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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| arabesque | an intricate and often symmetrical design incorporating curves, geometric patterns, leaves, flowers, and animal shapes |
| antiquity | the state of being very old or ancient |
| annihilate | to destroy something completely, especially so that it ceases to exist |
| accosted | to approach and stop somebody in order to speak to that person, especially in an aggressive, insistent, or suggestive way |
| alleviation | to make something such as pain or hardship more bearable or less severe |
| anomalous | deviating from the norm or from what people expect |
| aught | anything whatever |
| bounden | relation to that which binds somebody morally |
| cordiality | friendliness and affection |
| concision | using as few words as possible to give the necessary information, or compressed in order to be brief |
| countenance | somebody's face, or the expression on it |
| cadaverousness | thin to the point of resembling a skeleton or corpse |
| dilapidation | to become, or make something become, partly ruined or decayed, especially through neglect |
| deficiency | the amount by which something falls short of being complete |
| contemplation | to think about something as a possible course of action |
| encrimsoned | a deep rich purplish red color |
| equivocal | open to more than one interpretation, especially in being deliberately expressed in an ambiguous way in an attempt to mislead somebody |
| gossamer | a fine film of cobwebs, often seen floating in the air or covered with dew on the ground |
| ennuye | bored |
| guttural | characterized by harsh and grating speech sounds made in the throat or toward the back of the mouth |
| intricate | containing many details or small parts that are combined in a particularly complex or skillful way |
| inordinate | beyond reasonable limits in amount or degree |
| inconsistency | something that contradicts something else or that is not in keeping with it |
| importunate | continually asking for something, especially in a forceful, insistent, or troublesome manner |
| luminous | emitting or reflecting light |
| lurid | sensational and shocking, with graphic details of horror, devastation, or violence |
| munificent | very generous in giving a lot of money |
| melancholy | feeling or making somebody feel a thoughtful or gentle sadness |
| malady | a physical or psychological disorder or disease |
| opium | a brownish gummy extract from the unripe seeds of pods of the opium poppy that contains several highly addictive narcotic alkaloid substances such as morphine and codeine |
| oppressive | imposing a harsh or cruel form of domination |
| perplexity | something that is difficult to understand, especially because it is complex or part of a complicated whole |
| peasantry | peasants as a class in society |
| pervaded | to spread through or be present throughout something |
| prominent | distinguished, eminent, or well-known |
| paradoxical | a statement, proposition, or situation that seems to be absurd or contradictory, but in fact is or may be true |
| proprietor | the owner of a commercial enterprise or establishment such as a store, hotel, or restaurant |
| reminiscences | the recollection of past experiences or events in speech or writing, or the act of recalling the past |
| remoter | situated a long way away |
| sternest | rigid, strict, and uncompromising |
| specious | appearing to be true but really false |
| scrutinizing | to examine someone or something closely |
| succumbed | give up or give in |
| sojourn | at short stay at a place |
| solace | comfort at a time of sadness, grief, or disappointment |
| trellised | a lattice of wood, metal, or plastic used to support plants, usually fixed to a wall |
| tenuity | not based on anything significant or substantial, and therefore unlikely to stand up to rigorous examination |
| tremulous | shaking, trembling, or quavering, e.g. from fear or nervousness |
| trepidation | fear or uneasiness about the future or a future event |
| unobtrusive | not conspicuous, blatant, or assertive |
| utterance | something said or emitted as a vocal sound |
| vivacious | exhibiting or characterized by liveliness and high spiritedness |
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Popular English Verbs sets