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Arcade |
(n) a covered passageway usually lined with shops |
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abominable |
(adj) exceptionally bad or displeasing |
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perceived |
(adj) detected by means of the senses |
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indistinctly |
(adv) not clearly |
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lugubrious |
(adj) mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree |
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defacement |
(n) the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something |
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excreted |
(v) to separate (waste matter) and to eliminate from the body |
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mercer |
(n) a dealer in textiles; dry goods merchant |
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mercery |
(n) the business or shop of a mercer |
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scorched |
(adj) damaged or discolored by superficial burning:"the scorched blouse tore easily" |
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tawny |
(adj) of a light brown to brownish orange color |
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devoid |
(adj) completely lacking |
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lustre |
(n) the visual property of something that shines with reflected light |
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sparse |
(adj) not dense, not thick; thinly scattered; scanty |
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miserable |
(adj) very unhappy, of very poor quality or condition |
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countenance |
(n) the appearance conveyed by a person's face |
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placid |
(adj) without untoward incident or disruption, free from disturbance, calm; peaceful |
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languid |
(adj) lacking spirit or liveliness |
