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estival
Relating to or occurring in summer.
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cirque
1. A bowl-shaped semicircular mountain basin carved by glacial erosion. A ring; a circle.
fjord
A long, narrow inlet of the sea, bordered by steep cliffs, and carved by glacial action.
esker
A long, narrow ridge of gravel and sand deposited by a stream flowing in or under a retreating glacier.
moraine
An accumulation of boulders, gravel, or other debris carried and deposited by a glacier.
drumlin
A long, narrow, whale-shaped hill of gravel, rock, and clay debris, formed by the movement of a glacier.
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vainglorious
Filled with, exhibiting, or proceeding from excessive pride, especially in one's achievements or abilities.
jejune
1. Dull; insipid. 2. Lacking maturity; juvenile. 3. Lacking in nutrition.
odoriferous
1. Giving off an odor. 2. Morally offensive.
puerile
1. Immature; silly; childish. 2. Relating to childhood.
troglodyte
1. Someone who is brutish, reactionary, or primitive. 2. A cave dweller. 3. An animal that lives underground.
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meretricious
1. Appealing in a cheap or showy manner: tawdry. 2. Based on pretense or insincerity.
fulsome
1. Effusive; lavish. 2. Excessive to the point of being offensive.
psychopomp
A guide of souls, one who escorts soul of a newly-deceased to the afterlife.
noisome
1. Offensive, especially to the sense of smell. 2. Harmful; noxious.
artificer
1. An inventor. 2. A craftsperson. 3. A mechanic in the armed forces.
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