charnel
(en)
(noun) a building or chamber in which bodies or bones are deposited
xiii
surely none of them would have constructed a charnel house as murderous as Stalin’s.
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surely none of them would have constructed a charnel house as murderous as Stalin’s.
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pallid
(en)
(adjective) deficient in color; wan / (adjective) lacking sparkle or liveliness; dull
28
the pallid fascination of the Chaumont hills in the morning and the fascination of evening
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the pallid fascination of the Chaumont hills in the morning and the fascination of evening
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edifying
(en)
(verb) build / (verb) establish / (verb) to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge; uplift / (verb) enlighten inform
44
I am still thankful to him for that edifying outburst of anger
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I am still thankful to him for that edifying outburst of anger
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parlous
(en)
(adjective) full of danger or uncertainty; precarious
164
If the Revolution had not been in such a parlous condition at the time, Kun would have had to face questioning about two other crimes.
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If the Revolution had not been in such a parlous condition at the time, Kun would have had to face questioning about two other crimes.
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arrogate
(en)
(verb) to claim or seize without justification / (verb) to make undue claims to having; assume / (verb) to claim on behalf of another; ascribe
172
Through its intolerance and its arrogation of an absolute monopoly of power and initiative in all fields, the Bolshevik regime was floundering in its own toils
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Through its intolerance and its arrogation of an absolute monopoly of power and initiative in all fields, the Bolshevik regime was floundering in its own toils
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irredentist
(en)
(noun) a political principle or policy directed toward the incorporation of irredentas within the boundaries of their historically or ethnically related political unit / a person advocating the restoration to their country of any territory formerly belonging to it
211
Around the great conception of the Balkan Federation there swarmed hordes of secret agents, impresarios of irredentism
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Around the great conception of the Balkan Federation there swarmed hordes of secret agents, impresarios of irredentism
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calumny
(en)
(noun) a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation / (noun) the act of uttering false charges or misrepresentations maliciously calculated to harm another's reputation
273
Slander had no effect on his name, calumny and insult heaped on him rebounded ineffectually and ended up bestowing on him a strange new aura.
on trotsky
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Slander had no effect on his name, calumny and insult heaped on him rebounded ineffectually and ended up bestowing on him a strange new aura.
on trotsky
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hermetic
(en)
(of a seal or closure) complete and airtight
302
to seal off hermetically the frontiers of the intellect
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to seal off hermetically the frontiers of the intellect
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pellucid
(en)
translucently clear
347
the light from the sky was rich and pellucid as nowhere else
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the light from the sky was rich and pellucid as nowhere else
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