stolid
(adj) impassive; unemotional
minstrel
(cn) musician; singer
flue
(cn) duct for smoke
tallow
animal fat
tamped
(v) rammed or packed firmly down
cataract
(cn) condition resulting in blurred vision
distilled
(v) boiled down; reduced
thimble
metal or plastic cap
proboscis
(cn) an animal's nose
hubcaps
(cn) metal or plastic covers of a wheel
proclivities
(cn) likings; inclinations
odious
(adj) revolting; repulsive
slickers
(cn) raincoats
rollick
(v) frolic; behave boisterously
neither cricket nor correct
(idiom) not fair or proper
gilt
(adj) covered thinly with gold
parlor
(cn) sitting room; living room
pastepudding
(adj) bland; unexciting
centrifuge
(cn) machine that separate substances
theremin
(cn) electronic musical instrument
bestial
(adj) animal-like; beast-like
dune
(cn) ridge of sand; mound
loam
(cn) fertile soil
enameled
(v) coated or decorated with a glass-like substance
girdle
(cn) belt; sash
needling
(v) goading; provoking
parried
(v) warded off; fended off
filigree
(cn) wirework; latticework
welter
(cn) confusion; jumble
moor
(cn) open, uncultivated upland
beatific
(adj) blissfully happy; joyful
perfunctorily
(advb) routinely
phosphorescent
(adj) emitting light without heat; glowing
threadbare
(adj) worn; old
verbiage
(cn) wordiness; redundancy
fender
(cn) area around a vehicle's wheel
liquefaction
(cn) process of making something liquid
limned
(v) depicted; highlighted in bright colour
procaine
(cn) local anesthetic
guild
(cn) association; society
asbestos
(cn) fireproof mineral that can be woven into fabrics
loft
(cn) room under a house's roof
gummed
(v) covered with adhesive or glue
clinkers
(cn) something unsatisfactory or of poor quality; failures
pedants
(cn) purists; perfectionists
abraded
(v) worn away; eroded
litany
(cn) prayer; petition
moonstones
(cn) pearly white stones
pulverized
(v) ground; turned to dust
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