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melancholia
[mel-uhn-koh-lee-uh]
a mental condition characterized by great depression of spirits and gloomy forebodings

desiccate
[des-i-keyt ]
to dry thoroughly; dry up

sarcophagus
[sahr-kof-uh-guhs]
a stone coffin, typically adorned with a sculpture or inscription and associated with the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Rome, and Greece

adulate
[aj-uh-leyt]
to show excessive admiration or devotion to; flatter or admire servilely

engender
[en-jen-der]
to produce, cause, or give rise to

deleterious
[del-i-teer-ee-uhs]
injurious to health

pedagogy
[ped-uh-goh-jee]
the function or work of a teacher; teaching

micawber
[mi-caw-ber]
one who is poor but lives in optimistic expectation of better fortune

buttress
[buh-tris]
any external prop or support built to steady a structure by opposing its outward thrusts, especially a projecting support built into or against the outside of a masonry wall

idiosyncratic
[id-ee-oh-sin-krat-ik]
pertaining to the nature of idiosyncrasy, or something peculiar to an individual

obelus
[ob-uh-luhs]
a mark (− or ÷) used in ancient manuscripts to point out spurious, corrupt, doubtful, or superfluous words or passages

perambulate
[per-am-byuh-leyt]
to walk through or over; travel through; traverse

proliferate
[pruh-lif-uh-reyt]
to grow or produce by multiplication of parts, as in budding or cell division, or by procreation

triptych
[trip-tik]
three panels or compartments side by side with pictures or carvings

peristyle
[per-uh-stahyl]
a colonnade surrounding a building or an open space

hegira
[hi-jahy-ruh]
any flight or journey to a more desirable or congenial place