 | Term | Definition |
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antiquarian |
one who studies, collects, or deals in antiquities |
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behemoth |
any creature or thing of monstrous size or power |
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litany |
a ceremonial form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations with responses that are the same for a number in succession |
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lugubrious |
mournful, dismal, or gloomy, usually in an exaggerated manner |
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palimpsest |
a parchment from which writing has been partially or completely erased to make room for another text |
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peccadillo |
a very minor or slight sin or offense |
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pedantic |
overly concerned with minute details |
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prolix |
long and wordy |
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quandary |
a state of uncertainty or perplexity |
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reproach |
a cause or occasion of disgrace or discredit |
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semaphore |
any of various devices for signaling by changing the position of a light, flag, etc. |
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susurration |
a soft murmur; whisper |
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sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl; one of a race of supernatural beings supposed to inhabit the air |
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talisman |
anything whose presence exercises a powerful influence on human feelings or actions |
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vouchsafe |
to grant or give, as by favor, graciousness, or condescension |
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zilch |
zero; nothing |
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