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::: elegy - poem or song expressing lamentation (for the dead); ADJ. elegiacal, elegiac
::: benediction - blessing
::: dormer - window projecting upright from roof; CF. sleeping room
::: gist - essence; main point; substance
::: fanciful - whimsical; visionary; imaginary; produced by imagination; Ex. fanciful scheme
::: cubicle - small chamber used for sleeping or work
::: manifold - many in number or kind; numerous; varied
::: opportune - timely; well-chosen
::: pallid - pale; wan; Ex. pallid complexion
::: obelisk - tall column tapering(becoming gradually narrower toward the end) and ending in a pyramid