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kirpan
a curved, single-edged dagger or knife carried by Sikhs
prophetically
predicting or foreshadowing something that does eventually happen
mullioned
having panes divided by vertical bars
cirque
a deep steep-walled basin on a mountain usually forming the blunt end of a valley
biryani
an Indian dish made with highly seasoned rice and meat, fish, or vegetables.
confiscated
to have taken (someone's property) with authority.
inaudible
not able to be heard
conjugate
to give forms of verbs in a fixed order
urchins
mischievous young children
mercenary
a professional soldier hired by a foreign army
pomade
a scented ointment applied to the hair or scalp
hurdy-gurdy
a barrel organ or similar musical instrument played by turning a crank
lustrum
a period of five years
Penelope
Wife of Odysseus
chemotherapy
the use of drugs to treat a disease
deign
to lower oneself before an inferior
ambient
completely surrounding
menacing
threatening
starboard
the right side of a ship
blasphemous
disrespectful toward what is considered sacred
trey
a three-point shot
Gaels
Settled in Ireland
tiara
a decorative head - ornament like a small crown made with precious jewels.
rejoinder
an answer; a reply
thurible
container for burning incense
Beijing
the capital of China
crevices
narrow openings resulting from a split or crack
intubated
to have put a tube into a hollow organ
Lithuania
a country in north central Europe
counterfeit
made in imitation of something else with intent to deceive
trilby
a soft felt hat with indented crown
Camelot
a time, place, or atmosphere of idyllic happiness
embossed
having the form of a raised pattern, design, or image
Bangalore
a city in southern India
Ayurvedic
a form of alternative medicine that is the traditional system of medicine of India
appendages
a thing added to something larger or more important
configuration
an arrangement of parts or elements
dissolute
lacking restraint
ruckus
a noisy fight or disturbance
feisty
full of nervous energy
eurythmics
the art of harmonious bodily movement in response to improvised music
oncologist
one who studies a branch of medicine concerned with the study of cancer
Leander
a youth in Greek mythology who swims the Hellespont nightly to visit Hero and who ultimately drowns in one of the crossings
andromeda
any of several evergreen shrubs
pioneered
to have opened or prepared for others to follow
efficient
capable of producing desired results with little or no waste
doppelgänger
a person who has the same name as another
architrave
a main beam resting across the tops of columns on a building
homeopathic
relating to a system of alternative medicine that treats a disease especially by the administration of minute doses
pneumonia
an acute disease that is marked by inflammation of lung tissue
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