perfect
adjective
as good, correct, or accurate as it is possible to be
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model
adjective
a model student, husband etc behaves in the way that a perfect student, husband etc would behave
watertight
adjective
something that is watertight such as an excuse, argument, case, or alibi is so good that no one can find anything wrong with it
above/beyond reproach
impossible to criticize because of being so good
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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dray
a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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