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studies the past
historian
measures air pressure
barometer
sphere-shaped diving
bathysphere
transparent object that bends light
vessel lens
able to be handled
palpable
energetic
vitality
lazily
indolently
thin
slender
persistently
doggedly
uneven parts of cliffs
crags
not able to be seen through
opaque
decorative monster
gargoyle
refined
cultivated
suitable for nobility
baronial
skilled Russian horsemen
cossack
torn roughly
lacerated
fine handwriting
calligraphy
mapmaking
cartography
short saying
epigram
evoking lifelike images
graphic
Three dimensional image
holography
design composed of one or more initials
monogram
scholarly study
monograph
instrument for measuring earthquake vibrations
seismograph
short hand writing
stenography
appearance of a printed page
typography
final offer
ultimatum
false report
canard
inactive
inert
extending back beyond memory
immemorial
uninhabited
desolate
place military troops
deploy
weariness
lassitude
unclear
haze
address someone urgently
ply
quick mind
acuteness
seeking conflict
belligerent
explosion
detonation
highest point
pinnacle
cry out
clamor
any group
bevy
glowing
lurid
spicy
piquant
abusive denunciation
diatribe
quieten
appease
lavish
sumptuous
pursuit of
hedonism
inflict severe punishment
castigate
full in sound
orotund
edge
brink
daring
pluck
obtain by pulling
wrest
shameless
brazen
vicious
harridan
to place a heavy load on
encumber
unnaturally pale
wan
devious action
ploy
push
jostle
severe
stringent
a great calamity
catastrophe
stinging hairs
nettle
very showy display
ostentatious
fill beyond capacity
glut
infuriate
incense
strict
severe
steep cliff
precipice
to pay back
retaliate
contrary
peevish
border
verge
to call out noisily
bawl
controlling
reins
to express a good opinion
commend
prediction of something bad
foreboding
simultaneous firing of weapons
fusillade
spreading of a disease
contagion
cause to happen
precipitate
figure seen against a light background
silhouette
anything that appears unexpectedly
apparition
reechoed sound
reverberation
not capable of feeling sensation
insensate