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Pablo Curiel
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Avatar | A manifestation of a deity in bodily form on earth. av |
| Pestilence | Deadly diseases pe |
| Sagacious | keen of sent sa |
| August | respected & impressive; stately grand au |
| contagion | the communication of disease from 1 person to another by close contact co |
| Amontillado | a pale, dry spanish sherry am |
| impunity | exemption from punishment Im |
| Retribution | punishment that is considered to be morally right and fully deserved re |
| Immolation | to kill with fire on |
| Connoisseur | Expert judge in matters of taste(wine) co |
| Virtuoso | A person who has special knowledge or skill in a field vi |
| Accost | Confront boldly ac |
| Motley | Incongruous mixture mo |
| Nitre | Used specially as a fertilizer & explosive ni |
| roquelaire | long coat ro |
| palazzo | palace pa |
| abscond | to depart in a sudden & secret manner ab |
| sconce | a bracket for candies sc |
| flambeaux | torch fl |
| catacombs | underground cemetery ca |
| medoc | a wine-growing region in Gironde me |
| Azure | Blue az |
| puncheon | short post used for supporting a roof; tool used to punch holes pu |
| Gesticulation | a deliberate & vigorous gesture or motion ge |
| ignoramus | stupid person ig |
| fetter | a chain or manacle used to restrain a prisoner fe |
| implore | beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something re |
| pervade | spread through and be perceived in every part of: pe |
| sojourn | a temporary stay: so |
| scrutinizing | examine or inspect closely and thoroughly: sc |
| tarn | a small mountain lake. ta |
| cadaverousness | |
| profuse | exuberantly plentiful; abundant: pr |
| vivacious | attractively lively and animated. vi |
| pallid | pale, typically because of poor health. pa |
| stupor | a state of near-unconsciousness or insensibility: st |
| insipid | lacking flavor: in |
| similitude | the quality or state of being similar to something. si |
| demeanor | outward behavior or bearing: de |
| incubus | a male demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women. in |
| potency | the power of something to affect the mind or body po |
| obstinate | stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so. ob |
| emaciated | abnormally thin or weak, esp. because of illness or a lack of food em |
| prodigious | remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree pr |
| surcease | cessation su |
| obeisance | deferential respect ob |
| nepenthe | a drug described in Homer's Odyssey as banishing grief or trouble from a person's mind ne |
| ghastly | causing great horror or fear; frightful or macabre gh |
| gaunt | lean and haggard ga |
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