Set: Vocabulary for "Shangra-La", "Stockings", "Ambush", and "Style"

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TermDefinition
Lamaserya monastery of lamas
Utopiaan imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect
Autonomous(of a country or region) having self-government, at least to a significant degree
Pseudosupposed or purporting to be but not really so; false; not genuine
Facetioustreating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant
Sophisticationthe result of becoming cultured, knowledgeable, or disillusioned; especially : cultivation, urbanity 3 : the process or result of becoming more complex, developed, or subtle
Ironythe expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic
Sentimenta view of or attitude toward a situation or event; an opinion
Eccentricunconventional and slightly strange
Talismanan object, typically an inscribed ring or stone, that is thought to have magic powers and to bring good luck.
Invulnerableimpossible to harm or damage
Repellent(n) a substance that dissuades particular insects or other pests from approaching or settling
Perilserious and immediate danger
Gapestare with one's mouth open wide, typically in amazement or wonder
Eroticof, relating to, or tending to arouse sexual desire or excitement
Repellent(a) able to repel a particular thing; impervious to a particular substance
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Creator philmonkeleta
Created October 21, 2009
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  1. Sentiment a view of or attitude toward a situation or event; an opinion - 13 misses
  2. Irony the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic - 9 misses
  3. Pseudo supposed or purporting to be but not really so; false; not genuine - 9 misses
  4. Eccentric unconventional and slightly strange - 9 misses
  5. Facetious treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant - 8 misses
  6. Sophistication the result of becoming cultured, knowledgeable, or disillusioned; especially : cultivation, urbanity 3 : the process or result of becoming more complex, developed, or subtle - 6 misses
  7. Repellent (a) able to repel a particular thing; impervious to a particular substance - 4 misses