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| surveyed | v. To take a general or comprehensive view of or appraise, as a situation, area of study, etc. |
| trinkets | n. Small ornaments, pieces of jewelry, etc., usually of little value. |
| grievous | adj. Causing great sorrow. |
| makeshift | n. A substitute. |
| bore | v. To force an opening. |
| trifle | n. A matter, affair, or circumstance of trivial importance or significance. |
| conjured | v. Called or bring into existence by or as if by magic. |
| mirage | n. An optical phenomenon, especially in the desert or at sea, by which the image of some object appears displaced above, below, or to one side of its true position as a result of spatial variations of the index of refraction of air. |
| phosphorescence | n. Any luminous radiation emitted from a substance. |
| perished | v. Died. |
| burnished | adj. Polished. |
| demented | adj. Crazy, insane, or mad. |
| esplanade | n. Any open, level space, especially one serving for public walks or drives. |
| admonition | n. Counsel, advice, or caution. |
| clemency | n. An act or deed showing mercy or leniency. |
| feebly | adv. Lacking in volume, loudness, brightness, or distinctness. |
| lagoon | n. An area of shallow water separated from the sea by low sandy dunes. |
| estuaries | n. Arms or inlets of the sea at the lower end of a river. |
| glib | adj. Easy or unconstrained, as actions or manners. |
| tethered | n. Fastened or confined with or as if with a rope or chain. |
| matchlock | n. A hand gun, usually a musket, with a gunlock in which the priming was ignited by a slow match. |
| cordillera | n. A chain of mountains, usually the principal mountain system or mountain axis of a large landmass. |
