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zuppa zhuh-puh noun Italian soup 1962Len DeightonThe Ipcress FileWe ordered the Zuppa di Lenticchie and Jean told me how this lentil soup reminded her of visits with her father to Sicily many years ago.1984Clive CusslerDeep SixI thought I'd try the zuppa di pesce.1994Patricia CornwellThe Body FarmI put on a pot of Zuppa di Aglio Fresco, a fresh garlic soup…2002Mercedes Lackey and Eric Flint and David FreerThe Shadow of the LionPeople who had saved all year for this time were stuffing themselves with fatty sausages, bread, rich bean soup, Salame, Mortadella, Cotechino, still-steaming loaves of ciabbata, thick fragrant zuppa di fagioli.Labels: Clive Cussler, Len Deighton, Mercedes Lackey and Eric Flint and David Freer, Patricia Cornwell
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Schadenfreude SHAW-den-FROI-duh noun pleasure or delight in the misfortune or misery of others 1989Len DeightonSpy LineIt was no use showing anger. No one was exempt from Tessa's Schadenfreude.1994Tom ClancyDebt of HonorThe American economy would be twice blessed. Toss in a little schadenfreude for their Japanese colleagues, and even before the Street opened for business, people were primed for a big trading day.1996David Irving Goebbels 'Any observations must be sober and objective in tenor,' his third directive that day added, 'devoid of either triumph or Schadenfreude.' 1999Bill CasselmanCanadian SayingsThis Shaudenfreude bristles in many Canadian folk sayings and is the psychological motive force that drives people to create them.Labels: Bill Casselman, David Irving, Len Deighton, Tom Clancy
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basilisk BA-suh-lisk noun, adjective a mythic dragon or reptile that can kill with a glance; a killing glance 1962Len DeightonThe Ipcress FileAlice entered my office with a rose-decorated cracked cup of Nescafe, a basilisk look and a new green-laced file.1969George MacDonald FraserFlashmanGul leered at me, nodding, while the woman's basilisk eyes stared at me.1980Michael CrichtonJurassic ParkI am sure this lizard was a Basiliscus amoratus, a striped basilisk lizard, found here in Costa Rica and also in Honduras.2001John RingoGust FrontHe fixed them with a blue, basilisk stare until all of them had nodded in compliance.Labels: George MacDonald Fraser, John Ringo, Len Deighton, Michael Crichton
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persona grata pur-SO-na GRA-ta adjective a welcome or acceptable foreigner in the eyes of a government; an acceptable and recognized person 1890AnonymousModern Types: The Servant of Society, Punch (Vol. 99, Sept. 27, 1890)At forty-five he marries the daughter of a powerful Peer, and, shortly afterwards, insures so much of the favour of Royalty as to be spoken of as a persona grata at Court. Henceforward his services are often employed in delicate negotiations, which may necessitate the climbing of many back-stairs.1914Mary King WaddingtonMy First Years As A Frenchwoman: 1876-1879He was more of a soldier than a statesman—had contributed very successfully to the formation of 'United Italy' and the suppression of the Pope's temporal power, and was naturally not exactly persona grata to the Catholics in France.1994Len Deighton Faith 'Been on holiday somewhere lovely, Mr. Samson?' said the guard as the video screen pronounced me persona grata and he waved me through. Labels: Anonymous, Len Deighton, Mary King Waddington
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