Word Cache-EP 44
Spy X Family Ep 4 (Spoiler alert)
#elegance
E-L-E-G-A-N-C-E
the quality of being graceful and stylish in appearance or manners.
- “My, this year’s applicants are a solvenly bunch; I doubt they can even spell the word “elegance.”—Henderson scorned elegantly.
- “Elegance is what will bring about a better world,” said house master Henderson, “elegance is at the root of tradition.”
#hallowed
H-A-L-L-O-W-E-D
very respected and praised because of great importance or great age.
- “Such elllllegance!! Only elegance deserves Eden Academy’s hallowed campus!” —Henderson on Loid’s blitz suit changing.
- One hallowed core value of Mandarin-speaking culture is filial piety, love for the family.
#Penmanship
P-E-N-M-A-N-S-H-I-P
handwriting; the ability to write neatly and aesthetically.
- “Holy ****, that’s some crappy penmanship!” —Eden Academy’s faculty on Anya’s handwriting.
- Penmanship is one of those lost arts today; people prefer typing over writing now.
#impudent
I-M-P-U-D-E-N-T
rude and disrespectful, especially towards people who are elderly or in important positions.
- “Aren’t you the impudent one, Loid Forger!!!”—Henderson at awe while Loid took the matter of being elegant so far that it almost insulted the test designer.
- All well-mannered, even-keeled CEOs might have been impudent rock-and-roll kids in their rebellious youths.
#stampede
S-T-A-M-P-E-D-E
an occasion when many large animals or many people suddenly all move quickly and in an uncontrolled way, usually in the same direction at the same time.
- Eden Academy’s finest treat for 1st-time visitors escalated from a fake trapped fatboy spilling dirty sewage water, to raging cows’ stampede.
- Soccer fans’ number one cause of death is either stampedes in excitement or stampedes in brawls.
