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Samhain
We celebrated Samhain on October 31st.
the evening preceding All Saints’ Day : Halloween
Samhain
crystalline
The crystalline lake was clear as glass.
transparent pure pellucid
crystalline
sentient
The robot became sentient in the movie.
conscious or capable of fine distinctions or perceptions : sensitive
sentient
technicalities
The contract had many legal technicalities.
details that have meaning only for the specialist
technicalities
crannies
Mice hid in the crannies of the old house.
small obscure clefts, corners, or closed spaces that are easy to overlook
crannies
incorporeal
The incorporeal ghost passed through walls.
having no material body or form : not consisting of matter
incorporeal
Tlingit
The Tlingit peoples lived in Alaska.
a group of Indian peoples of the islands and coast of southern Alaska
Tlingit
detainees
The detainees waited for release.
persons held in custody for political reasons
detainees
delinquent
The delinquent student skipped class.
a transgressor against duty or law especially in a degree not constituting crime
delinquent
grudgingly
He grudgingly shared his toys.
in a manner that is unwilling reluctant illiberal or ungenerous
grudgingly
smoldering
The smoldering fire needed more wood.
wasting away by slow combustion
smoldering
karma
Good karma comes from helping others.
the sum total of the ethical consequences of a person’s actions
karma
Cyclops
The Cyclops had one eye in Greek myths.
one of a race of giants in Greek mythology with a single eye in the middle of the forehead
Cyclops
translucent
The translucent curtains let in light.
admitting and diffusing light so that objects beyond cannot be clearly distinguished
translucent
glabrous
The snake’s glabrous skin was smooth.
having a smooth even surface : free of roughness
glabrous
gondolas
The gondolas floated on Venice’s canals.
long narrow flat-bottomed boats with a high prow and stern used on the canals of Venice
gondolas
pentameter
The poem was written in pentameter.
a line of five metrical feet
pentameter
chlorofluorocarbon
Chlorofluorocarbon damages the ozone layer.
any of several gaseous compounds used as refrigerants believed to deplete stratospheric ozone
chlorofluorocarbon
impeccable
Her impeccable manners impressed everyone.
free from fault or blame : flawless
impeccable
inimitable
She had an inimitable style of painting.
not capable of being copied : matchless
inimitable
euphoria
Winning the game caused euphoria.
a feeling of well-being or elation
euphoria
Euphrates
The Euphrates River flows through Syria.
river flowing from eastern Turkey through Syria and Iraq
Euphrates
artificial
The robot had artificial intelligence.
produced by human beings and intended to imitate something in nature
artificial
villainous
The villainous pirate stole the treasure.
highly objectionable : mean bad wretched vile detestable
villainous
ruffian
The ruffian started a fight at the bar.
a coarse brutal or cruel fellow
ruffian
buccaneer
The buccaneer sailed the Caribbean Sea.
one of the pirates preying upon Spanish ships especially in the West Indies
buccaneer
lubbers
The inexperienced lubbers learned to sail.
clumsy or unskilled seamen
lubbers
louis d’or
The louis d’or was French currency.
a French gold coin first struck in 1640
louis d’or
ambiguity
The poem’s meaning had some ambiguity.
the condition of admitting of two or more meanings
ambiguity
cache
We found a cache of hidden treasure.
something that is hidden or stored in a secret or secure place
cache
Madagascar
Madagascar has unique animals.
an island in the western Indian Ocean off southeastern Africa
Madagascar
catechism
Students studied the religious catechism.
a manual or guide for systematic instruction often in questions and answers
catechism
lieutenant
The lieutenant led the military unit.
a commissioned officer in the army navy air force or marine corps
lieutenant
cavalier
He had a cavalier attitude about rules.
given to airy dismissal of things worthy of attention
cavalier
circumspectly
She acted circumspectly in the situation.
in a manner marked by caution and attention to consequences
circumspectly
Chernobyl
Chernobyl had a nuclear accident.
site in northern Ukraine of a town abandoned after a nuclear accident
Chernobyl
algebraic
We solved algebraic equations in math.
of or relating to algebra and its laws
algebraic
hydraulics
Hydraulics power the machine.
a branch of science dealing with practical applications of water or liquid in motion
hydraulics
klystron
The klystron was used in radar.
an electron tube used for generation of ultrahigh-frequency current
klystron
fuselage
The plane’s fuselage was damaged.
the central body portion of an airplane designed to accommodate crew and passengers
fuselage
grosgrain
The dress had a grosgrain ribbon.
a firm fabric with pronounced crosswise ribs
grosgrain
Byzantine
The Byzantine church had golden mosaics.
having characteristics of architecture developed in the eastern Roman Empire
Byzantine
objet d’art
The museum displayed the objet d’art.
an article of artistic worth
objet d’art
séance
The medium held a séance.
a meeting for the purpose of receiving spirit communications
séance
reticule
She carried her money in a reticule.
a woman’s small drawstring bag used as a pocketbook
reticule
defibrillator
The defibrillator saved his life.
a device that restores the heart’s normal rhythm
defibrillator
rookery
Birds nested in the rookery.
a breeding ground or common haunt of gregarious birds or animals
rookery
vociferous
The crowd was vociferous in protest.
marked by or given to ready vehement insistent outcry
vociferous
Carmelite
The Carmelite monk lived in the monastery.
a member of a Roman Catholic mendicant order founded in the 12th century
Carmelite
cascabel
The cascabel is a dangerous snake.
a vicious South and Central American rattlesnake
cascabel
