1-20 Flashcards
1
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mausoleum
A
a large stately tomb or the building that housed it
2
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tallow
A
hard animal fat used for candles
3
Q
tamped
A
packed won
4
Q
stratum
A
layer
5
Q
distilled
A
purified or concentrated, as if by the processes of distillation
6
Q
conjure
A
to summon, or call up, as if by magic
7
Q
olfactory
A
relating to the sense of smell
8
Q
proboscis
A
a long snout or nose
9
Q
ballistics
A
the study of flight of bullets or other hurled objects
10
Q
trajectory
A
the path of a bullet or another object hurled through space.
11
Q
Abyss
A
a very deep gap or hole, a chasm
12
Q
ravenous
A
greedy; extremely hungry
13
Q
cacophony
A
harsh, jarring sound; noise
14
Q
centrifuge
A
a machine that separates particles in a liquid by rapidly whirling the liquid around a central axis
15
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cower
A
to cringe in fear
