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| juncture | a point where things are joined; a crossing; a point in time; crisis point |
| tawny | brownish-yellow; tan |
| hieroglyphics | a picture or symbol representing a word, syllablle, or sound, used by the ancient Egyptians and others, instead of alphabetical letters |
| subsidize | to aid or assist or assist with a grant of money; to support; to promote |
| inaccessible | not easily reached or approached; out of the way |
| coffer | a box or chest, especially one used to hold money or other valuables |
| rivulet | a small stream; a brook |
| edifices | a building or structure, especially an imposing or elaborate one |
| retainers | a fee paid in advance for services; a servent; an attendant |
| innovation | a new way to do something; something new |
| canine | any animal belonging to the dog family |
| ossified | to change into bone; harden like a bone; to become rigid, hardhearted |
| meager | noticeably inadequate; scanty; lean |
| ravages | to inflict terrible destruction; to ruin violently; the act of destroying |
| apex | the highest point; peak |
| defunct | no longer in existence |
| perceive | to become aware of or to understand by means of the sense |
| bourgeois | of or like the middle class- often refurring to a focus upon material things |
| influx | a flowing in, as of people or things |
| obliterated | to blot or wipe out completely; to erase, leaving no trace |
