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| juncture | (noun) the point where things are joined; a crossing; a crisis point |
| tawny | (adj) brownish-yellow; tan |
| heiroglyphic | (noun) a picture or symbol representing a word, syllable, or sound used by the ancient Egyptians; (adj) pertaining to a system of writing that uses pictures and symbols |
| subsidize | (verb) to aid or assist with a grant or money; to support |
| inaccessible | (adj) not easily reached or approached; out of the way |
| coffer | (noun) a box or chest, especially one used to hold money or valuables |
| rivulet | (noun) a small stream or brook |
| edifice | (noun) a building or structure, especially an elaborate one |
| retainer | (noun) a fee paid in advance for services; a servant |
| innovation | (noun) a new way to do something; something new |
| canine | (noun) any animal belonging to the dog family; (adj) of or like a dog |
| ossify | (verb) to change into bone; to harden; to become rigid |
| meager | (adj) noticeably lacking in qualntity, quality, or extent |
| ravage | (verb) to destroy or devastate; (noun) the act of devastating; great damage |
| apex | (noun) the highest point of something; vertex |
| defunct | (adj) no longer in existence or functioning; dead |
| perceive | (verb) to become aware of or to understand by means of the senses; to detect |
| bourgeois | (noun) a middle class person; the middle class; (adj) of or like the middle class |
| influx | (noun) a flowing in, as of people or things |
| obliterate | (verb) to destroy completely; to wipe out; to erase |
