Vocab for Around the World in 80 Days (chapters 10-15)

Amoyya (Poland)
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  1. austere
    of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor
  2. colloquy
    formal conversation
  3. cumbersome
    difficult to handle or use, especially because of size or weight
  4. despotic
    having the characteristics of a tyrannical ruler
  5. grotto
    a small cave, usually with attractive features
  6. limpid
    clear and bright
  7. lugubrious
    excessively mournful
  8. malediction
    the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil
  9. terminus
    a place where something ends or is complete
  10. verdant
    characterized by abundance of vegetation and green foliage
  11. anxious
    causing or fraught with or showing nervousness
Created on Tue Nov 13 13:48:26 EST 2012 (updated Tue Jan 15 15:23:02 EST 2013)

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