| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Talismanic | possessing or believed to possess magic power especially protective power |
| malaise | physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression) |
| capricious | determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason |
| verdancy | lush greenness of flourishing vegetation |
| petechiae | tiny bruise |
| cache | a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons) |
| cyclotron | The first kind of particle accelerator built. |
| moxibustion | application of heat from a small piece of burning herb called moxa vulgaris |
| keloid tumors | thick scars resulting from excessive growth of fibrous tissue |
| gouge | the act of gouging |
| veneer | an ornamental coating to a building |
| bas-relief | sculptural releif in which the projection from the surrounding surface is slight and no part of the modeled form is undercut |
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