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  • 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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