a pattern or model.
• Antithesis is a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else.
• Eponymous is a person giving their name to something.
• Lexicon is the vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge.
• The store sells pots, glove and other gardening paraphernalia.
• Epicurean is a disciple or student of the Greek philosopher Epicurus or a person devoted to sensual enjoyment, especially that derived from fine food and drink.
• Patois is the dialect of a particular region, especially one with low status in relation to the standard language of the country.
• Alegory is a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
• Anachronism is a thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists, especially a thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned.
• Juxtaposition is the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.
• Independent mindedness, or being maverick, is a characteristic of a person's personality.
• Confluence, or the process of merging two or more streams flowing together, is also called confluence.
• Abstruse knowledge, or being arcane, is not very well understood by many people.
• Ambivalence, or having mixed ideas on something or someone, is a characteristic of an ambivalent attitude.
• Being very concerned about accuracy and detail is a fastidious trait.
• Disparate results, or being disparate, can cause confusion in scientists.
• Pitifully sadness, or being forlorn, can be expressed in a look.
• Passionate intensity, or being incandescent, is a characteristic of a person's personality.
• Raising objections, or demurring, is a characteristic of not demurring.
• Fallacious beliefs are the basis for their arguments.
• Inborn talent, or being innate, is a characteristic of a person's talent for dancing.
• Sarcasm, or being caustic, can be used in a scathing or bitter way.
• Capriciousness, or being mercurial, is a characteristic of an advertising business.
• Impetuousness, or doing something quickly without care, is a characteristic of a high-spirited and impetuous person.
• Cryptic messages, or being cryptic, can be understood by a few people.
• Being congenial, or liking someone because they have similar qualities and beliefs to one's own, is a characteristic of a congenial colleague.
• Discombobulation, or being discombobulated, can be caused by hecklers.
• Arrogance, or being imperious, can be expressed in an attitude.
• Laziness, or being indolent, can lead to one's downfall.
• Being strict, precise, and exacting is a characteristic of a stringent routine.
• Assiduous: Showing great care and perseverance.
• Benevolent: Well meaning and kindly.
• Emulate: Match or surpass someone through.
• Gregarious: When a person is sociable.
• Impeccable: Flawless.
• Indispensable: Absolutely necessary.
• Inimitable: Impossible to copy.
• Magnanimous: Generous towards a rival or a less powerful person.