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Appearance Vocabulary

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adorned
ADJECTIVE
decorated or made beautiful with ornaments
artificial
ADJECTIVE
made or produced by human beings rather than occurring naturally, especially as a copy of something natural
besmear
VERB
to spread or daub with a greasy or sticky substance; to sully or tarnish someone's reputation
bizarre
ADJECTIVE
very strange or unusual, especially in a way that is difficult to understand or explain
bleach
VERB
to make something white or pale by removing color, especially using chemicals
trim
VERB
to make something neat by cutting away irregular or unwanted parts
crack
NOUN
a line or opening made by splitting or breaking
crust
NOUN
the hard outer surface of bread or the hard layer on top of something
cubbyhole
NOUN
a small enclosed space or compartment
dim
ADJECTIVE
Not bright or well-lit; lacking in light or clarity. Can also mean not clear or distinct to the mind.
dismal
ADJECTIVE
causing gloom or dejection; extremely bad or poor in quality
distortion
NOUN
the action of giving a misleading account or impression of something
stench
NOUN
a strong and very unpleasant smell
sully
VERB
to damage the purity or integrity of; defile
embroidery
NOUN
the art or craft of decorating fabric or other materials with needle and thread or yarn
exotic
ADJECTIVE
originating in or characteristic of a distant foreign country
fluff
NOUN
soft light material, typically consisting of very fine fibers
foul
ADJECTIVE
having an unpleasant smell; disgusting
fragment
NOUN
A small part broken or separated from something larger. An incomplete piece of something that was once whole.
gory
ADJECTIVE
involving or showing violence and bloodshed
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