Delhi - Adventures in a Megacity - Sam Miller

Malika G. (India)
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  1. lionize
    assign great social importance to
  2. megalopolis
    a very large urban complex
  3. corpulent
    excessively large
  4. gnomon
    indicator provided by the stationary arm whose shadow indicates the time on the sundial
  5. terra cotta
    clay fired for pottery and building material, or the finished object
  6. bourgeoisie
    a socioeconomic group that is neither wealthy nor poor
  7. expectorate
    clear out the chest and lungs
  8. lynchpin
    a central cohesive source of support and stability
  9. cul de sac
    a street with only one way in or out
  10. squalid
    foul and run-down and repulsive
  11. miasma
    an unwholesome atmosphere
  12. bollard
    a strong post
  13. rebate
    a rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together
  14. colonnade
    structure consisting of a row of evenly spaced columns
  15. carbuncular
    afflicted with or resembling a carbuncle
  16. carbuncle
    deep-red cabochon garnet cut without facets
  17. pergola
    a framework that supports climbing plants
  18. raison d'etre
    the reason why something exists
  19. ersatz
    an artificial or inferior substitute or imitation
  20. hearse
    a vehicle for carrying a coffin to a church or a cemetery
  21. undertaker
    one whose business is the management of funerals
  22. demotic
    of or for the common people
  23. sodom
    any location known for vice and corruption
  24. gerund
    a noun formed from a verb
  25. stridulate
    make a shrill creaking noise by rubbing together special bodily structures
  26. despoil
    plunder or steal goods
  27. aquatint
    a method of etching that imitates the broad washes of a water color
  28. Adventist
    a member of Christian denomination that expects the imminent advent of Christ
Created on Sun Jan 05 11:57:15 EST 2014 (updated Wed Jan 08 04:16:00 EST 2014)

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