Rigmarole

RIG-muh-RAHL (/ˈrɪɡməroʊl/)

"In order to avoid the rigmarole of lengthy negotiations, I added two bottles of whiskey to the deal, and it was settled on the spot."

a long, complicated process.

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the place of origin or earliest known history of something.

lustful; lecherous; suggestive of or tending to moral looseness.

things that are of the same kind or type.

shocked or greatly surprised.

the quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency.

the quality of being reserved or uncommunicative.