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de rigueur
adjective
Required by the current fashion or custom; socially obligatory.
[French : de, of + rigueur, rigor, strictness.]
"de rigueur." The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. Answers.com 09 Jul. 2006. http://www.answers.com/topic/de-rigueur

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hero (related assignment: define hero by action, using specific people as examples)
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portmanteau (related assignment: create one. One class created some absolutely superb ones, which their teacher sent me.)

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