act in a pique

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• pique oneself on — boast about , brag about , act excessively proud of …   English contemporary dictionary

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• offense — 1 offensive, aggression, *attack Analogous words: assault, *attack, onslaught, onset 2 Offense, resentment, umbrage, pique, dudgeon, huff are comparable when they mean a person s emotional reaction to what he regards as a slight, an affront, an… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• offense — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. insult, affront, discourtesy; aggression, attack; transgression, fault, crime, sin, wrong. See guilt, illegality. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A misdeed] Syn. misdemeanor, malfeasance, transgression; see… …   English dictionary for students

• Glossary of ballet — Ballet is a formalized type of dance; ballet dance is usually performed on stage as part of a ballet dance work which includes mime, acting, and is set to music. Dancers can perform either en pointe or demi pointe; in ballet class, the dancers… …   Wikipedia

• La Bayadère — ( The Temple Dancer ) (RussianБаядерка Bayaderka ) is a ballet, originally staged in four acts and seven scenes, choreographed by the balletmaster Marius Petipa to the music of Ludwig Minkus. It was first performed by the Imperial Ballet at the… …   Wikipedia

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• offense — or offence noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin offensa, from feminine of offensus, past participle of offendere Date: 14th century 1. a. obsolete an act of stumbling b. archaic a cause or occasion of sin ; stumbling… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• List of Law & Order characters — This is a list of main, notable, and recurring characters appearing in the American television police procedural and legal drama Law Order and its spin offs , , and . Characters in bold print are active for the current 2007 08 season. Main… …   Wikipedia

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