| Term | Definition |
| depressing | dismal, gloomy. |
| overlay | covering |
| porcelain | a fine kind of China |
| rugs | thick woven mat |
| vases | a jar used for holding flowers or as an ornament. |
| jeweled | decorated with precious stones. |
| bidding | command |
| decor | the style in which a house or room is decorated. |
| magnificently | looking grand or impressive, splendid. |
| mausoleum | a large grand tomb |
| needless | unneccessary, ofcourse, it goes without saying. |
| achieve | to reach a goal, to attain or accomplish something. |
| collapse | falling down, ruin. |
| decades | ten years. |
| hasty | hurried, done too quickly. |
| priority | something that is more urgent or important than other things |
| dedication | commitment of time and energy towards somehting. |
| possessed | to own something. |
| relationship | the connection between people or things. |
| revised | to correct or change something. |
| strive | to try hard, to struggle, to reach a goal. |
| challenging | to ask someone to fight, to openly disagree with something to stimulate a response. |
| consideration | careful thought or attention |
| experts | a person who knows a lot about a subject. |
| illustrated | to show something by pictures, examples etc.... |
| recollect | to remember |