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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anomalous | deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected. |
| aesthetic | a set of principles underlying and guiding the work of a particular artist or artistic movement. |
| authenticity | the quality of being authentic. |
| exasperated | irritate intensely; infuriate. |
| inherent | existing in something as a permanent, essential, or characteristic attribute. |
| strata | a level or class to which people are assigned according to their social status, education, or income. : a thin layer within any structure. |
| don (as a verb) | put on (an item of clothing). |
| panacea | a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases. |
| riparian | relating to or situated on the banks of a river. |
| bilge pump | a water pump used to remove bilge water. |
| arachnid | an arthropod of the class Arachnida, such as a spider or scorpion ; relating to or denoting arachnids. |
| androgynous | partly male and partly female in appearance; of indeterminate sex.; having the physical characteristics of both sexes; hermaphrodite. |
| progeny | a descendant or the descendants of a person, animal, or plant; offspring. |
| pith helmet | a lightweight cloth-covered helmet made of pith material. |
| chronicler | a person who writes accounts of important or historical events. |
| desecration | the action of desecrating something. |
| felicitous | well chosen or suited to the circumstances. ; pleasing and fortunate. |
| pun | a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings. ; make a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word. |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong emotion, and so able to be rational and impartial. |
| idyllic | (especially of a time or place) like an idyll; extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque. |
| forbade | refuse to allow (something). |
| patriarchal | relating to or characteristic of a patriarch.;relating to or characteristic of a system of society or government controlled by men. |
| stentorian | (of a person's voice) loud and powerful. |