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::: inadvertently - unintentionally; by oversight; carelessly
::: madrigal - pastoral song; song for several singers without instruments
::: pejorative - (of a word or phrase) suggesting that someone is of little value; negative in connotation; having a belittling effect; Ex. Many women now considers ``housewife'' a pejorative expression, because it patronized them.
::: strident - loud and harsh; insistent; N. stridency
::: unassuming - modest; Ex. the champion's unassuming manner
::: suitor - man who is courting a woman
::: paraphrase - restate a passage in one's own words while retaining thought of author; N: restatement of a text in other words
::: perennial - something long-lasting; perennial plant; ADJ: lasting through the year or many years; lasting for a long time; enduring
::: entourage - group of attendants; retinue; CF. surround
::: assail - assault