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30 Cards in this Set

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Throng
a great number of persons crowded together.
edifice
a large, usually impressive building.
Utopia
a place or state of political or social perfection. Comes from a novel by Sir Thomas Moore about a perfect society.
Allot
divide or distribute in shares.
Seasonable
timely or opportune.
Sepulchres
a burial vault built of rock or stone.
Ponderous
weighty or clumsy.
Congenial
pleasant, friendly.
Inauspicious
not prosperous.
Portal
a doorway of imposing appearance.
caprice
impulse, whim, an impulsive change of mind, unpredictable
capriole
playful, goat-like leap in the air
celestial
pertaining to the sky
Cicerone
a tourist guide
Close
ending, but also a narrow passageway or alley
Confidant
one to whom secrets or private matters are told or confided
Congregated
grouped together
Countenance
facial expression, aspect; to condone, to approve
Dearth
scarcity, lack, shortage
Discern
to perceive differences, to make distinctions
Eccentricity
deviation from the normal; oddity
Edifice
building
Efficacy
power to produce the desired effect, ability to achieve results
Emaciated
thin, haggard, gaunt
Erudite
deeply learned, showing extensive knowledge
Ethereal
heavenly, delicate, intangible, spiritual
Evanescent
fleeting, likely to vanish; transitory
Exemplary
serving as a model, commendable
Fain
preferably gladly, willingly
Ignominious
deserving shame; despicable, degrading