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sentient \SEN-shee-uhnt; -tee-; -shuhnt\, adjective:
1. Capable of perceiving by the senses; conscious.
2. Experiencing sensation or feeling.

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lionize \LY-uh-nyz\, transitive verb:
To treat or regard as an object of great interest or importance.

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inveigle \in-VAY-guhl; -VEE-\, transitive verb:
1. To persuade by ingenuity or flattery; to entice.
2. To obtain by ingenuity or flattery.

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hullabaloo \HUL-uh-buh-loo\, noun:
A confused noise; uproar; tumult.

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bedizen \bih-DY-zuhn\, transitive verb:
To dress or adorn in gaudy manner.

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lissom \LISS-uhm\, adjective;
also lissome:
1. Limber; supple; flexible.
2. Light and quick in action; nimble; agile; active.

Raphaelle Boitel moves with the lissom, contortionist plastique of a snake-woman.
-- Nadine Meisner, "Clowns real and imagined", Independent, April 20, 2001

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sine qua non \sin-ih-kwah-NON; -NOHN; sy-nih-kway-\, noun:
An essential condition or element; an indispensable thing.

Women's enfranchisement was crucial to them -- indeed, a sine qua non, since all other progress for which they worked, such as higher education and entrance into the professions, would be meaningless if women continued to be second-class citizens.
-- Lillian Faderman, To Believe in Women

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perdurable \pur-DUR-uh-bul; pur-DYUR-\, adjective:
Very durable; lasting; continuing long.

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I am having trouble linking this...I will have to work on it with a fresh mind, and coffee, tomorrow. In the meantime:

raiment \RAY-ment\, noun:
Clothing in general; garments; -- usually singular in form, with a collective sense.