Vocabulary Word
Word: foible
Definition: small weakness of character; slight fault; CF. feeble
Definition: small weakness of character; slight fault; CF. feeble
Sentences Containing 'foible'
But this is a harmless little foible in the English whale-hunters, which the Nantucketer does not take much to heart; probably, because he knows that he has a few foibles himself.
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::: ostentatious - showy; trying to attract attention; pretentious; N. ostentation: showy display
::: vigilante - one who without authority assumes law enforcement powers
::: concentric - having a common center
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