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drew a whiff, and when the fire glowed, he turned the pipe stem toward the<br />

seam of the skins above the doorway. — Myths and Legends of the Great Plains;<br />

• (gale)- a noisy outburst, ( );<br />

• a very strong wind, ( ; ); How anxiously we looked out for<br />

some sign that the gale was abating, but in vain. — A Voyage round the World<br />

A book for boys;<br />

utopia : paragon = peerless = unequal (^ equalitarian) = nonpareil =<br />

matchless = incomparable = singular<br />

• (utopia)- an imaginary island described in Sir Thomas More's Utopia (1516)<br />

as enjoying perfection in law, politics, etc., ( ); Their minds construct<br />

a utopia -- one in which all judgments are based on logical inference from<br />

syllogisms built on the law of mathematical probabilities. — A Preface to<br />

Politics; The liberal utopia is a lie and has never worked in the history of<br />

mankind;<br />

• (paragon)- a model or pattern of excellence or of a particular excellence,<br />

( ); The duke's mistress is glorified as a paragon of<br />

virtue. — The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller;<br />

• (peerless)- having no equal; matchless; unrivaled, ( ,<br />

); I can acknowledge you as my peerless bride. " — What Can<br />

She Do?;<br />

• (equalitarian)- egalitarian (affirming, promoting, or characterized by belief<br />

in equal political, economic, social, and civil rights for all people),<br />

( ; -<br />

); There is an equalitarian movement every few years, certainly,<br />

under various names. — Time Enough For Love;<br />

• (nonpareil)- having no equal; peerless;<br />

• (singular)- extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional,( ; ); The<br />

aspect of this province is very singular, and in summer most refreshing. —<br />

La Vendée;<br />

epitome = paradigm = prototype^ stereotype = archetype^ archbishop<br />

• (epitome)- a person or thing that is typical of or possesses to a high degree<br />

the features of a whole class, ( - , ); Muhammad is<br />

seen as the epitome of Muslim life, and Muslims have long sought to emulate<br />

him. — Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en];<br />

• (paradigm)- an example serving as a model; pattern, ( , ); And<br />

while he was uneasy about offering his own lifestyle as a paradigm, it was<br />

taken as one by those who followed him or sought his advice. — London<br />

Review of Books;

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