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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 balsamic (adj) | of, relating to, or resembling balsam; containing or yielding balsam |
| dundrearies (noun) | long sideburns worn with a clean-shaven chin |
| gressorial (adj) | adapted for walking or having limbs adapted for walking; used of flightless birds like the emu. |
| littoral (adj) | of or on a shore, especially a seashore; coastal; seaside, beachfront |
| lunarscape (noun) | a picture or other representation of the moon's surface. A landscape reminiscent of the moon's surface |
| neologize (verb) | to coin or use neologisms; neos + new; logos = word or speech |
| nostrum (noun) | a medicine whose effectiveness is unproved and whose ingredients are usually secret; a quack rememdy. A favorite but untested remedy for problems or evils |
| palladium (noun) | a soft, ductile, steel-white, tarnish-resistant, metallic element occurring naturally with platinum, especially in gold, nickel, and copper ores. A safeguard, especially one viewed as a guarantee of the integrity of social institutions; a sacred object that was believed to have the power to preserve a city or state possessing it; entry; defense; protection |
| portcullis (noun) | a grating of iron or wooden bars or slats, suspended in the gateway of a fortified place and lowered to block passage. |
| predisposition (noun0 | the state of being predisposed; tendency, inclination, or susceptibility |
| Saigon | formerly the southern part of the country near the South China Sea. An ancient Khmer settlement, it became the capital of South Vietnam in 1954. The city was heavily damaged during the Vietnam War; see Ho Chi Minh City. |
| sanctified (adj) | set apart for sacred use; consecrated; made holy; purified; given religious sanction, as with an oath or a vow; given social or moral sanction; made productive of holiness or spiritual blessing; blessed; anointed; cleansed, absolved, redeemed |
| sensate (adj) | perceived by a sense or the senses; having physical sensation |
| singleton (noun) | a playing card that is the only one of its suit in a player's hand; an individual separated or distinguished from two or more of its group; an offspring born alone |
| wretchedly (adv) | miserably; woefully; dismally; disconsolately; with a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; characterized by or attended with misery or woe; like a poor or mean character; contemptibly, despicably; showing very inferior quality |
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