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| milieu |
| the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops |
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| laconic |
| from the Spartan reputation for terseness of speech, using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
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| Ponzi scheme |
| The schemes are named after Charles Ponzi, who duped thousands of New England residents into investing in a postage stamp speculation scheme back in the 1920s. |
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| nefarious |
| flagrantly wicked or impious |
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| Budd Schulberg |
| Screenwriter, television producer, novelist and sports writer. He was known for his 1954 Academy-award-winning screenplay for On the Waterfront, and his 1957 screenplay for A Face in the Crowd. |
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| Phineas Fogg |
| The main fictional character in the 1873 Jules Verne novel Around the World in Eighty Days. In some adaptations of the Jules Verne novel, he is known as Phineas Fogg, not as Phileas Fogg. |
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| Jean Passepartout |
| A character in Jules Verne's novel, Around the World in Eighty Days. He is the French valet to the novel's English protagonist, Phileas Fogg. His name translates to "Goes-Everywhere" in French. |
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| Vaya con dios |
| A quote from the 1960 film "The Magnificent Seven" It translates to 'Go with God.' It is a hopeful way of saying bye and the Spanish equivalent of may God be with you. |
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| Olive Oyl |
| A cartoon character created by Elzie Crisler Segar in 1919 for his comic strip Thimble Theatre. The strip was later renamed Popeye after the sailor character that became the most popular member of the cast; however Olive Oyl was a main character for 10 years before Popeye's 1929 appearance. |
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| prosaic |
| Lacking in imagination and spirit; dull |
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| Norman Rockwell |
| Norman Rockwell was a 20th-century American painter and illustrator. Rockwell is most famous for the cover illustrations of everyday life scenarios he created for The Saturday Evening Post magazine. |
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| avuncular |
| suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
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