- abattoir (n.) a slaughterhouse.
- amaranthine (adj.) eternally beautiful and unfading; everlasting.
- amaryllis (n.) a bulbous plant with white, pink, or red flowers and straplike leaves.
- astral (adj.) of, connected with, or resembling the stars.
- aubergine (n.) eggplant; a deep maroon-purple.
- baroque (adj.) relating to a style of European architecture, music, and art of the 17th and 18th centuries.
- cardamom (n.) the aromatic seeds of a plant of the ginger family.
- cascade (n.) a process whereby something is successively passed on.
- chartreuse (n.) a color halfway between yellow and green, named so after a French liqueur of the same color.
- chevalier (n.) a knight.
- cortex (n.) the outer layer of the cerebrum, composed of folded gray matter and playing an important role in consciousness.
- coup (n.) a notable or successful stroke or move.
- dystopian (adj.) of or pertaining to a fictional place or state in which the condition of life is extremely bad, as from deprivation, oppression, or terror.
- erudite (adj.) having or showing great knowledge or learning.
- juxtapose (v.) place or deal with close together for contrasting effect.
- halcyon (adj.) denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful.
- hoarfrost (n.) a grayish-white crystalline deposit of frozen water vapor formed in clear still weather.
- holocene (adj.) of, relating to, or denoting the present epoch.
- leviathan (n.) something unusually large of its kind.
- lupine (n.) 1) a plant of the pea family. 2) of, like, or relating to a wolf.
- maniacal (adj.) suggestive of or afflicted with insanity.
- mellifluous (adj.) sweet or musical; pleasant to hear.
- paladin (n.) a knight renowned for heroism and chivalry.
- paragon (n.) a person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality.
- par avion (adv.) by mail.
- quiescence (n.) dormancy: a state of quiet inaction.
- requiem (n.) an act or token of remembrance.
- tenebrous (adj.) dark; shadowy or obscure.
- strata (n.) plural of stratum
- a thin layer within any structure.
- vanguard (n.) a group of people leading the way in new developments or ideas.
- vermillion (n.) a brilliant red pigment made from mercury sulfide.
- viridian (n.) a bluish-green pigment consisting of hydrated chromium hydroxide.
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