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24 Cards in this Set
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kaleidoscope
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a tube containing merrors to produce varied patterns
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arabesque
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a decoration of flowing lines
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edifice
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a large building like a church or museum
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pavilion
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a large tent or open building
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apse
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an arched or domed recess in a building
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pilaster
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rectangular pillar attached to a wall
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balustrade
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row of posts
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jetty
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a pier
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sluice
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artifical channel for water
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mortar
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a building material
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macadam
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paving material made of small stones
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burnish
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to polish by rubbing
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anneal
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to strengthen by heating then cooling
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DC: baroque
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extravagant, complex
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DC: basilica
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an early medieval church
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DC: chiaroscuro
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distribution of light and shade
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DC: cornice
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molding at top of walls
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DC: dun
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gloomy, dark
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DC: florid
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ornate
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DC: furbish
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to polish
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DC: lintel
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a beam to support an opening
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DC: rococo
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complicated
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DC: rotunda
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a large building with a dome
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DC: swarthy
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dark
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