Gravity's Rainbow

Jared L.
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  1. theatre
    a building where performances can be presented
    a region in which active military operations are in progress
  2. velveteen
    a usually cotton fabric with a short pile imitating velvet
  3. derelict
    a person without a home, job, or property
  4. disentanglement
    the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition
  5. trestle
    a supporting tower used to support a bridge
  6. naphtha
    a volatile, flammable liquid made of hydrocarbons
  7. cockade
    an ornament usually worn on the hat
  8. marshal
    a military officer of highest rank
  9. eaves
    the overhang at the lower edge of a roof
  10. percolate
    cause to pass through a permeable substance
  11. wastrel
    someone who squanders resources or time
  12. mullion
    a nonstructural vertical strip between the casements or panes of a window (or the panels of a screen)
  13. chaise
    a carriage consisting of two wheels and a calash top
  14. rosy
    having the pinkish flush of health
  15. tartan
    a crisscross design or a cloth having such a design
  16. grandiose
    impressive because of unnecessary largeness or magnificence
  17. baluster
    one of a number of closely spaced supports for a railing
  18. maisonette
    a self-contained apartment (usually on two floors) in a larger house and with its own entrance from the outside
  19. hardy
    having rugged physical strength
  20. epicurean
    devoted to pleasure
  21. parapet
    a low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony
  22. beneficent
    doing or producing good
  23. pendulous
    hanging loosely or bending downward
  24. contrail
    an artificial cloud created by an aircraft
  25. despondency
    feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless
  26. parable
    a short moral story
Created on Wed Aug 10 20:07:55 EDT 2011 (updated Wed Aug 10 20:09:45 EDT 2011)

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