Cinematic Words

Andrew R. (United States of America)
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  1. alas
    by bad luck
  2. bestow
    give as a gift
  3. subversive
    in opposition to an established system or government
  4. soigne
    showing sophisticated elegance
  5. meritoriousness
    the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance)
  6. trenchant
    having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought
  7. alchemic
    related to or concerned with alchemy
  8. subterraneous
    being or operating under the surface of the earth
  9. antithesis
    exact opposite
  10. phantasmagoric
    characterized by fantastic and incongruous imagery
Created on Mon Mar 02 00:24:19 EST 2009 (updated Thu Feb 25 00:10:03 EST 2010)

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