Blue Balliett's Chasing Vermeer

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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
    rudely abrupt or blunt in speech or manner
  5. category
    a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations
  6. cavernous
    being or suggesting a large dark enclosed space
  7. claw
    sharp curved horny process on the toe of some animals
  8. coincidence
    the property of two things happening at the same time
  9. collaboration
    act of working jointly
  10. conservator
    the curator of a collection, as in 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
  15. dilemma
    state of uncertainty in a choice between 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
  20. grate
    reduce to shreds by rubbing against a perforated surface
  21. Grey
    Queen of England for nine days in 1553
  22. guild
    a formal association of people with similar interests
  23. hybrid
    the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock
  24. infectious
    relating to the invasion of germs that cause disease
  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 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
    beyond ordinary understanding
  33. outrage
    a disgraceful event
  34. petroglyph
    a carving or line drawing on rock
  35. precision
    the quality of being exact
  36. premise
    a statement that is held to be true
  37. premises
    land and the buildings on it
  38. pretentious
    creating an appearance of importance or distinction
  39. reclusive
    withdrawn from society; seeking solitude
  40. reminisce
    recall the past
  41. reproduction
    the act of making copies
  42. restrict
    limit access to
  43. restricted
    subject to an act of limitation
  44. retrieve
    get or find back; recover the use of
  45. sinister
    wicked, evil, or dishonorable
  46. slither
    pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly
  47. sliver
    a small thin sharp bit of wood, glass, or metal
  48. swirl
    turn in a twisting or spinning motion
  49. tapestry
    a wall hanging of heavy fabric with pictorial designs
  50. teleportation
    a hypothetical mode of instantaneous travel
  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
    bend or twist out of shape
Created on Fri Feb 05 14:34:27 EST 2010 (updated Fri Feb 05 14:35:22 EST 2010)

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