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Filigreed
Ornamented with or resembling filigree work
Keel
A thing or person-fall over/collapse
Legerdemain
Skillful use of one’s hands when performing conjuring tricks
Belying; belie
(Of an appearance) fail to give a true impression of (something)
Sentinel
A soldier or guard whose job is to stand and keep watch
Raucous
Making/constituting a disturbing harsh/loud noise
Maudlin
Self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental
Palimpsest
- Definition in book: The idea of the past blotted out, written over by the present
- A manuscript or piece of writing material on which later writing has been superimposed on effaced earlier writing
Superimposed
Placed or laid over something else, typically so that both things are still evident
Effaced
Erase (a mark) from a surface
Dappled
Marked with spots or rounded patches
Boroughs
A town or district which is an administrative unit
Pilfered
Steal things of little value
Respite
Brief rest/relief from something horrible
Languid
- (Of a person, manner, or gesture) having or showing a disinclination for physical exertion or effort
- Disinclination
Eclectic
deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources
Esoteric
intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest
Scrupulous
- Of a person or process) careful, thorough, and extremely attentive to details
- very concerned to avoid doing wrong
Bedraggled
Suppress (a feeling)
Jockey
- Struggle by every available means to gain or achieve something
- Handle or manipulate (someone or something) in a skillful manner
Deferential
Showing deference; respectful
Deferential
Showing deference; respectful
Subservient
- Prepared to obey others unquestioningly
- Less important; subordinate
Shoal
Diurnal
- Active during the day
- Daily: of each day (eg. Diurnal rhythms)
Poignant
- Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret
- Sharp or pungent in taste or smell
Shoal
Area of shallow water
Brackish
Have a slightly salty or briny flavour
Crepuscular
Appearing or active in the twilight
Visceral
Characterized by or proceeding from instinct rather than intellect
Fusty
Having a stale smell; musty or moldy
Myriad
A very great or indefinitely great number of persons or things
Myriad
A very great or indefinitely great number of persons or things
Estuary
A habitat in which the freshwater of a river meets the salt water of the ocean
Expunge
obliterate or remove completely (something unwanted or unpleasant)
