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Blue Balliett's Chasing Vermeer 54 words

February 5, 2010 By Michael F. (Brooklyn, NY)Top 10 Word Lister
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  1. archive
    a depository containing historical records and documents
  2. archives
    collection of records especially about an institution
  3. bizarre
    conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
  4. brusque
    marked by rude or peremptory shortness
  5. category
    a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme
  6. cavernous
    being or suggesting a cavern
  7. claw
    sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles
  8. coincidence
    the temporal property of two things happening at the same time
  9. collaboration
    act of working jointly
  10. conservator
    the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library)
  11. credulity
    tendency to believe readily
  12. crouch
    the act of bending low with the limbs close to the body
  13. curator
    the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library)
  14. delft
    a style of glazed earthenware; usually white with blue decoration
  15. dilemma
    state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
  16. earl
    a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
  17. eerie
    suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
  18. foot
    the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings
  19. gargoyle
    an ornament consisting of a grotesquely carved figure of a person or animal
  20. grate
    reduce to small shreds or pulverize by rubbing against a rough or sharp perforated surface
  21. Grey
    Queen of England for nine days in 1553; she was quickly replaced by Mary Tudor and beheaded for treason (1537-1554)
  22. guild
    a formal association of people with similar interests
  23. hybrid
    a composite of mixed origin
  24. infectious
    of or relating to infection
  25. ingenious
    showing inventiveness and skill
  26. inlaid
    adorned by inlays
  27. inlay
    decorate the surface of by inserting wood, stone, and metal
  28. jolt
    move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion
  29. labyrinth
    complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost
  30. lopsided
    having one side lower or smaller or lighter than the other
  31. mediocre
    moderate to inferior in quality
  32. mysterious
    having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
  33. outrage
    a disgraceful event
  34. petroglyph
    a carving or line drawing on rock (especially one made by prehistoric people)
  35. precision
    the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance
  36. premise
    a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
  37. premises
    land and the buildings on it
  38. pretentious
    making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction
  39. reclusive
    withdrawn from society; seeking solitude
  40. reminisce
    recall the past
  41. reproduction
    the act of making copies
  42. restrict
    place under restrictions; limit access to
  43. restricted
    subject to restriction or subjected to restriction
  44. retrieve
    get or find back; recover the use of
  45. sinister
    stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable
  46. slither
    to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly
  47. sliver
    a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal
  48. swirl
    turn in a twisting or spinning motion
  49. tapestry
    a wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric with pictorial designs
  50. teleportation
    a hypothetical mode of instantaneous transportation; matter is dematerialized at one place and recreated at another
  51. tidy
    marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits
  52. turret
    a small tower extending above a building
  53. vanish
    become invisible or unnoticeable
  54. warp
    a shape distorted by twisting or folding