by
Sigrid Rausing
(editor)
portentous
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(adjective) of, relating to, or constituting a portent / (adjective) eliciting amazement or wonder; prodigious / (adjective) being a grave or serious matter / (adjective) self-consciously solemn or important; pompous / (adjective) ponderously excessive
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Throughout March, one portent after another had made the Armenians of north-west Syria apprehensive
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Throughout March, one portent after another had made the Armenians of north-west Syria apprehensive
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jalopies
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an old car in a dilapidated condition
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Mexicans sat in jalopies in shadows under the trees
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Mexicans sat in jalopies in shadows under the trees
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dappled
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(adjective) marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background
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suddenly everything was cast in dappled yellow light
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suddenly everything was cast in dappled yellow light
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