Building a Better Vocabulary

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ineluctable (“not capable of being avoided”) and ineffable (“not

capable of being described in words”).

Dishabille (noun)

A state of being dressed in a very casual or even careless, disheveled, and

disorderly style.

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French. A quick look into the etymology of this word lets us know

that the second part, habille, comes from the French habiller,

meaning “to dress.” Literally, dishabille would mean “not dressed,”

and in fact, the original French word, déshabillé, meant “not fully

dressed” or scantily clothed.”

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carelessly attired,” let’s make a different connection: +DELOOH is also

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